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• Teaching hints: Listening and speaking

  Douglas Magrath Education

  Listening and speaking go together as parts of overall proficiency. Students need constant practice in both before they can succeed in a classroom with native speakers. Students need to begin work with authentic materials as soon as possible. The trend is now toward authentic texts, radio broadcasts and real lectures for college ESL to promote student learning and interest by stressing communication skills and presenting culture in a natural way. Listening is considered an active skill and is emphasized in today's proficiency-oriented classrooms.

• Infographic: How epidemics spur innovative thinking

  Brian Wallace Science & Technology

  By now, many of us have heard that Shakespeare wrote "Antony and Cleopatra" while under quarantine from the plague, but there are many other innovations for which we have pandemics to thank. This infographic outlines some of the historical innovations that have taken place during epidemics as well as some of the innovations happening now.

• Practicing social distancing in my car

  David Newton Recreation & Leisure

  Like many of you, I'm in my fifth week of working from home, and the fourth week into the stay-at-home order directive in my state. As the coronavirus evolves, we can expect more restrictions on our movements and social behavior to protect humanity from the insidious spread of the virus throughout the country. For the very lucky ones like me who have so far been only mildly inconvenienced by the stay-at-home order, keeping busy has been challenging. I have consequently spent my discretionary hours in the garage.

• Telehealth is keeping doctors, patients connected in the days of COVID-19

  Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied Healthcare

  As the world grapples with the mitigation efforts required to navigate a global pandemic, healthcare practices of every type are getting up to speed and rolling out telehealth services, online chat, virtual appointments and all kinds of remote services. If telehealth is new to your practice and you’re concerned about complicated billing processes, tricky reimbursement issues and even technology challenges, don’t be! The transition is not as difficult as it might appear to be.

• COVID-19: What can federal contractors do?

  Lisa Pafe Civil & Government

  Everyone involved in federal procurement — acquisition professionals, federal contractors, and others — has been busy rearranging personal affairs. Making sure you, those you love, and everyone in your community is safe is what should be the primary concern. But once the dust settles, the short- and long-term impacts will become apparent. While we can't predict the full extent of the impact at this time, change is happening. Here are some best guesses.

• Health systems scrambling for federal cash amidst coronavirus pandemic

  Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Hospitals, many of which are hamstrung under near-fatal cash shortages brought on by the onslaught of the COVID-19 virus, are slated for another round of federal stimulus funding. The funding from the first round of stimulus money designated to hospitals was aimed at fighting the coronavirus front in some of the nation's most troubling hot spots. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma told reporters on April 15 that cash-strapped hospitals should expect details about a second wave of emergency funding in a matter of days.

• Why contractors need to prepare for legal disputes due to COVID-19

  Justin Gitelman Construction & Building Materials

  The coronavirus pandemic has changed the construction game. Contractors are trying to hold onto their cash as long as possible while still having to pay their subcontractors and suppliers. Cash is tight right now, and it’s leaving contractors with a major cash threat. Contractors already are faced with the longest waits for payment of businesses in any industry, which makes matters worse when the country is in the middle of a recession. As social distancing and stay-at-home orders remain in place, coronavirus will continue to impact the construction industry.

• Product-focused videos: A key marketing strategy during and after COVID-19

  Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

  The COVID-19 pandemic has upended life in every imaginable way possible. Now more than ever, consumers are clamoring for products that meet their needs, not their wants — and they have to know how those products work before they buy. How does a digital marketer answer the call? With user-friendly and product-focused video content. Wyzowl's 2020 State of Video Marketing Survey found that 85% of brands use video as a marketing tool and 86% of consumers actually want more video from brands.

• Professional development during a pandemic

  Robert C. Harris Association Management

  Professional development is the cornerstone of great associations and chambers. Summertime is when most executives boost knowledge, support certification, and exchange information. The summer of 2020 will be different. During pandemic and economic recovery, many educational opportunities are being postponed or canceled. For instance, the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Organization Management (IOM) made a tough choice about its three summer campuses, a program founded 99 years ago.

• Reflections on courage in the midst of a pandemic

  Keith Carlson Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Public health crises have frequently arisen during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, including SARS, MERS, Ebola, HIV/AIDS, H1N1, and now COVID-19. A pandemic of this magnitude has not reared its ugly head since 1918, and there are only a handful of living centenarians who remember that deadly year. Whether considering the current coronavirus response in terms of economics; local, tribal, state, or federal government; patient care; public health; mitigation; scientific research; essential services; acute care; or primary care, courage is a central pillar of our individual and collective efforts.

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