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How do I start a presentation?
Most people haven't a clue about how to start a business presentation. Be smart about keeping audiences in their seats from the outset

Peter Yawitz
Sep 29, 20171 min read
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Do I have to respond from a toilet stall?
Do your boss or coworkers ever talk to you from the adjacent toilet stall? Are you at a loss for words, or do you think it's rude to ch

Peter Yawitz
Sep 6, 20171 min read
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How do I deal with a chatty coworker?
Ever have an annoying coworker sit at your desk and keep talking like The Thing That Wouldn't Leave? Here's advice on how to get ri

Peter Yawitz
Aug 8, 20171 min read
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How to deal with conference calls
Prepare for conference calls so you don't end up with this disastrous case. Send an agenda beforehand and stick to it, make sure you kno

Peter Yawitz
Jul 25, 20171 min read
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How can boomers and millennials work together?
Make sure that you explain the context of tasks so that younger members don’t think they're doing grunt work. Perhaps share the implicat

Peter Yawitz
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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Should I quit my toxic workplace?
If you’re in a large company, your manager might have his own culture of bilking, blaming and backstabbing. But maybe you can find a role i

Peter Yawitz
May 10, 20172 min read
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How can I be more specific without being pushy?
Before you write an email or go into a meeting, figure out what your best-case actionable objective is. Do you want them to understand how t

Peter Yawitz
Apr 20, 20172 min read
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Do I have to go to lunch with my boss?
1. Think of three topics to talk about over lunch. Maybe two could be about work and one about a hobby of yours that you’d like him to know

Peter Yawitz
Apr 5, 20172 min read
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How can I stop blaming others?
Acknowledge mistakes. You’ll get more respect from people if you show how you can learn from what went wrong so it won’t happen again.
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Peter Yawitz
Apr 1, 20171 min read
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What's the best way to write meeting minutes?
During the meeting try to listen carefully to capture the high-level message related to each topic. It’s more important to focus on the sta

Peter Yawitz
Mar 30, 20171 min read
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Should guys wear undershirts under button-downs?
Contrary to what you think an undershirt keeps you cooler in the summer.
Most people don’t want to see though your shirt to see your body to

Peter Yawitz
Mar 17, 20171 min read
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Is "Hey John" too informal in an email?
Here's the hierarchy of salutations from most formal to least formal: Dear, Good Morning/Hello, Hi, Hey, Wassup??, Dude!!!!!

Peter Yawitz
Mar 2, 20171 min read
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