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☆ Mark Cuban shares the No. 1 jargon word he hates the most: ‘You sound stupid ... trying to sound smart’
  + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Mark Cuban is no fan of jargon — and the billionaire is far from alone. But using jargon words when you could opt for something simple and clear instead, typically has the opposite effect, according to Cuban. "Always use the simpler word," Cuban told Wired in an October video Q&A. "There's no reason to ever use the word 'cohort' when you could use the word 'group,'" he said. You sound stupid when you use the word 'cohort,' because you're trying to sound smart."
Persons: Mark Cuban, Warren Buffett, Buffett, Elon Musk, Adam Galinsky, Galinsky Organizations: Wired, Tesla, Columbia Business School, CNBC Locations: Cuban
☆ Americans who make $100,000 to $149,999 a year are are most likely to describe their jobs as 'annoying,' a new survey says
  + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Americans making $100,000 to $149,999 a year are most likely to describe their typical workday as "annoying," compared to people in other salary bands, per Preply. AdvertisementAdvertisementHow American workers describe their typical workday appears to depend on how much they are earning, a recent survey found. Americans making $100,000 to $149,999 a year are most likely to describe their typical workday as "annoying" compared to other salary bands, according to a recent report by Preply, an online language learning startup. While respondents to Preply's survey described their job in various ways, one word outranked all others — 42% of all respondents described their day as "busy." Perhaps tellingly, those who make over $150,000 a year are most likely to find their typical workday "enjoyable" — showing that perhaps money can indeed buy happiness.
Persons: —, Preply Organizations: Service
☆ How Preply became one of the largest online language learning startups in the world
  + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
He started to see the potential for online language tutoring as a viable business model, since online lessons were cheaper than in-person lessons and class schedules were more flexible. In the summer of 2012, Bigai, Voloshyn and Lukyanov founded the online language learning startup Preply. Last month, Preply raised a $70 million Series C extension round with a combination of debt and equity led by Horizon Capital. Reach Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Owl Ventures, which led its previous $50 million Series C in 2022, also participated. The company's successful fundraising comes after a difficult year personally for the Preply team.
Persons: Preply, Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn, Sergey Lukyanov, Bigai, Lukyanov, James Kim Organizations: Preply, Horizon Capital, Morning, Skype, Horizon, Reach, Hoxton Ventures, Owl Ventures, Datadog, Bain, Reach Capital Locations: Ukraine, Boston, Texas, Barcelona, Kyiv, Berlin, Czech, Russia
☆ Ukrainian-founded Duolingo rival Preply banks $70 million to push into A.I.
  + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
Preply, a language learning platform connecting people with tutors, raised $70 million of fresh capital to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence, the company told CNBC exclusively. The equity portion was led by Horizon Capital, a venture capital firm focused on investing in emerging entrepreneurs, particularly Ukrainians. The funding adds to a $50 million Series C funding round Preply raised last year, and takes its total funding raised to over $170 million. It comes as Duolingo, a competitor to Preply, has been incorporating OpenAI's GPT language processing software to enhance its app's personalization to users. Horizon Capital raised $125 million for a startup fund aimed at backing Ukrainian founders.
Persons: Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn, Serge Lukianov, Preply, Preply's, Max Lytvyn, Alex Shevchenko, Dmitriy Zaporozhets Organizations: CNBC, Horizon Capital, Reach Capital, Hoxton Ventures, Bain, Horizon, Google, Samsung, Amazon Locations: Ukraine, U.S, GroupM, Ukrainian, Preply, Russia, Moscow
☆ Use these 5 phrases to sound more emotionally intelligent at work
  + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Emotional intelligence is one of the most important skills you need to be successful at work — but it can also be the hardest to master. What most people fail to realize, though, is that developing emotional intelligence "doesn't come naturally," Harvard psychologist and researcher Daniel Goleman once told CNBC Make It. Becoming more emotionally intelligent at work starts with clear, empathetic communication, says Emily Liou, a career happiness coach and founder of job search platform Cultivitae. Preply asked professionals which phrases they appreciate hearing the most and identified the 5 most popular phrases people use to sound more emotionally intelligent at work:"I appreciate you/your work" "What can I do to help?" Check out:Avoid these 10 'cringeworthy' phrases that are annoying your co-workersWant to sound smarter at work?
☆ You can finally change the size of Netflix's subtitles on your TV
  + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Subscribers can tailor subtitle text size and select between four text styles. Subscribers will be able to adjust subtitle text size to small, medium, or large, and choose among four text colors and styles, including: drop shadow (the default white text), dark (white text on a black background), contrast (yellow text on a black background), and light (black text on a white background). These customizable options are also similar to those offered by other streaming platforms including Disney Plus, Hulu, HBO Max, and Amazon's Prime Video. But this update could also remedy complaints about poor audio quality on streaming platforms. According to the same survey, 50% of Americans watch content with subtitles, and 62% used subtitles more on streaming platforms than on regular TV.
☆ Want to sound smarter at work? Avoid these 10 pretentious phrases
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
One in five professionals say they dislike corporate jargon, according to the e-learning platform Preply, which surveyed 1,551 Americans working in-office or remotely. John Bowe, a public speaking expert and journalist, says that professionals should avoid using certain office lingo to sound smart. Instead, professionals should opt for brief and straight to the point words, such as "now" or "currently." Phrases like "30,000 foot view" and "out of pocket" can also be confusing, according to Bowe. Ultimately, Bowe says using simple and easy-to-understand jargon will take you much further when it comes to sounding smart at work.
☆ Can’t Hear What Actors Are Saying on TV? It’s Not You, Probably
  + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Cordilia James | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Some people turn on closed captions because they like how it helps them understand the plotlines of shows and movies, and multitask in front of the tube. Others turn them on because they can’t hear what actors are saying. Muddled audio is the top reason why more people are watching video with on-screen text, according to a May survey commissioned by language-teaching app Preply. As more video-production studios embrace advanced audio formats for at-home content, not every device can keep up. Plenty of viewers can’t keep up, either.
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