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I’ll Delete You in a Heartbeat: Writing Professional Emails
The decline of letter-writing is a crisis. I don’t say this because I’m in love with snail mail (hey, USPS, where’s my new phone case?), but because without learning to write a formal letter, people...
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Pay it Forward…Selfishly
When you first popped out of your mom, you immediately voiced your demands to the world: Feed me. I’m tired. That light is bright. I need to poop. That noise is loud. Sure, it all sounded the same, but...
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Girl Effect at VCU Webcast 03.22.2013
I have plenty of other work I should be doing, but I just wanted to mention how amazing it is to be impressed by your own team. The improvement over our very first webcast (from last Friday) is...
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If This is Like Wedding Planning, I’m Never Getting Married: Quick Event Tips
Just kidding. I’ll need to, eventually, because I am not inclined to take the trash out for the next 60 years. My organization baby, Girl Effect at VCU, is throwing our very first big, scary event. It...
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Burnin’ for You
Remember when “burn-outs” were the cool kids who wore leather, hung out under the stairs and smoked cigarettes while they walked home from school? It’s a pity that definition doesn’t last. For me, it...
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Girl Effect at VCU Weekly Webcast 04.01.2013
Check out the third release of our webcast. I think our team is starting to find a “style.” A little bit sweet, a whole lot of salty with a touch of snark, we’ve got ourselves down to three minutes of...
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Exploding Gerbils: Keeping Your Cool as an Editor (or Leader)
“Please take your poorly-formatted submission, digitally shred it, pack your bags, leave this staff and never, ever, ever hurt Microsoft Word by writing in it again.” That is a perfect example of what...
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Girl Effect at VCU: Amazing Ladies on Campus
GE@VCU’s latest webcast – we came up with three incredible female leaders on campus to bring us a fresh perspective on their favorite topics. Stay tuned for the full-length releases! Filed under:...
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“My Boss is an @$$hole:” Dealing with Different Perspectives on Performance
Have you ever thought your boss was a moron? That the leadership around you is full of idiots? That “the man” isn’t listening? According to the crazy stats in this survey, around 31% of employees feel...
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How Can We Work Together if We Don’t Know Each Other?: Team-Building Tips
Remember when you were assigned group projects in high school and you went crazy trying to catch your friend’s eye to “claim” your partner? And remember how awkward it was to be assigned a group where...
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Long Time No Post: A Chance to Talk About Priorities
I haven’t posted a darn thing since the end of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) – i.e. the last day of April. Normally I’m putting up links to my articles, but everything I’ve had published in...
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I’m Learning, I’m Learning! I’m…Learning?
Crazy, I know, but at the ancient age of 20, I’m learning new things. Including HTML (beyond the scope of MySpace glory). I started volunteering at the William Byrd Community House after writing an...
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Twitter: 7 Fast & Dirty Promo Tips
Twitter is “the fastest, simplest way to stay close to everything you care about,” according to their website. Whether this is true for you or not, it’s hopeless to deny the reach and marketing power...
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Literally Getting Over the Metaphorical Hump
Every action has a peak of effort. Some crescendo, some upswing – SOME point where you are hitting the very tip-top of your task before you get to wiggle down the other side. If you don’t have a whole...
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I Can Tell You How to Get to Sesame Street
I went to Sesame Street last week. One of many such streets, apparently (fun fact: the speed limit on the road in is 23 mph). This one, in Richmond, hosts The Community Idea Stations. It’s the studio...
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Do I Really Have to Dress for Success?
Is that even a question? Of course, you should dress for the job you want (and deserve!) Perhaps even more important, you need to consider what your clothes say about you during an interview. Anyone...
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Business Casual Shopping Spree: Level Beginner
Imagine you’re in college (like me) and just got your first “real job” (me, two years ago). Heck, imagine you’re you and already have life experience and an awesome job, but want to overhaul your image...
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The Resume Doctor is In
You will never get a job. Your degree is worthless. You will live in your mom’s basement forever. With all this noise on the ‘net , it’s a little daunting to begin your job search. I would like to...
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