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It’s Time to Adelante! with Self Made BEAST Nely Galán

February 19, 2018

For the past two years, I have been fortunate to serve as the Co-Director of Women’s Leadership Society (WLS), where we promote female advancement in technology, entertainment, and media. Being that it will be my last semester in this position before I graduate #QueSadMusic, my team (Co-Director Lauren Bickford and Faculty Advisor Professor Chris Smith) … More It’s Time to Adelante! with Self Made BEAST Nely Galán

How This 17-Year-Old Badass is Helping Companies Understand Gen-Z

November 29, 2017

Hello readers! Long time no write. School and other activities came in like a wrecking ball this semester, but I am almost done with the semester and have more time now. I wanted to introduce a new series of upcoming posts called Meet the Badasses. These posts will have a Q and A with the … More How This 17-Year-Old Badass is Helping Companies Understand Gen-Z

Communication vs Communications: Yep, There’s a Difference

September 1, 2016

A former professor sent me this article recently and it talks about one of the fundamental concepts of communication. What irked me most about reading this article is how the author used the word “communications” and even describes himself as “deliberate and powerful communications” in his LinkedIn profile. As a communication major, this bothered me immensely so … More Communication vs Communications: Yep, There’s a Difference

4 Things You Should Do When Interning

August 2, 2016

Summer time is one of the most popular seasons to intern, especially if you are a college student. Interning allows you to figure out what you like and do not like, network, and grow professionally and personally. With summer coming to a close #QueSadMusic, I want to use this opportunity to share advice on surviving an … More 4 Things You Should Do When Interning

The Power of Placing Your Arguments Strategically

July 26, 2016

When doing a speech, you will come across the problem of where to place your strongest argument. If you ever wondered if the placement of your argument matters, then let me just set the record straight right now: yes.it.does.

Persuasion Is NOT A Dirty Word

May 28, 2016

Yeppers. You read that right. Persuasion is NOT a dirty word. You might be thinking about scams and slimy business people, like Bernie Madoff here, and how they use persuasion. Evidently, they are using persuasion for the wrong purposes. Persuasion is everywhere, whether you like it or not. I like to emphasize that it is amoral, … More Persuasion Is NOT A Dirty Word

Understanding How We Receive Messages

May 1, 2016

Have you ever wondered why when it comes down to the same message, there are two main interpretations of it? Sample responses include: “He was a great speaker, articulated, and seemed knowledgable about the topic at hand,” or “I did not like his argument on AI because research has shown this instead.”

Power of Writing Down Goals

April 18, 2016

I had the fortunate opportunity to attend a speaker event for Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power of Clique Media Group aka WhoWhatWear, moderated by Sophia Rossi of HelloGiggles, to promote their upcoming book Career Code. One of the many insightful things the duo talked about was setting goals.

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