Author: Karen K. Ngo
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Day 1: Join Me for the 100 Day Challenge – 50 Daily Habits You Can Start Today
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If you’re reading this, I am formally inviting you to join me on the 100 Day Challenge! The goal is to start a new practice and do it consistently for 100 days in a row. Don’t think you can do it all? It’s okay if you just get started. Since…
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10 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Presentation Skills Based on the Feedback of 110+ people
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I am an avid believer in growing 1% everyday, and feedback is a huge part of this. After overcoming my fear of networking in university, I decided to tackle my next fear of presenting. I rehearsed adamantly for class presentations, raised my hand to facilitate workshops across Canada, and tried…
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Are We Chasing Clout or Change?
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These days, it seems like we only address important social topics when there is a label or hashtag attached. Over the past couple few months, I’ve noticed a lot of posts during Black History Month and on International Women’s Day (IWD). But… where are those posts now? Why does our…
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10 PowerPoint Tips & Tricks That Will Save You Hours
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Our good pal, PowerPoint, has been a part of countless school projects and work assignments over the years. Anyone can put together a PowerPoint presentation, but can you create an engaging slide deck that will save you time and WOW! the socks off your audience? Luckily for you, I met…
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Careers in the Consumer Business
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Perspectives from Ami Silverman, CVP Worldwide Consumer Channel Sales & Marketing at Microsoft For this interview style blog post, I had the pleasure of meeting with Ami Silverman to dive into her career path and experiences in the consumer business. Today’s goal is to share Ami’s perspectives and advice for tackling a…
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My Honest Review of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
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In late 2020, I was lucky enough to win the Surface Laptop Go (Colour: Ice Blue) in a contest! I’ve been using it for the past month, and will be sharing my honest thoughts as an end user. To provide some context, I have been using both Apple and Microsoft…
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The 6 Mentorship Best Practices You Need to Know
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Perspectives from Tammi Warfield, VP of Customer Success at Microsoft Mentorship is critical to our careers, but what does an effective mentorship look like? At a Microsoft Canada Women Who Lead event, Tammi Warfield shared that she was an avid believer in the power of mentorship. Her passion about this…
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Digital Branding & Virtual Networking
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Over the past couple months, I was invited to run a Digital Branding & Virtual Networking Webinar for a couple of different groups at Microsoft! In March, it was with our Co-op Community in Canada, and in April, it was with our XBOX/Gaming Early-In-Career Community in the US! Sharing the…
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What The Tech is Kubernetes?
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This What the Tech Series is for anyone who doesn’t come from a technical background. If you are interested in breaking into tech, let’s learn about different tech trends, concepts, and buzzwords together! You can also check out kkarenism.com/msftadvocate to learn more about my journey at Microsoft so far. First…
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10 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make in University
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This 10 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make in University blog series is for any of you students who are still in school, or about to attend university or college, so that you can make the best out of your academic careers. Thank you again to the dozens of people who…