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Scientists Discover Driving Force in the Evolution of Speech -
https://www.newsweek.com[..]ntists-discover-evolution-speech-1854505 Oldest known words have survived 15,000 years. They include “mother”, “not” and “to spit” -
https://www.zmescience.com[..]earch/discoveries/oldest-words-in-world/ What Baby Babble Can Teach Adults About Learning New Languages -
https://nicenews.com[..]ach-adults-about-learning-new-languages/ Mice With a Human Gene Started Squeaking Differently. Could This Tiny Genetic Mutation Explain the Origin of Speech? -
https://www.zmescience.com[..]nce/biology/gene-mutation-origin-speech/
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Sun Feb 02 13:17:52 GMT 2025
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Tips for getting the most from meeting -
http://cn.wsj.com/big5/20120224/eoe082439.asp?source=rss No meeting should ever be more than an hour, under penalty of death.
Every meeting should have a clearly defined mission statement.
Do your homework before the meeting.
Make it optional.
Summarize to-dos at the end of the meeting.
http://www.codinghorror.com[..]/02/meetings-where-work-goes-to-die.html Good and bad thing from meeting -
http://www.targetprocess.com/blog/2013/01/meetings-are.html 「兩個披薩」和「六頁備忘錄」, meeting attendant should not eat more than 2 plazas and the discussion item should not more than 6 pages -
http://www.businessinsider.com.au[..]zza-rule-for-productive-meetings-2013-10 http://www.inside.com.tw[..]zza-rule-for-productive-meetings-2013-10 http://softwaredevelopmenttoday.blogspot.ch[..]ve-signs-your-meetings-are-waste-of.html <- I like this one: "Sign 4: Someone asks: "who will document the results of this meeting?""
上班族必學-在會議中教人刮目相看的十招, I double if it working...... -
http://thehousenews.com[..]%B8%E7%9C%8B%E7%9A%84%E5%8D%81%E6%8B%9B/ http://www.yegor256.com[..]7/13/meetings-are-legalized-robbery.html A team might agree around the conference table, but then express doubts in the “safer” environment of the hallway or coffee shop. -
https://marketoonist.com[..]14/03/the-meeting-after-the-meeting.html 6 phrases managers need to stop using in team meetings -
https://medium.com[..]stop-using-in-team-meetings-dd46eb73c5e5 How to run better meetings -
https://www.economist.com[..]ss/2021/10/16/how-to-run-better-meetings An ex-FBI agent explains how to recognize the power dynamics in a room -
https://www.fastcompany.com[..]d-work-ex-fbi-agent-shares-how-read-room Talk less, listen more. The biggest predictor of ineffectiveness in a 1:1 was a manager talking more than the direct report. The ideal balance involves the direct report speaking between 50% and 90% of the time. While the agenda will dictate some of this, the manager should avoid talking more than their direct. This is not as easy as it sounds: We talk about ourselves because it feels good. But resist the temptation. -
https://www.fastcompany.com[..]guide-to-make-them-suck-less-and-succeed The Art of the Awkward 1:1 -
https://medium.com[..]/the-art-of-the-awkward-1-1-f4e1dcbd1c5c
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