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  • September 29, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    Welcome to the weekend and your weekly collection of interesting stuff to read! A 2×2 Matrix to Help You Prioritize the Skills to Learn Right Now We know how it is: you've got a ton of Udemy courses you're itching to take if only you could find the time! If you’re struggling to figure out which new course to...

  • How to Incorporate This One Employee Perk to Improve Your Business

    Building a learning culture fuels business success If you ask them, many organizations will readily say they support and encourage learning as a priority -- sometimes even as one of their core values But, the reality can be different, despite employees, particularly millennials, communicating their clear...

  • How Adults Can Compete For ‘New-Collar’ Jobs

      It wasn’t so long ago that people with a high-school diploma, a good work ethic, and a strong body could build solid, middle-class careers in blue-collar jobs like manufacturing and construction That’s no longer possible As traditional blue-collar jobs dwindle, another promising category of jobs is...

  • September 22, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    We close this week again by sending our thoughts and support to those affected by natural disasters, from Mexico to Puerto Rico and beyond For the rest, check out today's roundup  Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Says To Be A Successful Leader You Need Eq, Iq, And Lq Jack Ma is, without question, one of the most colorful and...

  • Supercharge Your Delivery: 6 Tips To Improve Your On-Camera Presence

    At Udemy LIVE this year, instructors Alexa Fischer and Joseph Phillips led a fun, interactive session on how to improve your on-camera delivery Their advice was so well-received by attendees, we wanted to share it with everyone else who couldn’t make it to San Francisco for the conference If you’re thinking of...

  • September 15, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    What’s on tap for this weekend, roundup readers Hope you have time to learn something new! Today’s edition offers advice on working from home, spotting burnout symptoms, and getting the upper hand on your inbox as well as a fond farewell to a spacecraft How to Work from Home When You Have Kids Remote work can...

  • September 8, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    As we welcome the weekend, our thoughts are with victims and survivors of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters around the world Meanwhile, the news about learning and working goes on A Stanford Psychologist Has A Simple Mental Exercise For Tackling Student Stress Stress isn’t just for...

  • September 1, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    How did we reach the end of the summer so fast Hope you managed to get your fill of fun in the sun—unless you’re in the summer hemisphere, in which case, the best is yet to come Happy Labor Day weekend to those in the US, and for everyone else, you can still enjoy the news! What You’re Truly Saying With Your...

  • Finding Inspiration and Passing It On

    Manuj Aggarwal of Vancouver first found Udemy as a student when, for his work as a software consultant, he needed to familiarize himself with JavaScript He liked the course he took so much, he explored the rest of Udemy’s collection and kept going Then he got his colleagues on board with Udemy, to the point that it...

  • August 25, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    Happy eclipse week! That was the big news here in the US, including here at Udemy, where we managed to catch a glimpse of the spectacle through the fog Today’s roundup includes some fun eclipse-related info, thoughts on creativity and aging, and the anniversary of an online symbol Melinda Gates: I spent my career...

  • Sometimes Performance Coaches Need Coaches Too

    New online instructors can hit plateaus where they may feel tempted to throw in the towel For those struggling to push on, the husband-and-wife team of Susmita Dutta and Akshay Goel may provide the inspiration you need Despite having loads of offline training experience, getting in front of the camera was a new and...

  • August 18, 2017: Friday News Roundup

    Happy Friday, Udemy readers! In this week’s roundup, we visit an unusual middle school in Brooklyn, discover the fastest growing freelance skill, and more A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry We like how this Brooklyn school is shifting its focus from letter grades to mastery of...