Tips to Help You Host a Successful Webinar | Business

February 13, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

The way we communicate and learn has changed drastically over the past couple of decades. Stuffy presentations that require people to travel all across the country are coming to an end. Now, we’ve moved into the age of the webinar.

A webinar is a presentation where a host shares information with an audience. The information can be anything, so long as it educates your audience by giving them new and exciting information, or provides value to them via information that may be much harder to understand without the host. According to a study by the Content Marketing Institute, 61 percent of B2B content marketers use webinars as an effective tool for marketing their business.

If you’re ready to start hosting your own webinars, here are three tips to help you nail your first presentation.

Windows 10 vs. Windows 7: Which Is Better? | Digital Trends

February 12, 2019February 11, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

It might seem obvious always to run the latest and greatest Microsoft operating system on your PC. But many people don’t agree. Windows 10 only recently surpassed Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows. Despite the end of support in one year’s time, many are still holding on to the nearly 10-year-old Windows 7 operating system.

Though it has a rightful place in the heart of consumers, Windows 7’s drastic differences from Windows 10 might be a reason that you are holding back from a long-awaited upgrade. In this guide, we give a look at some of the biggest areas where the two converge.

How Entrepreneurs Should Relieve Stress Throughout the Day | The Startup Magazine

February 12, 2019February 11, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Entrepreneurship is a career path rife with stress. You’ll be working long hours to grow your startup. You’ll be dealing with inconsistent income. You might even have a significant portion of your savings invested in the success of the business.

Most entrepreneurs start their business knowing full well the challenges that lie before them. Some even find motivation in facing those challenges. But if you’re going to be successful (and stay healthy) in the long term, you need to have a reliable way to manage the stress you’ll encounter on a daily basis.

4 Business Etiquette Tips Straight From Middle School | Inc.com

February 8, 2019February 7, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Tuesday nights have been rough around my house.

My daughter Lucy, 12, is in the middle of an eight-week dance and etiquette training course for middle schoolers that’s commonly known as “cotillion.” She says she hates cotillion and protests mightily. Good manners are always a good idea, I told her. Think of college interviews and job interviews. Heck, think of walking into a high school dance with confidence, because you got the moves.

And she said, “Yes, of course, Mother, I know you’re right.” Heck no, she didn’t say that. But I’m playing the long game. I bet years from now Lucy will appreciate the wisdom of cotillion. In the meantime, I figure we all could stand to brush up on our eqtiquette skills, so I’ve compiled this refresher. After all, good manners are always a good idea in business and professional circles, too.

How This Founder Built a $90 Million Skincare Business With No Beauty-Industry Experience | Entrepreneur

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

In the Women Entrepreneur series My First Moves, we talk to founders about that pivotal moment when they decided to turn their business idea into a reality — and the first steps they took to make it happen.

In 1999, Maria Hatzistefanis didn’t know anything about starting a business — and she definitely didn’t know anything about creating beauty products. What she did know, however, was that she had a very good idea: skincare products that addressed specific consumer concerns, from dark circles to large pores. So she spent more than a year researching and acquainting herself with the space before bootstrapping and launching Rodial. Over the past two decades, the London-based company has grown into a $90 million operation, with products sold across 35 countries. Here, the CEO and host of podcast Overnight Success talk us through the guidelines she used to get her start.

Five Different Types of Landlords Small Businesses May Encounter | Getentrepreneurial.com

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Renting a commercial space makes up the largest of many small businesses’ monthly expenses. The location one chooses for their business significantly impacts the overall success of the organization. Factors such as accessibility from major roadways, the amount of foot traffic the location offers and local zoning codes and ordinances all play a role in determining the best commercial location to grow a business successfully.

Finding the right commercial location takes time and care. No small business owner wants to get trapped in a lease for a space that fails to suit their unique needs or proves too expensive. When determining a location, business owners interact with various types of landlords, and do well to proceed with caution to build a mutually beneficial business relationship for landlord and tenant alike.

Hotel x coworking space: The future of hospitality | Travel Daily Media

February 5, 2019February 4, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Coworking spaces are something you do not expect in a hotel but they are becoming more popular as more employees embrace flexible jobs and more entrepreneurs and start-ups are building their business on the road.

People are travelling more than ever and with the younger generations (Millennials and Generation Z) compose mostly the workforce, the travel industry is following their every move and behaviour. The addition of coworking spaces also attracts the “digital nomads,” which represents the growing group of people who, thanks to the internet, work remotely and can work and communicate at any time anywhere in the world. Driven by globalisation and the ‘gig’ economy, the current generation benefits from flexible work hours and autonomy over their workplace and work style.

Speakprose: Transforming Communication for Those Who Need it Most | The Sociable

February 5, 2019February 4, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

Approaches to dealing with communication impairments, whether they are caused by disability or otherwise, have long-since been outdated.

The limitations of using a flashcard-based approach often mean that some of the most fundamental aspects of improving communication can easily be missed. Whilst useful as an educational tool, the flashcard method is unable to offer as much of a sensation of reality as an interactive app.

For those with learning difficulties, conversation can be a tricky skill to practise, even through face-to-face interaction. However, it’s a challenge that can easily be tackled with the help of cutting edge AI technology.

Would You Fly In A Pilotless Plane? | CoolBusinessIdeas.com

February 4, 2019February 3, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

With many airplanes already pretty much flying themselves, and drone technology continuing to develop, the idea of a pilotless passenger plane is hardly far-fetched. In fact, aviation giant Airbus has been looking into the idea for a number of years.

Speaking at the Digital Life and Design conference in Munich, Germany, on Sunday, January 20, the company’s chief technology officer, Grazia Vittadini, said Airbus is hoping that artificial intelligence will soon be advanced enough for it to make the move to completely autonomous planes, Bloomberg reported.

Why Do People Hate Comic Sans So Much? | Live Science

February 1, 2019January 31, 2019 ~ knjohn ~ Leave a comment

When Vincent Connare invented the typeface Comic Sans in 1994, he never set out to offend anybody. The typographer designed it for some of the first Microsoft home computers: it was intended for the speech bubbles of an animated cartoon dog that would help people navigate the Microsoft Windows interface for the first time.

“I said, ‘Comic dogs don’t talk in Times New Roman,'” Connare recalled. So, he developed an alternative; a playful, friendly font inspired by comic book type, designed to look handwritten and targeted at younger users. “My original idea was it was going to be used for kids. It wasn’t made for everybody to like it,” Connare told Live Science.