The second domain of Emotional Intelligence is Self Regulation. This is about managing your emotional state and the behavioral and social choices you make.



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Wouldn’t it be great if you could replace negative thoughts with alternatives that are both positive and true? Well, this is called Cognitive Reappraisal, and there are techniques to help you.



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What do business presenters fear more than presenting itself? Usually, it’s those tricky – or even hostile-seeming – questions from the audience. So, let’s see how you can handle them confidently and effectively.



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We form a first impression of someone within a few seconds of meeting them. It's vital that you know how to create the right first impression for you. And the first thing that people notice is your appearance.



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Silence is a gift. It allows the other person to be heard. But the real power of silence is in how other people perceive it... as confidence and insight.



The person in a meeting who is most comfortable with silence will be...

When you are chairing meetings there is always the chance you'll have a difficult participant. And this can ruin your day and, worse, waste the time of other attendees. So, in this lesson, I'll show you how to handle challenging...

Multitasking is doing more than one thing at a time. Multitasking is a poor choice at best, and a disastrous one at worst.



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Permission Marketing has reached early adulthood. Born in 1999, it is a vibrantly fit and energetic part of the marketer’s toolset. We see it everyday, and think nothing of the revolutionary change it has created.

People have been persuading one another with their speech for as long as we have records. In many different cultures, aspiring lawyers, administrators, and politicians would have learned the science of rhetoric, of using language...

This is the second of two videos on the platform skills that will make your presentation come across great. In the last one, we looked at the basics that will make you a great presenter. But, in this one, let’s focus on some of the...

Presence, Charisma, Gravitas: What's the Difference?

There are three forms of powerful personal impact and all of them carry high levels of confidence. These are: Presence, Charisma, and Gravitas. But what are they and what are the...

Presence is that state where people cannot help but notice you are there - in a good way. And one half of the key to this is Mental Presence. Being there, mentally.

Presence is that state where people cannot help but notice you are there - in a good way. And one half of the key to this is Physical Presence. Creating the Impression you are Completely Present.

When you attend a meeting, it's a chance to impress in the right way. And to do that you need to project presence and authority. In this video I will give you tips on how to do that.

When you attend a meeting, you may need to make a presentation using a projector and slides. Everyone knows how to use a projector. But using and projector and slides well is another thing. In this video, I'll show you how.



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When you are chairing meetings, you need to stamp your authority on the meeting... without being authoritarian. So this video gives you my top tips for how to facilitate with authority.

Abraham Maslow' Hierarchy of Needs is possibly the best known model of motivation. As a motivation theory, the hierarchy of needs is useful, but probably over-used.

we find out what it’s like to be a Nanny to someone else’s children;

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Learn the AIDA Copywriting Formula and understand how to create persuasive content that captures attention, ignites interest, builds desire, and drives action. Master this proven formula to craft captivating messages and achieve the...

Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory University), historian David Hollinger (UC Berkeley) and David Goldberg, former Rabbi, Liberal Jewish Synagogue London, candidly share their views on the "New Atheist" movement, relating how best to...

FT interview - Frances Haugen talks to the FT's European tech correspondent Madhumita Murgia about the 'huge opportunity' to introduce strong new digital laws, and why she chose to speak out against the social media giant.

Write this stuff down, as you start or begin the school year you will want to figure out the answers to these questions.

When you talk with any native speaker in the US, a reference to Seinfeld will eventually come up. Today, get our 3 favourite episodes which feature critical cultural mistakes- and find out how to listen for native speakers quoting these...