Three weeks ago, I decided to start running. Without my daily commute and general walking from building to building at the college, my body was craving movement. I tried some Youtube aerobics (remember Billy Blanks and Tae Bo) and just got angry at the lack of space in my house and the complicated footwork. I…
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Tech Tip Tuesday – Adobe Spark
Are you ever looking for an easy way way to create visually interesting content, newsletters, or presentations? If so, you might be interested in Adobe Spark. It’s also great for personal stories, to make professional looking graphics, and even to make short videos. There are tons of premade templates to help you get started but…
Faculty Focus: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of public speaking is very common, with an estimated 1 in 4 people reporting being anxious when presenting ideas and information in front of an audience. Some folks report being more scared of public speaking than death! While fear helps to protect ourselves in risky situations, it can also get in our way. In…
App of the Month: Digitally Sign Documents with Apple’s Preview
Apple has made some changes to their old PDF standby, Preview. If you’ve used it before you know it’s a great app to view PDFs and images on your Mac. But recently they made some cool changes and the coolest is that you can EASILY add your signature to a PDF. Now you can either…
Are You Truly Listening?
We may not want to admit it, but most of us are terrible listeners. We’re distracted, mentally overburdened, and typically fail to practice perspective-taking. Too often, we interact with people on auto-pilot, without giving them much thought. In the busy worlds we live in, it can certainly be challenging to devote our attention to someone…