Tips for Slam Dunking Your Interview

Most people feel nervous before having a formal interview, but if you prepare using the following tips, you will have the best interview possible and you will know that you did the best you could to get the job you want. It’s All About Reassurance Even though you...

Tips for Jump-starting Casual Conversations

I was raised in a family that did not teach me “small talk.” In fact my Dad thought the whole idea of small talk was a waste of time. He was an electrical engineer and a physics professor, and in the 1970s he developed some of the underlying patents for the flat panel...

Casual Conversation – Why You Need that Skill

Are we losing the ability to have spontaneous conversations in a world where emailing and texting are quickly becoming the norm? We call each other on the phone far less than we used to and we use digital communication far more. Sherry Turkle sounds the alarm in her...