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May 6, 2016
Four Simple Rules To Avoid Saying Something You'll Regret
Here's how to make sure you'll always say something memorable—for the right reasons.
Daniel Craig, the 47-year-old actor who's portrayed James Bond for nearly a decade, had just finished filming Spectre, the 24th Bond film and Craig's fourth in the franchise. He still had one more to do, according to the terms of his contract, but had been offered a new role in a TV series. When a reporter asked Craig if he'd ever play Bond again after that, he declared, "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists . . . All I want to do is move on."
Cutting This Word From Your Vocabulary Might Just Boost Your Emotional Intelligence
It's a lot easier to say "that's interesting" than to explain why.
A few weeks ago, I was sitting in a brainstorming meeting. After one particularly important idea was mentioned, someone responded with, "That's a really interesting point." And then . . . crickets.
May 5, 2016
Watch Channing Tatum's Fantastic Interview With A Nonverbal Autism Activist
Carly Fleischmann says what we're all thinking about the Magic Mike XXL actor in the charming Speechless with Carly episode.
Author and autism activist Carly Fleischmann recently unveiled her new show, Speechless with Carly Fleischmann. Her first guest? Actor/dancer/drill-wielding superstar Channing Tatum.
Why Big Businesses Are Becoming More Progressive
The top financial firms are finally realizing why they should look beyond old white men.
Corporate eyes are opening, or at least that's what they're saying.
How Whit Stillman's "Terrible Period" Made Him A Better Filmmaker
The Metropolitan writer-director talks to Co.Create about how struggling to get films made eventually led him to Jane Austen.
With the films Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco, Whit Stillman immortalized the 1% percent milieu of coming-of-age WASPs in the era of Izod's and Drakkar Noir. In the process, the writer-director became a required cultural icon for aspiring sophisticates—or, U.H.B.s (urban haute bourgeoisie), as Whitman classified his subjects. His autobiographical films were quotable, quippy satires of a class that is typically treated with cartoonish condescension. Stillman chose to bestow on them traces of dignity, slyly defending their nostalgia for a simpler time when old money and a Seven Sisters degree was the equivalent of dropping out of Harvard to found a startup.
Tips On Getting The Coveted Moms of Instagram To Love You, From A Brand That Did It
Sixty-eight percent of American moms use Instagram daily. Freshly Picked shares tips about how to get them to follow your brand.
In 2012, Susan Petersen was at a conference listening to a business speaker drone on about how important it is for companies to be where their customers hang out. As the founder of Freshly Picked, a company that makes tiny leather moccasins for babies, her target demographic was new moms. "I thought, my customers spend all their time breastfeeding," she recalls. "Instagram is the only social platform that lends itself to a one-finger scroll, so I'm going to put all my eggs in the Instagram basket."
Millennials Are Now The Largest Generation--Get Used To It
After years of boomer hand-wringing about what exactly is wrong with our young people, it's time to move aside. The millennials are taking over.
If you were born between 1981 and 1997, you're part of the largest generation now living in the United States. Millennials recently passed baby boomers (born 1946 to 1964) as the biggest generational group, according to Pew Research.
This App Is The Antidote To This Insane Presidential Campaign
Sidewire—created by a former Republican politico and a Stanford wunderkind—aims to create community around smart political discourse.
It's the night of the Indiana primary, and I'm at a cool, new D.C. hangout called Sidewire. The polls close, and with the almost immediate call for Donald Trump, the place erupts into compelling conversation. Ron Facheaux, a former Louisiana state legislator who now runs a political research group, is the first to say it: "Ladies and gentlemen, the fat lady has sung." Dr. Ben Carson's spokesperson Shermichael Singleton goes deep on the exit polling, noting that "Trump wins with evangelicals, those worried about the economy, college educated, etc. Cruz's message just isn't resonating with Republican voters." As the conversation veers into exploring a third-party conservative candidacy, Travis Considine, Governor Rick Perry's former press secretary, says, "I bet Sen. Cruz bows out tonight." Minutes later, it happens.
How This Accelerator Is Creating More Women Investors
Operating on a global scale, Angel Labs' programs and community are increasing the number of female angel and VC investors in 41 countries.
Funding is an essential part of starting and growing a business. The lack of it can stop an idea from becoming a product or service dead in its tracks. Even companies that have raised $1.3 million have failed before their second year, according to the most recent analysis by CB Insights. The fact that venture capital funding got even more scarce at the end of 2015, is a challenge to startups, particularly to those owned by women.
The "American Style" Of Business Speaking And Why You Need To Master It
These four key attributes of American verbal communication are shaping the spread of global English.
You know about American sports—baseball, (American) football, basketball. And you know about American food—cheeseburgers, hot dogs, barbecue ribs. But did you know there's an American business speaking style as well? Of course, English is the lingua franca of business the world over, but it doesn't stop there. There's also a predominant style of verbal communication that transcends state borders and regional cultures.
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