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Microphones Do I really need a microphone?
Yes! You might think you have a booming voice, but It's not about you & folks at the back may be struggling with the echo, or the hum of the air con, or using a hearing aid & induction loop.
If its provided, use the mic.
Loving your work can be great, but judging whether others love their work isnāt.
When passion becomes a standard, employees who do their work for stability or family needs can be unfairly judged or overlooked. https://theconversation.com/treating-love-for-work-like-a-virtue-can-backfire-on-employees-and-teams-266983
1 News (New Zealand): Sign language AI avatars to include MÄori concepts, signs. āA New Zealand company is breaking down barriers for the Deaf community by creating AI avatars with the ability to sign and translate to NZ Sign Language. The inclusion of MÄori signs and concepts have Turi MÄori, those in the MÄori Deaf community, throwing their hands up in celebration.ā
Recently, we were asked why we, a knowledge & community focused charity, were posting to celebrate cultural and religious holidays.
We believe that the Social Web has the potential to be the most diverse space on the entire web. But to get there, we have to start simple.
We aren't experts. We're learning each time we post (and we hope you are too). Our goal is to provide the very first stepping stones to that, diverse, Social Web we dream of.
Australia's Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year for 2025 is 'AI slop' https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2025/
Outrage over Trumpās bill reclassifying #HigherEd courses in nursing, architecture, accounting, teaching & other professions as not a āprofessional degree,' adversely impacts status of such programs for the purposes of federal #StudentLoans.
How stupid can you get?
Like I'd really want to go to work in a skyscraper designed by a non-professional. Or have a person w/no professional standing or qualifications administer my healthcare while in hospital. Or teach my kids...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/nursing-professional-degree-trump-bill-b2870045.html
Researcher development opportunity for #NHS employees in #Scotland working in roles such as nurse, midwife, allied health professional, pharmacist, paramedic, healthcare scientist
https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/csonhsrdf/
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Maybe our workgroup could be a partner?
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