Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 22, 2016

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. The book has two parts.

Language 40

Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

, embracing yoga pants as acceptable work attire, thinking about what really matters in life, and maybe my favorite one of all—stealing little hidden moments to sit down with a book and just read. Books became a source of refuge, hope, learning, connection, and inspiration for a lot of folks on our Media Cause team. (We

Change 98

Change North Carolina America Nigeria 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Whether it’s brainstorming a long-dreamed-of children’s book for your cause or exploring a campaign idea that’s been on the back burner, passion makes the process more enjoyable. 2) Master the Art of Prompting Prompting is the language we use to communicate with Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT.

Policy 336

Policy Analysis Language Nonprofit 336

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. The book has two parts.

Language 40

Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Communication expert Bart Egnal reveals why jargon is so prevalent in the workplace, and why it usually undermines those who use it, in his new book, Leading Through Language. Step by step, Egnal demonstrates how effective leaders reject fuzzy terminology in favor of the language of leadership. The book has two parts.

Language 40

Language Leadership Adopt Audience 40

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Schools are back in session, and with them millions of American children who struggle daily to learn using traditional printed books. This includes accessible educational materials, such as e-books that can be used with computers, or mobile devices that display enlarged text or read the book aloud while also highlighting text.

Student 173

Student Accessibility Copyright Library 173

Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

The most popular model today is called a Large Language Model (LLM) , which is trained on massive text datasets. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses. To learn more about how you can start to use AI, schedule a quick call with one of our experts or book a demo of Acumen.

Associations 317

Associations San Diego Las Vegas North Carolina 317

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? Many books outline how to harness positive energy.

Authoring 52

Authoring Leadership Demonstration Language 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2011

Benetech got a call recently from an excited Bookshare member who had been waiting to download our new Read2Go accessible e-book application for Apple devices. Graduate student Maria Georgakarakou, who is blind, gave us a rave review for the Read2Go app which allows those with print disabilities to listen to books in the DAISY audio format.

Audio 145

Audio Boston Student Music 145

The MatrixFiles

MAY 1, 2024

When SQFI (the Safe Quality Food Institute) came to us to redesign and help them do business better on a global scale, we integrated AWS Translate into their CMS so that the new website is available in 9 languages, visitors can search in 9 languages AND the site is indexed by Google in 9 languages. Be safe, be well.

Celebrate 130

Celebrate Reflection Impact Arlington 130

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This book is the result of what we have learned teaching leadership and business acumen classes to rising and senior leaders at Fortune 500 companies for twenty years,” share authors Nathan Kracklauer and Bjorn Billhardt. In addition, the book provides an excellent glossary of most used terms within business.

Skills 92

Skills Learning Knowledge Leadership 92

Media Cause

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Featured Gift— The LGBTQIA+ Reading List —“ Gift the gift of queer books to an LGBT Center, a Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA), or a similar LGBTQ+ affinity club at a school near you! It Gets Better Project Proceeds from each purchase help to reach more young people throughout the world every day. Wear your support for LGBTQ+ youth.

Gift 105

Gift Guide Florida Texas 105

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Tear Down the Language Barrier. With Ultralingua, you can put language reference and translation tools at your staff's and volunteers' fingertips, while saving the cost, paper, and shelf space of printed books. These tools can help your organization: In the office. On public computers. In communications.

Language 56

Language Organization Homeless Teach 56

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2017

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? Many books outline how to harness positive energy.

Authoring 47

Authoring Interview Leadership Demonstration 47

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 2, 2017

"Connection is what transforms a dog-eat-dog environment into a sled-dog team that pulls together," says Michael Lee Stallard , author of the new book, Connection Culture. Connection builds an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation, and esprit de corps among people in the workplace." Align their behavior with organizational goals.

Culture 40

Culture Skills Leadership Authoring 40

The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Andy Weir also wrote The Martian, which was a great movie and an even better book. Both The Martian and Project Hail Mary are adventure books set in space. If you love space stuff and science fiction, buy this book. My younger son and I are listening to Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

Museum 130

Museum Virtual Movie Lesson 130

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? Many books outline how to harness positive energy.

Leadership 44

Leadership Authoring Demonstration Language 44

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2013

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” The book offers some recipes for culture change.

