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This Slight Tweak in the Way You Ask Questions Can Make Your Meetings 2X as Productive

I’ve led hundreds of meetings, and this tip has saved me a lot of time and frustration. Are you asking broad or narrow questions?

Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children, recently recorded a MasterClass on writing. Here are his best tips.

The point isn’t to write with perfect grammar and syntax—it’s to communicate thought-provoking ideas. The words are merely the raw material.

Amy Tan, author of the bestseller ‘The Joy Luck Club,’ recently shared her top writing secrets in a MasterClass about fiction and imagination.

Roxane Gay is a social commentator who has written numerous books & countless articles. Here’s the best writing advice from her MasterClass.

The curse of knowledge is the bane of every teacher, sales rep, subject matter expert, public speaker, & writer. Here are 5 ways to beat it.

As Henry David Thoreau advised, “Write while the heat is in you.” When inspiration strikes, immediately write down your ideas. Here’s how.

David Baldacci has sold over 130 million books, and he recently recorded a MasterClass on writing. Here are Baldacci’s top writing tips.

Hate answering the same questions over and over? Me too. Here are five ways you can avoid small talk at parties, conferences, and dinners.

After months of working on a project, two of my best friends took our idea & filed a patent on it. Here’s what I learned from the experience.