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Meeting Goes Wrong: What to Do when Chairing Meetings
When your meeting goes wrong, you'll need a strategy to handle it, and in this video, I'll give you a load. When you are chairing meetings there is always the meeting will go wrong. So, what do you do? Well, first of all, stay calm and...
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How to Craft a Compelling, Persuasive, and Powerful Presentation
There are four questions you need to ask – and answer – if you want to craft an excellent presentation, which your audience will find compelling, persuasive, and powerful. Let’s look at them. Get our Presentation Skills Toolkit, which...
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Chairing Meetings - Meeting Minutes and Follow-up
It's not over 'til it's over. And, when you're chairing meetings, you aren't finished until you issue your meeting minutes, and follow-up on the meeting.
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AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Creating Billing Alerts
In this video, we will work on a hands-on exercise of creating a billing alert on the AWS service.
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Active Listening
As students we spend a lot of time listening. But because we don’t always fully engage with what we’re hearing we frequently miss a lot of important information. And if we’re not taking something in, we can’t recall it when we really...
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ChatGPT for Salesforce Development - How to Use ChatGPT | Set Up an Account with ChatGPT
In this video, we will show you how to use ChatGPT by setting up an account with the platform. You will learn how to create an account, how to navigate the platform. We will also discuss some capabilities and limitations of ChatGPT. This...
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2099 - How to Switch Topics Like a Pro for Better Connections
Do you ever get stuck when you want to transition to a new topic in a conversation? Today get 3 winning ways to move to a new topic while making the person feel heard and building the connection!
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2070 - How Workout Culture can Build Connection in English
Do you like to work out? Wanting to feel healthy is pretty much universal - today get 3 amazing conversation starters to ask a colleague or friend about their exercise routine in English.
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Don't be at a Loss for IELTS Health Questions - IELTS Energy Podcast 1243
One of the most common topics on the IELTS exam is health! Today we'll share vocabulary and sample answers so you'll be ready for Speaking Part 1 questions about sickness and visiting a doctor.
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Did you Say Too Much on IELTS Speaking? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1248
Today we answer a listener question from China. She emailed us right after taking her IELTS Speaking exam and worried about what happened on her test. Find out why the Examiner might stress you out on test day so you're ready to be cool,...
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You Can’t be Quiet as a Mouse on IELTS - IELTS Energy Podcast 1304
Are you sly as a fox? Today you'll learn 3 animal idioms that are perfect for describing people on IELTS speaking, and 1 animal idiom for introducing controversial topics. Take notes and remember to choose your favorites!
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Band 9 Example of Going Off Topic in Speaking Part 2 - IELTS Energy Podcast 1263
You need high-level transition phrases that signal to the Examiner when you're going off-topic. Today you'll learn 3 Band 9 phrases that are perfect for tangents on IELTS Speaking Part 2.
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Does Going Off Topic Affect IELTS Speaking Scores? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1273
Do you have to stay on topic in Speaking Part 2? Today we answer two listener questions about this and share how your score is affected if you venture off-topic!
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Break Out Higher Scores with Phrasal Verbs - IELTS Energy Podcast 1264
Put away your doubts and break out your notes because this is an amazing episode! We'll teach you 2 phrasal verbs to boost vocabulary scores on both IELTS Speaking and Writing.
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3 Steps to Answer Impossible Task 2 Questions - IELTS Energy Podcast 1277
Today we explain three steps you should follow for IELTS Writing Task 2, and give you an example of one of the toughest Task 2 questions we've every seen!
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Do You Need a Topic Sentence in Writing Task 1? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1255
You've definitely heard us talk about topic sentences for Task 2. They are MUST for a 7 or higher. BUT, you also need to think about this for Task 1! Listen up today for a very important IELTS lesson.
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Idioms are Not Beside the Point - IELTS Energy Podcast 1303
Today we answer a listener's question and highlight their impressive use of the linking phrase 'apart from that.' We'll share 3 equally high-scoring expressions using the word 'beside' that you can use to impress the Examiner on test day!
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The Best Advice for IELTS Speaking Part 2 - IELTS Energy Podcast 1219
Tradition and traditional are two very different words. Today we hear how these words tripped up a listener on IELTS speaking part 2. We'll share how you can avoid this mistake on test day, and make sure you get the score you need.
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ChatGPT for Teachers in Education - Creating Assessments and Quizzes
In this video, you will learn how to effectively utilize ChatGPT to design interactive assessments and quizzes that engage and evaluate student learning. This clip is from the chapter "The Basics - Discovering Some of the Possibilities...
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Evaluating Print Sources
Evaluating Print Sources teaches how to evaluate print sources by sorting a list of provided sources into two categories: reliable and unreliable.
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Persuasive Writing 1
Persuasive Writing explains the purpose of persuasive writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for persuasive writing.
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Prewriting
Prewriting explores the important elements of the prewriting step of the writing process.
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Narrative Writing 1
Narrative Writing explains the purpose of narrative writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for narrative writing.
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Sources: Primary and Secondary
Sources: Primary and Secondary explains the differences between primary and secondary sources, citing at least examples of each type of source.