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7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Slack

Productivityist

Keyboard Shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts are a great way to increase productivity and quickly navigate and interact with any application. Slack has a great set of keyboard shortcuts for navigation, messages and more. Here are a list of shortcuts I use everyday: Cmd / – Display all of Slack’s keyboard shortcuts.

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Does Spelling Matter Anymore?

Laughing all the Way to Work

It seems to be less important to a generation who writes short forms in e-mail, text messaging and on chat lines. Men especially have complained about their big thumbs as they try to type on the small keyboard. He said the keyboard has to be bigger. I told him they did have a bigger keyboard but it was called a laptop.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. Example : I am currently working to launch my first online course. I have sought out learning in various forms to learn how to accomplish this goal. For example, I have learned how to structure a course (e.g. Traditional Courses.

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The Secret to Easy-Breezy Writing

Men With Pens

He slumps over his keyboard day after day wondering why the writing gods are always punishing him. I know this because I took the Damn Fine Words writing course, taught by A-list blogger and professional copywriter, James Chartrand. I critiqued my writing as I typed, stopping to perfect sentences before they were even fully formed.

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Business Networking - How to Grow Your Online #Networking Into Real Relationships #smmanners

Stephanie LH Calahan

Nature takes it's course form there. What do you do to build relationships beyond the keyboard?  Seizing the opportunity when there are good synergies, as well as listening for how you can serve them. I make introductions to folks that are aligned with their goals right away and then just see if we like each other.

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The Art of Minute Taking

Laughing all the Way to Work

Of course these tips are general ones and some meetings require more specific preparation, but they should be a help and a guide to you. If the Chair says this is not for the minutes you need to take your hands off the keyboard so the meeting participants know it is not being recorded.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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Among the initiatives that emerged from the exercise was a group formed to “[identify] and [support] sales and marketing strategies” that could be utilized to reach women- and minority-owned businesses. We need to stop thinking about diversity programs in the workplace as a form of affirmative action. As of 2019 , U.S. million) of U.S.

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