The $200,000 grant was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Entrepreneur magazine ranked OKC as the nation’s No. 1 city worth moving to if you want to start a business.
Entrepreneur magazine ranked OKC as the nation’s No. 1 city worth moving to if you want to start a business.
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Commentary: Science and math education empowers women
Deja Kirk, Miss Black Teen Oklahoma and a student at Casady School, says science and math education is paramount to empowering young women of color.
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Supercharge your to-do list
An executive coach for Fortune 500 companies, Joelle Jay said that by simply having a system in place, one can ease the process of doing many things in any given day. Progress and peace will follow. In order to get everything done without alienating others or stressing yourself out, Jay suggests this five-step process: —Make […]
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Productivity booster
Unfortunately, interruptions are commonplace in the workplace, and can be a barrier to success. The key, said business coach Danita Johnson Hughes, is to control those interruptions so you can reduce stress and, therefore, become more productive. To that end, she suggests: • organizing and prioritizing your work on a regular, constant basis; • being […]
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Talk amongst yourselves
“Conversations are the building block of relationships,” said Kuzmeski, Red Zone Marketing founder. “Without it, we form relationships that are devoid of substance.” She said conversation is an art that: • puts quality of ahead of speed; • is the only way to “see” what someone is saying; • creates opportunities; • allows you to […]
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Spruce up your speeches
1. Speak in short sentences or phrases. 2. Don’t step on your punch word. 3. Perfect your pause. 4. Repeat your key ideas more than once. 5. Never read your speech. 6. Use stories. Help your listeners to “see” your words. 7. Say something memorable. —Gazette staff
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Talk it out
“There’s a real danger to the maintenance and perpetuation of meaningful communications and personal and professional relationships,” said Hanke. “If you become overly dependent on e-mail or text messages, you focus on the object, but not the person.” She said face-to-face communication is a necessity and most beneficial to achieve clarity, especially when: • Negotiating […]