Briefcase Brigades

How to write a postcard when you can’t think of anything to say… Often the most difficult thing is actually starting! You can open your postcard with ‘Dear/est’, a simple ‘hello’ or ‘hey’ or something a little more romantic like […]

Building Trust In The Workplace: The Most Common Misunderstanding When trust breaks down between individuals or teams, relationships suffer — poor communication, hiding, defensive posturing, blame and other forms of aggressive and passive-aggressive behaviors ensue. The assumption is that the […]

Types of Empathy There are three types of empathy. The difference between them is in the action taken. So, while many of us might identify as very empathetic, we are too nervous to take action. In workplaces that don’t prioritize […]

This is a rare thing in the industry, but it goes a long way to showing your amazing communication skills. A very brief recap email after each meeting, along with your understanding of next steps, assure the client you are […]

Rather than resort to lengthy emails or phone calls back and forth, clarifications and confirmations via push notifications can do the trick. This sort of speed and accessibility provides a distinct competitive advantage to businesses working with multiple clients at […]

Answer C represents the best organized paragraph. The first thing to do when attempting to solve these exercises is to read all the sentences and see if you can easily identify the introduction, supporting or closing sentences. Sentences 1 and […]

Over the past year, I’ve learned how to communicate in Spanish. After 2 years of high school Spanish 10 years ago, I didn’t have much of a base of knowledge, but through dedication, studying and practice, I’m now able to […]

Writing essays can be very stressful if you don’t know the proper way to use words. You can use a word-search tool to find some synonyms for your chosen phrase. This will make your life much easier later on when […]

There is a youth jobs crisis that no one is talking about. Unemployment for Americans under 30 is 16.7%, double the national average. We are the most highly educated generation in American history, but we face the highest unemployment since […]