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How to Present so People will Hear

David Teten

For example, “NET INCREASE IN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION” is more informative than “SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION, 1979-1992.”. Car sales per capita have dropped significantly due to recession, cultural change, and growth of car-sharing. For example, “Net increase in coffee consumption” is more informative than “coffee consumption, 1979-1992”.

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Does America Care Anymore? How We Can Change The Answer To “Yes”.

YoungUpstarts

Exhibit B: Impersonal automated call technology increases the time we must wait to talk to a human (not to mention our frustration!). So from now on, place “capacity for caring” on the list of non-negotiable qualifications for all new hires — right up there with experience and technical competency. Teach employees how to care.

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Bad Boys and the Fab Five: Business Lessons from Basketball History

Up and Running

It also presents an opportunity to differentiate your product or service in a competitive market. Although Michigan lost that 1992 championship game to Duke, The Fab Five surprised everyone by making it as far as they did. In college basketball, if you call for a timeout when your team doesn’t have any left, it’s a technical foul.

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Learning Styles: The Impact on Marketing Messaging

ConversionXL

Focus offline conversations on high-value points of differentiation. In 1992, two researchers in New Zealand, Neil Fleming and Colleen Mills, published what became a foundational paper on learning styles. What do executives typically review before a buying decision? How we got here: VARK and an endless list of “learning styles”.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. However, Tinker commented that perceived legibility was due to a great extent to familiarity with the typeface.