Campaign 97

Campaign Online Chapter Model 97

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Brad Jacobs’ new book provides you a treasure-trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

Lesson 57

Lesson Leadership Hunger Chapter 57

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Fortunately, reading Eduardo Briceño ’s bold and highly applicable book, The Performance Paradox , will help you break free of chronic performance. Question: What inspired you to write your book? I wrote this book to delve deeper and to continue making these ideas and strategies more accessible.

Learning 93

Learning Free Reflection Model 93

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2018

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? Many books outline how to harness positive energy.

Authoring 40

Authoring Leadership Question Demonstration 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"

Leadership 61

Leadership Law Arts Lesson 61

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I spoke their language by showing them traditional metrics like amount raised and number of email addresses acquired, and then was able to move onto the non-traditional metrics like fan growth and sentiment. Related Links: Book Research & Interviews. ?Book Book Tour?. ?Book Book Tour Sponsors.

United States 230

United States Social Media Interview Examples 230

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 7, 2017

The E-Book offers 10 thought pieces on this idea – from leadership to everyone in the organization. You can download your FREE copy of the #NPExperts e-book here. My contribution is “Creating a Culture of Philanthropy While Doing the Work,” and focuses on ways to encourage effective cross-departmental collaboration.

Philanthropy 70

Philanthropy Culture Create Chapter 70

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It read as follows: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. You're always good at __." "I'm

People 52

People Influence Leadership Blended 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

Reading a Bookshare-downloaded book on the BrailleNote portable device Launched in 2007 to replicate the proven Bookshare model internationally, our Bookshare International library has already grown to serve members in more than 40 countries , many of whom are in the developing world. This is an area of special focus for our Bookshare team.

India 225

India Literacy United Kingdom United States 225

EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

Read more books! Make sure to include lots of “you” language—that means your news updates should not be framed as what you are doing as an organization, but rather as what your donors are making possible with their generosity. Check out our last installment here ! Drink more water! Actually learn to play that harmonica!)

Support 220

Support Build Linkedin Newsletter 220

.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

books , a home office was still a glimmer in every busy parent’s eyes. With limited access to body language, tone, and context, precise communication becomes an essential skill. Remote work was one of those unsettling tests. it was also an experience that transformed the employment landscape.

Virtual 251

Virtual Lesson Experiment Learning 251

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 3, 2010

Source: Pratham Books. Note from Beth: During my trip to India in February, I was introduced to a nonprofit children's book publisher in India, Pratham Books. “It was set up to fill a gap in the market for good quality, reasonably priced children’s books in a variety of Indian languages.

India 99

India Strategy Skype Remix 99

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 3, 2016

law with the Treaty language. We see the new recommended language as replacing antique and obsolete language (“reading disability from organic dysfunction” is one example) with language that describes functionally someone with a disability that gets in the way of reading print. or the work we do.

United States 100

United States Language Copyright Library 100

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Here are some great tips from Michelle Tillis Lederman 's book, The 11 Laws of Likability.

Law 52

Law Language Conversation Contact 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 11, 2013

The second blog post looked at our growing Bookshare Spanish-language program. Now another important aspect of our strategy for enhancing Bookshare’s new language capabilities is developing the capacity to handle non-European scripts and languages so that the content may be presented in its original form in our members’ native languages.

United Arab Emirates 162

United Arab Emirates Qatar eBook Language 162

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2012

This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What's Your Favorite?"

Business 74

Business Leadership Law Arts 74

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2023

The new book, Bridgebuilders , should be on the reading list of every public official, CEO, and civic leader. That is because throughout the book, authors William D. Make data the language. What are a few lessons from the book that are particularly applicable to non-governmental leaders? Eggers and Donald F.

Government 52

Government Chapter Case Study Problem 52

CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that processes vast amounts of information to generate responses to questions and statements entered by the user. This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. What is ChatGPT?

Examples 84

Examples email Communication Language 84

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2021

It read as follows: At the end of each year, I select my choice for the best new leadership book for that year, and then highlight that book on my blog. Well, we're only five months into 2017 and there is a new leadership book so good that I can't wait until year-end to share it with you. You're always good at __." "I'm

People 52

People Influence Leadership Blended 52

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

People with disabilities like blindness, visual impairment, dyslexia, physical limitations and returning vets with brain injuries -- anyone who cannot simply pick up a printed book and read it. In addition, the quality was often not good enough to deliver fully equal access to educational books. We thought the publishers might help.

eBook 100

eBook United States Literacy Library 100