How are human beings different from, let’s say, ChatGPT? In some ways, the answer is obvious: Or are we? Chatbots aggregate and imitate—and so do we! The important thing to know about ChatGPT and its brother/sister bots is that they don’t think. Instead, they sort through the vast amount of “stuff” they’ve been fed, and aggregate (combine) it into Read More
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Did ChatGPT Help Me Write This?
“Technology is a Useful Servant…but a Dangerous Master” That quote—from historian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Christian Lous Lange—explains why, for months now, I’ve been carefully avoiding any information about ChatGPT. I figured, Well, “later” came for me last week. (And by “last week,” I mean in early 2023! :-)) And if it hasn’t come for you yet, here’s Read More
When ChatGPT Steals Your Speech
Dear Gentle Reader: You Can’t Make this Stuff Up! Imagine that you’re the third scheduled speaker at a graduation ceremony. And as you sit onstage, waiting to deliver your remarks, you suddenly realize that… …the first two speakers are giving THE ACTUAL SPEECH you wrote for this occasion—VERBATIM! Bizarre?? Yes, but It Happened! Specifically, it Read More
How to Use the Language of Success [Handout]
NOTE: This post is based on How to Say It for Women, by Dr. Phyllis Mindell (1937-2022), who taught and wrote about how women and executives can speak more powerfully at work. Click on each page of this two-page handout to print it or save it to your computer. And also see The 7 Public Speaking Read More
The 7 Public Speaking “Deadly Sins” for Women [Handout]
NOTE: This post is based on the work of Dr. Phyllis Mindell (1937-2022), who taught and wrote about how women and executives can speak more powerfully at work. Click the handout below to print or save it to your computer. (And see also How to Use the Language of Success [Handout.]) Related Posts How to Use Read More