!My first introduction to the character of Sherlock Holmes wasn’t a pleasant one. We had to read “The Speckled Band” in a High School English class. Early in the story, Sherlock deduces that another character had taken a long ride in a dog cart (a kind of carriage) to reach london. He could tell this […]
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Virtual Body Language
We’ve known for a long time that it’s harder to convey the full range of meaning online, due to the impossibility of viewing body language. A new study digs deeper into the problem. Put simply, they examined the ways people communicate via animated avatars. The money quote: The researchers found that the best performance was […]
5 Things You Must Do To Be a Good Listener
Chances are you think you are a good listener. Chances are greater there’s somebody in your life who will disagree. If both of these statements are true, congratulations! You’re pretty much like everybody else on the planet. The fact is, none of is born with good listening skills. We have to learn them. Unfortunately, most […]
