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English Expressions for ESL Learners This JEDlet serves to explain the meaning of English sayings, idioms, and expressions to people whose first language is not English. Familiarity with these common expressions makes communication easier, and clarifies the meaning of phrases commonly used in the workplace.  more...

Exploring Recruitment Options Find out about the principal recruitment options and innovations available to you. Perhaps you have never recruited before, or feel that your techniques need updating? Do you wonder where other companies look? This JEDlet provides you an abundance of recruiting ideas and tips for finding the right person for your job opening.  more...

Getting Customers to Read Your User Guide Are your customers constantly calling your support center for issues that have already been addressed in your manuals? This JEDlet reveals the main reasons behind this problem. Read new hints on how to encourage your clients to read technical documentation, and how to handle them if they keep phoning.  more...

Schoolyard Bullying This JEDlet provides a one-stop resource for parents and teachers dealing with bullying situations at school. You will explore what behaviors are unacceptable and learn what background triggers contribute to this destructive conduct. You receive practical advice on handling both bullies and victims and putting an end to bullying situations.  more...

Setting Goals that Stretch In this JEDlet, learn how stretch goal setting can be used to enhance employee performance and accelerate employee growth and development on the job. Applied properly, stretch goal setting can ultimately boost the bottom line of an organization by creating high performance teams.  more...

Successful ISO Certification ISO certification is a challenge to attain because the path to achievement for each individual organization is unique. This JEDlet offers constructive pointers on how to streamline your successful certification process.  more...

Successful Team Dynamics Examine the five-stage lifecycle of a work group. The five stages of team development provide you with a framework to facilitate conflict management and encourage productive team dynamics. This JEDlet also offers helpful tips on dealing with teams from creation to termination.  more...

Tricky Twins and Troublesome Triplets: English Homophones Homophones are quirky creatures and it takes a quirky human mind to detect them. If you have ever wondered whether you are using the right homophone or sent an important e-mail or document only to realize that it contained an embarrassing homophonic slip, this JEDlet will help you master these puzzling pairs and trying triplets.  more...

What's in a Name? How people initially perceive and respond to your business, product, or service, will often be determined by its name. If you are faced with the challenge of creating a name to brand a product, service, or business, follow this helpful guide to learn some basic strategies, creative techniques, and caveats involved in new name generation. This JEDlet does not cover legal trademark or copyrighting  more...

Writing Well: Strategic Streamlining Are you guilty of over-stuffing your writing with unnecessary filler? Is your writing ambiguous and difficult to understand? Learn how to trim the fat and get right to the heart of the matter with clear, crisp, and effective written communications. Strategic streamlining is the discipline of self-editing, an invaluable practice for anyone who has to write any form of communication. (This JEDlet  more...

Studying For Success: Memory Boosters Learn how to recall information effectively with this interactive and informative JEDlet. This JEDlet will examine mnemonic techniques and creative methods that will help you boost your memory power. This is the second part of a two-part series designed to improve your study skills.  more...

Pump Up Your Prose: Snagging Attention with Sayings II ...This JEDlet enlightens, entertains and informs you about a multitude of sayings, expressions and idioms used in everyday speech. Stock up on an arsenal of idioms. Learn the fascinating and sometimes surprising origins of sayings, which make great conversational fodder and helps ensure that you use the right words in the right place for maximum impact. This is the second of two JEDlets that  more...