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Improving your presentation skills is important because the more memorable, impactful, and effective your presentations are, the more both you and your audience will get out of the learning and sharing experience of a meeting, lecture, or workshop (or whatever else your presentation is for).
When you think of a leader who has made a difference in the world or has inspired positive change, who comes to mind? Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Aung San Suu Ky, Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela, Wangari Maathai… (those are some names that I think of, in no particular order). In terms of leadership...
Last week in Strasbourg, European institutions, led by the European Commission and its Social Business Initiative (SBI) and joined by hundreds of entrepreneurs, policy makers and social advocates, hosted a 2-day conference on social entrepreneurship (“SocEntEU”) and took an important step.
We start off the new year by sharing out top five list of lists for 2014 trends that tourism businesses and destinations should watch out for - from marketing, social media, to visual design, to philanthropy and charitable giving. As with the end of the year, January is a time for many blogs and news sites to round up...
From Spotify to the United Nations, “year in review” lists are among the most frequently shared content during the holiday season. As we reflect on the year, it's a perfect time to look back on some of the biggest stories of 2013. Here are some of our favorite "2013 year in review" lists, curated by leading travel...
What are we up to these days? A lot of exciting development! We continue to work on building different parts of our company, getting the word out, and of course, learning wherever and whenever we can. But perhaps most importantly, we are working on one of our first and biggest projects of our own; we are building a TrainingAid...
Does your class or training program encourage open-minded approaches to exploring new experiences, help create a positive learning environment, and make it easy for the learner to make sense of key learning points? If not, perhaps some of these lessons may offer useful tips to make it more learner-friendly.
There’s no question that one of the most exciting aspects of MOOCs is that they, by nature, can be accessed by anyone with Internet access – which means less unequal opportunity to access quality content. The “Future of Storytelling” course, iversity’s most popular course so far (which I’m also taking), for example, has over 80...
The World Travel Market (WTM), a leading international tourism industry exhibition, offered opportunities to learn about responsible tourism, through discussions on critical issues related to the tourism industry's footprint and various social events showcasing innovative ideas and inspirations for tourism professionals.
The European Ecotourism Conference, which was held in Poiana Brașov, Romania, from 23-25 October 2013, gathered together ecotourism practitioners and experts from across the region to discuss the current challenges and future opportunities for ecotourism standards, destinations, and businesses in Europe.