Using more respectful language
Instead of calling someone “a transgender”, grammarly.com recommends using the more respectful term “transgender person”.
How to grab your audience’s attention
In this short video, Alex Lyon explains how we can grab our audience’s attention by starting a presentation with a fact or a shocking, startling or interesting statistic. I think it’s a great idea!
Are you making these email mistakes?
What are the five email mistakes that make us look unprofessional?
According to an article in inc.com they are:
- using overly informal greetings
- using inappropriate jokes
- showing disrespect of other cultures
- making spelling and grammar mistakes
- sending incomplete messages.
I’m pleased that no one has ever greeted me with a “yo” yet! 😉
On what matters most
“What really matters is what you do with what you have.” H. G. Wells
How good are you?
Do you know the difference between
- Hispanic and Latino?
- England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles?
- Persian and Iranian?
- Chinese and Mandarin?
- Arab, Arabic and Arabian?
- The Midwest and the Great Plains?
- American Indians, Native Americans and First Nations?
- The Netherlands and Holland?
- America and The United States?
- South Asia and Southeast Asia?
- The South Pacific and Polynesia?
- Guyana, Guiana, The Guianas and The Guineas?
- Syrian and Syriac?
- The Baltics and The Balkans?
- The Middle East, MENA and The Arab World?
- Nordic, Norwegian and Norse?
- Asian and Asiatic?
If you’re not sure, you’ll find the explanations in this article here (link to: qz.com).
(I must say that I learned quite a bit there!)
