by TalkNerdy2Me | Jan 24, 2012 | CampusGeek, GrownUpGeek
*Read Andrew’s intermediate public speaking article here and his beginner public speaking article here. You perform numerous speeches in front of an audience. You make eye contact with them and notice they are paying attention to you and can hear you throughout...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Jan 23, 2012 | GrownUpGeek
A recent Wall State Journal article has labeled our unemployed teens and young adults “generation jobless.” As I read the article, I begin to realize that every story, much like this one, has a beginning, a middle and an ending. My career story is rather...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Jan 19, 2012 | GrownUpGeek
This post is the first in a series about developing good habits with money. No one wants to worry about money as a college student. Tuition is high enough. Then, of course, when you factor in living expenses like food, books, phone bills, transportation, and other...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Jan 17, 2012 | GrownUpGeek
College students and parents everywhere are asking the question: will I (or my son/daughter) be able to find a job when I (he/she) graduate? A legitimate question as the national unemployment rate hovers at 8.6% and has been reported as high as 16% for those between...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Jan 11, 2012 | CampusGeek, GrownUpGeek
Moving away from home and into the college dorms can be a stressful process. The chapter of your life known as “high school” has come to a close and now a new stage of your life is beginning. Living away from home for the first time will be an adjustment. Mom won’t be...
by TalkNerdy2Me | Jan 5, 2012 | CampusGeek, GrownUpGeek
*Read Andrew’s public speaking article for beginners here. You have done several speeches in front of people. You got up to the podium and read from your speech. You finished and the audience applauded you. You were very nervous and didn’t pay attention to...