Alfred Poor

Alfred Poor

Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Inspirational and provocative insights reveal ways that technology is transforming how we…

Articles by Alfred

  • Ask AI: It's Important to Make a Good Online Impression

    Ask AI: It's Important to Make a Good Online Impression

    Don't take my word for it; I asked #ChatGPT why it's important to make a good #impression in your #online #meetings and…

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  • 4 Reasons Why the Market for Content Has Changed

    4 Reasons Why the Market for Content Has Changed

    I had an email exchange with a colleague about selling packages of information. There was a time when -- like many of…

    3 Comments
  • Pay the Speaker?

    Pay the Speaker?

    I have little doubt that many professional speakers will bristle at what I've got to say. But I just read an excellent…

    7 Comments
  • One Year Is Not Enough: The Retention Problem

    One Year Is Not Enough: The Retention Problem

    I was recently contacted by a reporter asking for a comment about a piece on "how long should you stay in your first…

    1 Comment
  • FAA: Please Go Slow on Drones

    FAA: Please Go Slow on Drones

    There are a lot of stories being published these days about how the FAA has stymied Amazon's efforts to experiment with…

  • What Are You Going to Do with THAT Major?

    What Are You Going to Do with THAT Major?

    I saw a post on i09.com by Ria Misra who discussed an amazing bit of programming that you can access on the Internet…

    1 Comment
  • The Great Research Paper Debate

    The Great Research Paper Debate

    You may not be aware of this, but apparently there is a debate raging over whether or not colleges should get rid of…

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  • The 75% Solution

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Education

  • Harvard University Graphic

    Harvard College

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    I was a Biology major headed for a promising career in Marine Biology until I learned first-hand about the vagaries of science funding. So I turned it into training for teaching (including courses at the Graduate School of Education as an undergrad) and I have been teaching ever since: first in a classroom, then through the keyboard in magazines and books, and now on stage.

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    I tell people that my doctoral studies focused on "networks." This was funny when I wrote for major computer magazines and other technical outlets, because it was not computer networks. But now it seems that I've hung around long enough that my research on "social networks" has become relevant again, and it's funny for a whole new reason.

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Publications

  • 7 Success Secrets that Every College Student Needs to Know!

    Desktop Wings, Inc.

    "7 Success Secrets that Every College Student Needs to Know!" is designed to help college students get and hold onto that all-important first job after graduation. It shows them how to find satisfaction in their work, and how they can gain more responsibility and promotions faster.

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  • Power Marketing for Small Business

    Desktop Wings, Inc.

    “Power Marketing for Small Business” helps you learn how to keep your valuable customers and find new ones using the power of very low-cost online video, even if you hate computers and can’t work a camera to save your life.

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  • HDTV Almanac

    www.hdtvalmanac.com

    HDTV Almanac is a daily compendium of news and commentary about home entertainment technology and related topics.

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Projects

  • Our Talent

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  • Information Display Magazine Contributing Editor

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    Official Monthly Publication of the Society for Information Display
    Six times a year, Information Display delivers the latest display-related articles to the industry’s most qualified readership base. In order to better serve those readers, we offer several feature categories that include both broad and deep coverage of the industry, including articles designed to help display professionals.

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Organizations

  • National Press Club

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  • Society for Information Display (SID)

    Senior Member

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    Charter member and former Chair of international SID Display of the Year Awards Committee; former Chair of SID Delaware Valley Chapter

  • Lehigh Valley Business Group

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  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

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  • National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

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  • Neumann University Business Advisory Council

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