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Take your presentation to the next level.

Most people hate public speaking. Luckily, there are a few tricks and guidelines to help us get over our fear and become dynamic and engaging speakers. Is it better to prepare and read through every line of your presentation, or to save room for spontaneity? Is it preferable to stay in one fixed spot or to move around? Watch the above video and find out these tips and much more.

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Filmmaker and D&D devotee Matthew Robinson talks about what screenwriting and the fantasy roleplaying game have in common.

They say writers shouldn’t hesitate to kill their darlings. It’s not an invitation to actual homicide, but a plea for the willingness to jettison any element of a story, even if you love it like a friend. That’s just one of the many work-hazards writers share with those in charge of Dungeons and Dragons games—a dungeon master has to kill off his or her friends all the time.

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As BK, Denny’s, Wayback Burgers, Krystal, and more join forces, McDonald’s silence is deafening.

Well, that escalated quickly. What began as a friendly proposal between two brand rivals has become a much larger collaboration, as Burger King accepted offers from a handful of fellow food chains to collaborate on a burger to raise awareness for the UN’s International Day of Peace.

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Cloud computing and mobile chip giants aim to master the Internet of things by crunching data from fitness gear, smart TVs, cars and more.

The term “Internet of things” is a bit like “Web 2.0” was a decade ago—a buzzword for some big change in the Internet that no one can clearly describe. But as the Supreme Court once said of pornography, you know it when you see it. On a fundamental level, the IoT is about collecting data from everything—fitness bands, smoke alarms, weather sensors, cars, oil wells, even TVs and cellphones—and analyzing it to provide insights for people, companies, or marketers.

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