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3 Ways To Wow Your Audience With A Killer Live Presentation

BY Amber Mac | 06-26-2011 | 7:41 PM | CAREERS

Some people are natural-born speakers. They were those eager young souls who volunteered to read aloud in grade school and now welcome any opportunity to present in front of a group. For the rest of us, public speaking is a real-life nightmare. The very thought of standing up in front of a group, all eyes on you, is a terrifying endeavor. READ MORE›

5 Tips That Make Your Meetings iPad-Friendly

BY Amber Mac | 06-17-2011 | 2:23 PM | ETHONOMICS

The pen and paper are losing their dominance in boardrooms across North America. Instead, workers are meeting with iPads in tow. To make your meetings iPad-friendly, here are some tips. READ MORE›

Caffeine! And Other Ways To Manage Your Busy Schedule From Jeffrey Hayzlett

BY Amber Mac | 06-12-2011 | 5:00 PM | CAREERS

Balancing a successful career and personal life isn't easy, especially when you're on the road for part of the year.READ MORE›

5 LinkedIn Tips You Didn't Know

BY Amber Mac | 06-06-2011 | 12:41 PM | ETHONOMICS

It may not be as dramatic as Twitter or as ubiquitous as Facebook, but LinkedIn attracts dedicated users who are serious about business. Here's how to connect with them using the fast-growing service's most powerful new tools. READ MORE›

Jason Fried Of 37Signals Shares Tips For Creating A Productive Office Space

BY Amber Mac | 05-31-2011 | 9:42 AM | WORK/LIFE

Workshops! Seminars! Training! Quiet rooms! 37Signals founder Jason Fried invites us into his new super-silent digs and shares tips on creating a productive workspace.READ MORE›

5 Tips To Separate Personal And Professional Life Online

BY Amber Mac | 05-20-2011 | 10:05 AM | ETHONOMICS

As an entrepreneur who runs a made-to-order children's CD company, Candace Alper is comfortable mixing business with pleasure online. READ MORE›

Five Inspiring Steps To Innovation With Jeremy Gutsche

BY Amber Mac | 05-13-2011 | 10:30 AM | WORK/LIFE

Jeremy Gutsche of Trendhunter.com talks about his top five ways to innovate in times of change and chaos.READ MORE›

Innovative Ways to Give Back to Communities: Micro-Finance With John Ferber

BY Amber Mac | 05-06-2011 | 9:48 AM | CAREERS

Micro-finance is terrific in concept. All it's missing is a winning platform. In this installment of Work Smart, John Ferber of Microgiving.com describes the important differences between loansharking and micro-giving and lending that's estimated to have helped a billion people in need.READ MORE›

4 Painless Ways To Avoid Being A Digital Pack Rat

BY Amber Mac | 05-01-2011 | 10:21 AM | INNOVATION

Don't let being a digital hoarder happen to you. Here are four super-easy ways to de-clutter your bits and bytes, streamline your tech toys and gratuitous gadgets, and live a simpler life. READ MORE›

The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics

BY Amber Mac | 04-26-2011 | 4:01 PM | ETHONOMICS

It's not good enough anymore to simply graph data using Excel or Numbers. These free tools will visualize your data in a way that'll make your presentations look uber-professional and kick your website up a few notches.READ MORE›

Work Smart: Viz Wiz Nicholas Felton Guides Us Through Worlds Of Data [Video]

BY Amber Mac | 04-22-2011 | 1:46 PM | DESIGN

Making sense of our data-saturated world requires a combination of technical and design skill. Nicholas Felton, also known as Feltron, is among the most talented creators of information graphics and data visualizations working today. ...READ MORE›

Work Smart 3: How Camera+ Clicked iPhone App Store Success

BY Amber Mac | 04-15-2011 | 11:39 AM | WORK/LIFE

Mobile apps are the future of the Web. But what does it take to stay innovative and competitive in the over-crowded app store world? Lisa Bettany, the creator of the iPhone app Camera+, says it takes a whole lot of TLC--and a great team of developers.READ MORE›

Work Smart: 5 Rules for Remembering Names

BY Amber Mac | 04-08-2011 | 10:48 AM | WORK/LIFE

Forgetting someone's name is socially embarrassing, but in business it can be disastrous. Here are five ways to remember names from memory expert Bob Gray.READ MORE›

The Art of Listening Online

BY Amber Mac | 04-07-2011 | 9:02 AM | WORK/LIFE

Five years ago, in a small town on the east coast of Canada, the team behind Radian6 realized that businesses, big and small, would need a better way to engage with customers on the web. They built a platform to facilitate customer relationships by listening first.READ MORE›

Work Smart 3: Enchantment With Guy Kawasaki

BY Amber Mac | 04-01-2011 | 9:30 AM | WORK/LIFE

In this inaugural edition of Work Smart 3, our series on productivity and streamlining your work life, host Amber Mac talks Enchantment with noted influencer Guy Kawasaki. In his new book the serial entrepreneur shares his strategies ...READ MORE›