"Staring at screens right before sleep turns out to be a lot worse than previously thought.

"With mobile devices becoming mainstream in business communication, the challenge for those of us in education is to help students adapt their writing skills to this exciting but demanding new format.

Gene Marbach looks at the communications lessons one can gain from studying Abraham Lincoln.

"Not only does philosophy teach us how to live well and become better humans, but it can also aid in overcoming life’s trials and tribulations," writes Paul Jun in a piece at 99U.

According to Drake Baer, "Within moments of meeting people, you decide all sorts of things about them, from status to intelligence to promiscuity.

"Hiring managers only spend 6 second on your resume before they decide on you — this is what they look at.

Beth Monaghan weighs in.

"Business leaders and entrepreneurs with superb people skills have a competitive edge over others.

"Here are six ways your supersmart competitors are working to gain advantage over you.

"You can find a lot of advice out there on how to give a big speech in front of a big audience — but how often do most of us do that?

"Are your lectures droning on?

Drake Baer reports on the results of a Quora thread that asked, "What life lessons are counter-intuitive or go against common sense or wisdom?

"I hate to admit it, but people annoy me pretty regularly," admits Karen Eller in a piece at DumbLittleMan.

"Willpower is not something you either have or you don't," says Jeff Haden (photo, left).

"Great public speakers are a breed apart," writes Sims Wyeth (photo, left).

Carolyn Douglas asks, "Can HR Intranets move more into engagement and mentorship, training, and leadership?

"B-school students can’t get enough of big data.

"Here are ways [one] can be more charismatic: .

"We all send body language cues based on how we feel and what we think, here's how to decipher them quickly and in any situation.

According to Justin Gmoser, "While you may end up being asked the standard "What is your weakness?

Follow these steps distilled from Duarte’s decades of experience crafting presentations for major corporations.

Learn tips and tricks that will make your Google searches better and faster.

This video presentation by Professor Patricia Jenkinson describes the process of perception and helps explain why we each perceive the world in a unique way.

Hear how leading-edge companies are adapting to take advantage of mobile communication.

"Check out the following infographic to learn why a mobile friendly site is essential for your business.