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Presentation Tips and Building Professional Relationships through Social Media

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Presentation Tools and Related Information Presenting information to an audience is incredibly difficult when you don't know what you're doing or when you're nervous. I know many of us have been scared and nervous to present a topic in front of a lot of people, but how can we improve our presentations to make it seem more attractive to the viewers? Personally, I don't really present my information well enough, but maybe that's just because I don't practice enough, or I just don't know how to create the presentation.      The amount of mistakes I make in terms of designing my presentation is not appealing at all. Since I am not as artistic or creative as others, my presentation slides and information being presented are usually bland and not as exciting compared to others. I learned that to have a nice presentation that will attract viewers, I have to keep it sweet and concise . There's a lot of people that see my presentation and is immediately drawn awa

The Effects of Social Media on Society, Writing in APA, and a Guest Speaker

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Society today is much different than it was 50 or so years ago. Technology has advanced society so far that we don't even know what we're signing up for at times. There is a chance that you may have clicked on something that could track you, and you didn't even know it. As technology keeps advancing through the coming years, society is in a little more trouble every year. On the contrary, not all technology is necessarily bad, there are a lot of new advancements that immensely benefit society today.  The Social Dilemma      Overall, after watching The Social Dilemma on Netflix , I felt as if everything that was manufactured by a tech company was watching me and staring into my soul while I swiped away on my phone, computer, or tablet. I didn't know that much about the technology world until I watched this movie because of how much social media manipulated people. From the beginning of the movie, people that used to work for social media or tech companies explained how t

The Effects of Posting on Social Media

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           Social media is one of the best tools in the world. However, it comes with many flaws that may affect an individual's career with anything they post. Your digital footprint is something that follows you everywhere, whether you like it or not.  Digital Footprint     Everyone has a digital footprint when posting, sharing, or liking information on social media. This digital footprint cannot be deleted, no matter how many times you think you delete it, it will still be there forever. Learning about managing your digital footprint can greatly improve how you go about on the internet. To do so, you must learn about digital citizenship, which is basically to be kind, helpful, and understanding toward others. It's essentially, treat others how you would want to be treated.      Another way of managing your digital footprint is to look yourself up and see what you can find. In class, we were told to look up our names, and I found out that my name was written in more than 4 a