Wonderscape
Exploring the Power of Figurative Language: Metaphors and Beyond
This video explores figurative language's role in writing, focusing on metaphors, similes, allusions, personification, and hyperbole. It highlights how these devices enhance understanding and persuasion, using examples and interactive...
TED Talks
TED: The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet | Tanya Menon
We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can be more intentional about expanding our social...
TED Talks
TED: A better way to talk about love | Mandy Len Catron
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. In love, we fall. We're struck, we're crushed, we swoon. We burn with passion. Love makes us crazy and makes us...
Curated Video
True Authority: Top 10 Ways to Convince Others You Know what You are Talking about
Paradoxically, when you speak, the less you say, the more authority you convey. Here are ten ways you can underline your authority and wisdom when speaking with others. 1. Questions Judge people by their questions, rather than by their...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp | Dan Sayers
Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the "most repulsive of American possessions." By 1728, it was known as the Great Dismal Swamp. But while many deemed it uninhabitable, recent findings suggest...
TED Talks
James Surowiecki: The power and the danger of online crowds
James Surowiecki pinpoints the moment when social media became an equal player in the world of news-gathering: the 2005 tsunami, when YouTube video, blogs, IMs and txts carried the news -- and preserved moving personal stories from the...
TED Talks
Ananda Shankar Jayant: Fighting cancer with dance
Renowned classical Indian dancer Ananda Shankar Jayant was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. She tells her personal story of not only facing the disease but dancing through it, and gives a performance revealing the metaphor of strength that...
Curated Video
What are T Shaped People?
One idea that’s big in the world of Agile that should be big throughout Project Management is that of T Shaped People. So, in this video, I will answer the question 'What are T Shaped People?' People with niche skills - depth in one...
Curated Video
Hamlet 3.3 Word Nerd: Gilded
This video explores the metaphor of the "gilded hand" used by Shakespeare in "Hamlet" to describe Claudius's corruption. This insight ties personal historical context to Shakespeare's writing, noting that his father faced penalties under...
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Webb Space Telescope: The Global Village
A scientist from Italy who studies baby stars. A Californian spacecraft refrigeration pioneer. A Dominican-American engineer who saw space as her refuge from a tough life at home. Meet three people who represent a small slice of the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Donna Marie Merritt "JD"
Donna Marie Merritt is the author of seven books of poetry . . . Bible Poems for Reflection and Response (2020), No Winter Maintenance: Pass at Your Own Risk (2017), We Walk Together (2015), Her House and Other Poems, (2013), What’s...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Ethos Pathos Logos
Ethos, pathos, and logos in public speaking give an important introduction to Aristotle's Rhetoric that we can use to improve the persuasiveness of your presentations and public speaking. Ethos: Personal credibility. We can establish our...
Curated Video
Project Management Lessons from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey is a classic. And we can apply each of his classic habits to becoming an effective Project Manager. By the way, you can get a copy from Amazon: https://geni.us/Zulp Habit 1: Be...
AllTime 10s
10 Apocalyptic Natural Disasters That Are Waiting To Happen
You may think they're the stuff of Hollywood, but real disaster on a cinematic scale is just waiting to spring upon unsuspecting populations all over the world. Here are natural disasters that are just waiting to happen'
Curated Video
Division Using the Multiplication Table (Part 2)
Solve division problems using multiplication and the multiplication table.
Curated Video
Oh, How My Tree Inspires Me
Mr. Griot reviews figurative language and writes an original poem. He uses the poem to identify examples of simile, metaphor, idioms, personification, and alliteration.
Schooling Online
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Theme of Duality
Do you have a dark side? Robert Louis Stevenson did. He was fascinated by the idea of human duality, and the lengths to which people will go to hide their darker selves. Join us for a detailed analysis of the theme of Duality in The...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sam Glucksberg - On Motivation
Sam Glucksberg was born February 6, 1933, in Montreal, Quebec. He received his B.S. in psychology in 1956 at City College of New York, Magna Cum Laude. He then received his Ph.D in experimental psychology with distinction at New York...
Curated Video
Romeo and Juliet 2.4 Wordplay: “solely singular”
This video unpacks a complex verbal exchange between Romeo and Mercutio from Act 2, Scene 4 of "Romeo and Juliet," focusing on their intricate wordplay and puns. It highlights how Mercutio's jests play with the concept of "solely...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1 Interview: Oberon and Puck pt 1
This video explores a key segment from Act 2, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," specifically focusing on the interaction between Oberon and Puck. It delves into the plot involving the magical flower love-in-idleness...
All In One Social Media
Words Of Wisdom from Social Media Marketing World Experts #SMMW18
Words Of Wisdom from Social Media Marketing World Experts // I asked experts at SMMW18 - What is it that boring businesses need to do to stand out in a cluttered news feed? And the experts replied. • Pete Vargas Advance Your Reach •...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ọlásúnkànmí Ọpẹ́ifá - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Josephine Dimowo
Olasunkanmi Opeifa is an English teacher at the Government Day Secondary School Karu, Abuja, Nigeria. He is a Poet and Coordinator, Phenomenon Education Development. Olasunkanmi was selected as an FCT champion, 2018 Maltina Teacher of...
Seven Dimensions
Ways to Boost Your Leadership Skills
In this program, Eve Ash interviews Dean Judy Olian of the UCLA Anderson School of Management to explore the key qualities that make a successful leader. She emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, understanding how one is perceived...
Curated Video
Project Communication: Stop Using Telegrams - Get Better Project Results
Project Communication is too important. So, stop using telegrams! 'Whoa. I'm too young to even know what they really are.' They are just an old fashioned means of communication. Okay, so I'm exaggerating But too many Project Managers...