Job Interviews: How to Answer Authentically to the Toughest Questions
February 13, 2018
Chimayo Press
“Strong waves make strong sailors.” – English proverb Why do so many hiring managers ask open-ended questions in job interviews? What possibilities – and perils…
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Job Interviews: Why Authentic Conversation is Key to Success
February 6, 2018
Chimayo Press
“Hiring is a manager’s most important job.” – Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005), American management consultant and author How do many job seekers self-sabotage during interviews?…
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Now available: Compelling Conversations Vietnam bilingual supplement comes to Amazon Kindle!
January 16, 2018
Chimayo Press
“The mind is not a vessel that needs filling but wood that needs igniting.” —Plutarch (45-120), ancient Greek biographer and essayist Learn, work and dream…
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Coming Soon: An eBook of essentials from Compelling Conversations – Japan!
January 12, 2018
Chimayo Press
“No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly…and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less generously the effort made to study…
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Worksheet: Express Opinions and Improve Critical Thinking with Consumer Product Reviews
December 26, 2017
Chimayo Press
“A man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.” — Euripides (485-406 B.C.E.), ancient Greek playwright Why use consumer product…
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Worksheet: Reviewing TED Talks to Create Compelling Conversations
December 19, 2017
Chimayo Press
“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” —Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990), American entrepreneur and publisher How can you encourage your advanced…
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Sharing is Caring: Substituting Connectivity for Communication
November 30, 2017
Chimayo Press
“Technology is a word that describes something that doesn’t work yet.” –Douglas Adams (1952-2001), English author and satirist Is the cult of oversharing online preventing…
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Teaching Matters: Correcting Error in the Classroom
November 28, 2017
Chimayo Press
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” -Socrates (c. 470-399 BCE), Ancient Greek philosopher What are “good mistakes?” How can we…
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Andrea Schmidt
November 7, 2017
Chimayo Press
Andrea Schmidt is the design director and deputy editor for Chimayo Press. In addition to writing for and editing the Compelling Conversations blog, she…
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Compelling Conversations – Vietnam (2nd Edition) is here!
November 7, 2017
Chimayo Press
November 13, 2016 Become who you want to be – in English! Vietnamese teachers of English: are you developing a more fluency-focused curriculum for your…
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