June 2010 Blog Posts
(a guest post by Jonathan Bernstein)
Creative writers and thinkers can be some of the best – and some of the worst – media sources. Because we’re creative, we’re good at coming up with what journalists call “golden nuggets,” pithy sound bytes which make their stories read or sound better. For example, I’m fond of talking about the “Three C’s of Crisis Communications,” the notion that a good communicator needs to come across as Confident, Competent and Compassionate. Reporters eat that up. Ditto for another phrase I coined some time ago, “In the absence of communication, rumor and innuendo fill the...
What makes a Learning Styles classroom?
No clutter - too many visual aids tire the brain.
Quiet stations.
Dimly lit areas.
Chill-out zones where pupils can relax on bean bags or floor cushions.
Tactile models.
The Pros
Video games improve your hand-eye coordination.
They can teach you problem solving, quick thinking, logistics, mapping, spacial manipulation and many other skills.
Playing is more interactive than watching TV.
The Cons
Video games eat up the time that might otherwise be spent doing active stuff outdoors.
Even if you're playing in teams, gaming is not a social activity.
For certain personality types, violent games may lead to violent behaviour in real life.
It's an addictive pastime.
Of course, a...
Anger and Irritability
Are you prone to numerous outbursts of anger or frequent bouts of irritability? Chances are, you are experiencing a working style mismatch.
Everybody has a unique Working Style a way in which you concentrate, make decisions and solve problems. If you are forced to work in a different way, one that is not inherently you, you will usually experience stress and frustration, which may result in your losing your cool in front of your boss or your loved ones.
The mismatches can be anywhere:
multitasking when you're a type of person who needs to concentrate on a...