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Talk at BESIG 2021 for Cornelsen
Managing your hybrid course with Cornelsen’s Basis for Business Summary This 30-minute talk aimed to give Business English trainers an overview of lessons learned in
The need for civic courage
Last Friday on the train in Erfurt there was a very ugly case of xenophobia and racism directed against a young Syrian. A German man
Saturday Night Live Minnesota News Cold Open
Saturday Night Live has picked up on current political events in the USA. The comedy series opens this week’s episode with a fictional Minnesota morning
What actually happened in the USA last night – and what do we call it?
It’s been quite a day/night, and indeed, quite a year in the USA. People have had to decide how to characterize widespread unrest. Are these
Global dexterity
Andy Molinsky: Global Dexterity: How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process. Harvard Business Review Press. 2013 So you want
Soft skills for natural scientists
In January 2017 I had the pleasure of conducting a 2-day workshop at the Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart. We focused on becoming a better
A Prezi to teach Cialdini’s principles of persuasion
I normally use Powerpoint to teach Cialdini’s six principles of persuasion, but find that Prezi, which lets you zoom in and out, is the better tool to combine a task and reference points in one big picture.
Better visuals for college presentations
An open letter to my Public Management students on how to improve their visuals. Better visuals, better use of text, plus self-assessment: Are your ideas “Made to Stick?”
Steven Pinker on why academic writing stinks
Most peer-reviewed scientific writing commits four sins, says Steven Pinker (link to talk at Harvard University, Steven Pinker: Stylish Academic Writing, May 20, 2013):
