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Feb 05, 2019
The Science of First Impressions: How to Wow the Audience Every Time
BY Noah ZandanWe’ve all heard the warning (probably more than once) that we only get one chance to make a first impression. Here at Quantified, where we’re obsessed with helping leaders and speakers improve their audience impact, we take that warning very seriously, and we know that not only do you have just one shot at a first impression, but you have very little time to make it.
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Jan 28, 2019
The Number-One Skill Employers Look for in MBAs (and How to Give Your Graduates a Leg Up)
BY Noah ZandanWe know communication is critical for a business’s operations, reputation, and bottom line. We’ve know communication takes up more of our working hours than any other activity, and we know the cost of poor communication can be devastating to an organization’s bottom line. So it was no surprise that the GMAC Corporate Recruiter Survey found communication to be the most important skill recruiters look for in new hires. In fact, four of the five top skills were communication related, including oral and written communication, listening, and presentation skills.
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Jan 22, 2019
2019 People Science Tech: What We’re Excited about in the New Year
BY Noah ZandanEach year there are technologies that define us--as humans, as students, as professionals, and in culture. We pay especially close attention to the technologies that change the way we live, engage, and interact. And that’s what we focus in on each January when our team of communication experts, technical creators, and data scientists scour the technical landscape to discover what's next.
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Jan 07, 2019
How to Move Your Audience to Action—Every Single Time
Think about the last presentation you gave, whether it was to your employees, your investors, or your customers. What was your goal? What did you want your audience to understand at the end of your talk? More importantly, what did you want them to do as a result of listening to you?
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Jan 03, 2019
AI’s New Year’s Resolutions for Education
BY Noah ZandanEverywhere you look in the weeks leading up to and following New Year’s Eve, people are making predictions for the year to come. Economic forecasts, political projections, pop culture forecasts. You name it, we’re predicting it.
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Dec 26, 2018
Quantified’s Most-Read Blog Posts of 2018
BY Noah ZandanHere at Quantified, we love to share our thoughts and engage in conversations about leadership, communication, and the effect artificial intelligence is having on both. And we also believe in looking to the data for answers.
So as we wrap 2018, we thought we’d look back to to see which topics are most captivating for you, according to the data.
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Dec 20, 2018
Bridging the Gap Between Liberal Arts Education and Critical Job Skills
More and more in our evolving economy, we hear that employers are struggling to find applicants with the critical job skills they’re looking for (chief among them being communication), and that struggle has led to calls for higher education institutions to shift their focus from a broad liberal arts education to a more concrete, skills-based curriculum.
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Dec 18, 2018
5 Steps to Ace a Panel Discussion
BY Noah ZandanHow to Prepare to Speak on a Panel
So you’ve been asked to speak on a panel, or you’re throwing your hat into the ring to sit on one at a local conference? Panel presentations are a great way to build your reputation as a thought leader and an expert in your field. And, at least on the surface, participating in a panel feels like an easier prospect than giving a solo presentation.
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Dec 12, 2018
Gearing Up for a Year-in-Review? Here’s How to Make it Stand Out
BY Noah ZandanIt’s the holiday season, and that means all our favorite holiday traditions are coming back around—family visits, giant dinners, a few snow flurries, and, of course, a blizzard of looks back at 2018.
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Dec 06, 2018
How to Introduce Yourself in a Video (so You’ll Be Captivating)
BY Noah ZandanHi, my name is Noah. I’m the CEO of Quantified Communications, and I’m here to talk to you about—