28 Sep 10,000 YEARS OF BRANDING EXPLAINED IN 6 MINUTES
Did humans start branding things before they could even write?...
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28 Sep The 4 Things it Takes to be an Expert
Posted at 11:38h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Management, Other, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science
What does a chess grandmaster and someone who memorised 70,000 digits of pi actually have in common?...
28 Sep The Science of Thinking: System 1 Vs System 2
Posted at 11:32h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Management, Problem Solving, Psychology, Science, Veritasium
Do you actually think before you make decisions at work, or are you just pattern-matching on autopilot?...
20 Sep template for teachers page Sept 22 – clone me copy
As the title clearly suggests, this video gives some useful phrases to get clarification. I used this video under the umbrella topic of presentations and it’s also a bit of a masterclass in signposting so you can kill two birds with one stone. The topic...
04 Sep The dangers of copying successful people – non guided – template
Posted at 21:47h
in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Management, Non Guided, Other, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology
This short video (3m20s) takes a look at people’s tendency to look for "magic formulas" to achieve success. For example, should you be waking up at 5 o’clock every day like Michelle Obama and Apple CEO Tim Cook (he actually wakes up at 3.45!)? Is...
03 Jun 13 Ways to Clarify When You Don’t Understand Someone
If someone talks too fast, uses an unfamiliar accent, or throws in jargon you have never heard, what do you actually say in that moment?...
01 Jun Game Theory: The Science of Decision-Making
If two competitors both stay silent, they both win. So why do people so often betray each other anyway?...
30 May The Effective Executive
Do you actually know where your time goes during a working day, or do you just think you do?...
30 May Why we see patterns in randomness
If three deals fall through in a row, is your team actually in a slump, or are you just counting wrong?...
30 May How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk
What makes a TED Talk feel intelligent, even when the content is almost meaningless?...