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Review for You: Writing from Opinion
Mr. Griot will review opinions and how they are important in writing. He will discuss how to best write an opinion paragraph.
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The Shape Poem
Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a shape poem and reads I. C. Nightly’s “My Good Friend the Moon.” He brainstorms ideas for writing a shape poem.
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Should you Remove your Photo from your CV?
Want to know why your CV photo can hurt your chances? In this video I explain the 3 key reasons you should remove your CV photo (or resume photo) if you have one.
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4 Things to Know to Pass Chemistry
Chemistry is a class that most students will have to take in order to pass chemistry and graduate from high school. In this video, we go over 4 things that you must know in order to pass chemistry! Topic 1: Atomic Structure Topic 2: Atom...
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Endangered Animals: An Outline
Mr. Griot discusses the importance of using an outline to organize thoughts and information.He models how to write an outline using letters and numbers.
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Mackinac Island: The Rough Draft
Mr. Griot models how to write a rough draft of an informative essay.
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Mackinac Island: An Informative Essay
Mr. Griot gives a brief explanation of the characteristics of an informative essay. He then models the steps in choosing a topic, researching, and planning an informative essay.
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A Big Thanks to Our Veterans
Mr. Griot discusses the Veterans Day holiday by sharing his research findings and report written about the holiday.
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Attending Meetings - Making an Effective Meeting Contribution
When you go to a meeting, it's a chance to impress. You will want to make an effective meeting contribution. So, how can you contribute effectively to the meeting? We'll look at making good meeting notes, and the 5 S's of an effective...
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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.