PHIL SIMON
This is the course that I wish I had taken when I started writing in 2008.
Category: Communication
“Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.”
―Charlie Kaufman
Category: Communication
Appearance on Bloomberg’s Works for Me Podcast
Thoughts on taming the e-mail beast.
My Ideal Speaking Client
Thoughts on a recent gig.
Carnegie Mellon Alumni Interview
Thoughts on the lessons that the school imparted, critical thinking, and the interdisciplinary nature of higher education.
Teaching Highlights From 2018
A look back on two things that made me smile this past year.
In Defense of Using PowerPoint in the Classroom
When you see horrible slides, blame the Indian, not the arrow.
Four Myths About Slack
Shedding some much-needed light on what the collaboration tool can and can’t do.
The Pros and Cons of Teaching Back-to-Back Sections
Honest reflections on teaching a compressed schedule.
What I’ve Learned From My Student Evaluations
Thoughts on what the data tells me—and what else I’d like to know.
Lessons From Slack’s Origins
A pox on you if you think that the idea behind the popular collaboration tool was someone’s master plan.