Trending Talks in TalkShop: Can’t Go One Day Without

Trending Talks in TalkShop: Can’t Go One Day Without

This is probably the most opportune time to just get your mind out in the open and make fun of everything that seems to jive with love and Valentine’s Day. TalkShop surely has a corporate culture of its own that paved the way for it to become the best English training center in the Philippines. Here’s a list of TalkShop’s simple habits of excellence that it certainly cannot live without:

1.     Light morning greetings
2.     Short visits to social-networking sites
3.    Power nap on lunch breaks
4.     Reading online articles
5.     Listening to music
6.     Scanning books for ideas
7.      Reading a joke or two and laughing out loud
8.     Afternoon walk
9.     Sharing trivia
10.   Lashing out words of encouragement
11.   Producing quality outputs at the end of the day
12.   Munching chocolates from time to time
13.   Updating blogs and website
14.   Prompt coordination on projects
15.  Ending the day with a prayer

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Super Bowl Lights Out, Oreo Dunks

Super Bowl Lights Out, Oreo Dunks

The amazing thing about creativity is that it knows no bounds. Even at the slightest hint of disaster, creative people can make something fun and cool out of it. And this is quite evident when global brands spun creative tweets about Super Bowl’s surprising 35-minute power outage last Sunday.

It will forever be remembered in history as “the blackout bowl.”

And Oreo was one of the first to grab the opportunity to make the most adorable tweets in all black-out history: You can still dunk in the dark. Tide laundry detergent jumped in the pool next with “We can’t get your #blackout, but we can get your stains out.” 

Social media has become an outlet for the public to release emotional upheavals whether it is in a form of rant or other creative pursuits. Creativity is no longer a subdued process where its availability only caters to the elite. The people on the other end of the traditional communication model has now the absolute power to make a message go viral; then passive audience now have the power to make or break a successful campaign.

Social media has given birth to a culture where creativity became a way of life, a behavior that can be lighten up any time of the day, even in the midst of adversity.

Because of social media, our creative process turned from top to bottom to a seemingly endless transmission of information because it has evolved into something that is more collaborative and on-going in nature. It may or may not end as long as its ‘sharing demands’ are high and the content is shareable.

There is so much to look forward to as the information age rapidly changes norms, traditions and trends. 

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Cybercrime: Crime of Passion?

Sky is the limit: for a time this aphorism conveys so much truth about the future of the Internet.

The internet was built under a common notion of sharing. There is a big heart within the intricate system that gives us overwhelming access to information. But just like anything else under the sun, something so good was corrupted and exploited; new terms were coined-cybercrime and cybersecurity.

Pernicious desire for power, anarchy and lust is the prime motive in cases of crime of passion. Perhaps, the same can be said with cybercriminals who are now collectively called cyber czar. Cybercrime has already been implanted in our culture as early as the 1970s. Phone phreaks such as John Draper was able to find a way to fool a telephone network company. Filipinos once again showed the world their notoriety when the “I Love You” virus hit European computer users in 2000. 

Identity theft became rampant. Cyberwar spread terror all over the world as Russia and Estonia began hammering each other with crippling cyberattacks.

Cybercrime is real. As the Philippine court deals with legal challenges on the implementation of the Cybercrime Implementation Act, we, as communicators and netizens can show our take on cybercrime by doing simple things like not participating in any form of cyberbullying, keeping our silence so as not to add fuel to the fire or asserting an absolute statement negating cyberbullying. Refusing to share destructive information about personalities/celebrities on your personal account, most especially multi-media materials that have pornographic, libelous and slanderous contents, can go a long way.

We have to be aware of the reality of cybersex and child pornography and viewing and patronizing sites that exhibit such materials are no different from rape and murder. Let’s make it our goal to fully contribute to our nation’s cybersecurity. 

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TalkShop's Corporate Solutions for LQs

TalkShop's Corporate Solutions for LQs

A number of love-related articles have been circulating in the Internet. I can’t help but wonder which one of them is right and is the most effective. Some would claim their advices came from experience. After all, experience is the greatest teacher. It is equally true that experiences vary from one individual to another, but established and proven techniques and methods about communication more often than not would give us more precision and accuracy in dealing with spats.

Here are 6 corporate-love solutions that can help your relationship grow stronger each day:

1.      Content development and delivery. Do not fret. It only means that you have to pause for a moment, before rebutting an argument. It also means watching your tone and the way you deliver your arguments. Remember, harsh words stir up anger. So carefully choose your words. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

2.      Humor. A light touch of humor can help you break the ice. It doesn’t mean that you are not taking things seriously. Being civil, calm, and light-hearted can help you deal with problems more rationally and can even help you realize that whatever that is you and your partner are fighting about is not a big deal after all.

3.      The power of non-verbal communication. Body language, gestures, and proximity are frequently used metaphorically in movies to show affection that can’t be written in words. The same is true in real life. Two of the five love languages are at work here. You can use the power of physical touch and do acts of service to woo your partner.

4.      Visual aids. There was not a period in history where audio-visual presentations were very much appreciated and lauded than now. Posting a couple of your holiday photos or doing a montage of photos and video as a present or make-up gift for your partner will be very much appreciated.

5.      Going before a panel of experts. It is always wise to seek wisdom from your parents or your friends who have been through the ups and downs of preserving a relationship. Pray for wisdom and encouragement to execute your plans well. You have to admit that there are problems that you can’t handle.  Have an open and listening heart and be receptive to criticisms.

6.      Managing Entropy. There is just a handful of information that we can take in. There will be moments when you would doubt yourself and your confidence will slowly dwindle. But take heart. Everybody fails at some point. The more important and pressing action to do about it is to reflect on it, manage your emotions by praying and being honest with what you truly feel and ask for grace and empowerment so you can change your ways and improve on your relationship.

True love is an unconditional commitment toward an imperfect person. You work on it; you put your best into it for your partner’s highest good, but this will often requires sacrifice. 

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Brainy Men’s Social Media Strategy

Brainy Men’s Social Media Strategy

Creativity and strategy work well together, hence, an effective campaign. The wisest of the wise knows that vision without strategy is naught. Being able to determine the perfect medium to use in executing your vision is important. In today’s upbeat and on-the-go culture, the social media have briskly climbed the top rung of the ladder, becoming a necessity as important as food. If you want to build up your strategy to hit your target market and create an online presence, here are some points you can consider: