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If you want to raise the volume of your voice, you will need to put some “air” strength behind it.

Practice standing up as straight as you can (not sitting) and putting your hand just above the curve of your stomach.

Take a very deep breath in, and hold it.

Then, use that breath to say “Hi, I’m Rabbit Chen!” as forcefully and loudly as you can (without shouting.)

Keep practicing this exercise until you are able to confidently introduce yourself at a volume you are comfortable with. Change the words (or even just make sounds, or sing).

Eventually, you will be able to control the volume of your voice for any situation.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Im-girl-and-my-pitch-is-very-low-So-I-speak-in-noisy-crowd-people-cant-hear-me-How-could-I-improve-my-pitch

Originally Posted On: 2015-12-16

Not being a tutor, I’m not entirely sure of their motivation, but if I had to guess, it would be that it is an easy way to both guarantee attendance to the class, and that you can follow instructions.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Why-do-tutors-in-universities-demand-a-USB-stick-submission-sometime

Originally Posted On: 2015-12-21

Yes.

Once you have 12 employees, you are eligible to start an ESOP.

More info here:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E…

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/In-business-can-your-coworkers-and-staff-be-your-investors

Originally Posted On: 2015-05-28

When I was a flight attendant, I saw a lot of things that many people would probably consider “weird” that were all part of my daily grind.

A lot of these have been mentioned already, but here’s my list:

• People changing their babies on the snack trays in full view of everyone (like that was perfectly normal behavior).
• People who would make soup with the airline water (guys, the water lines haven’t ever been cleaned – ever.)
• People who decide it is too risky to use the lav to join the mile high club and just ask for a pillow – then leave it on the seat when they leave. (Into the trash went those.)
• People who will ask for two of everything and then not use any of it, nor even take it with them. (I could understand if you were stocking up, but why do people ask for two vodkas, two cookies, two whatever and then just leave it? Weird.)
• The public nail biters, gas passers, fungus pickers, acne poppers, etc – its like as soon as they get on the plane they are in a bubble all alone. (Either that, or they are just following their bliss.)

The weirdest (and best) thing I saw though was from one of my fellow flight attendants. She lived to collect trash. It was her favorite thing in the world. Every time I was on a crew with her, there was no question of who was going to make the aisle runs – she was ON IT.

It was the craziest and coolest thing I ever saw while flying.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-weirdest-things-flight-attendants-have-seen-in-their-line-of-duty

Originally Posted On: 2015-05-12

First off, Airlines themselves are fairly profitable – now. Their earnings tend to fluctuate wildly but in sync with the price of oil.

Their EBIT margin to earn that is definitely very small though:

On average, airlines around the world have a less than 5% margin on Earnings before Interest and Taxes. That’s tiny.

They are in a very tough spot – the world needs them to exist, but airlines need to make enough of a profit to survive in the years to cover their overwhelming debt due to the volatile oil industry.

They therefore will consistently operate as frugally as they possibly can so that they can build up a war chest for the lean years that will undoubtedly return.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Do-airline-companies-really-operate-on-a-slim-profit-margin

Originally Posted On: 2016-03-03

Quite simply, I answered questions.

Most of them are obscure. I don’t have a ton of followers and haven’t gotten a load of upvotes until recently, but I have a diverse background, a lot of niche experience and a genuine desire to be helpful.

At some point, I noticed a lot of Quora people among the people following me, and other Top Writers as well.

So, I guess just being myself was enough to do it.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-did-Top-Writers-do-to-become-Top-Writers-How-do-they-keep-themselves-motivated

Originally Posted On: 2016-01-19

The main “hack” you need to know as a cat owner is this:

If your cat is being affectionate, it likely wants you to do something.

It is up to you as the owner to determine what that thing is.

Generally, the more affectionate the cat is, the more important the thing is to the cat’s wellbeing.

A cat’s natural state is to be asleep. In the short amount of time during the day that it is awake, it will want to eat, drink, use the litter box and perhaps play (if there is time before going back to sleep).

If there is something impeding it from any of the above, it will turn to you to put the world to rights, and its outlet is cuteness.

It is truly unfortunate for the cats of this world that humans consistently misread their attempts at telling us they are dying of thirst and starving to death as telling us how much they love and appreciate us.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-useful-hacks-for-a-cat-owner

Originally Posted On: 2015-03-23

I can’t do either unfortunately. Flying in Friday and out Sunday morning.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/Would-any-women-attending-the-2016-Quora-TW-Mountain-View-Meetup-be-interested-in-a-womens-breakfast-in-San-Francisco-on-Sunday-morning

Originally Posted On: 2016-05-30

Well, there is a distinction that needs to be made between the stated reason and the motivation behind it, because they are often not the same thing.

In fact, for me it never is.

In one case, I quit a position that I’d held for years to go to a company that I knew wasn’t entirely stable for the stated reason of:

“I miss being in the game industry.”

The internal reality was:

“I am in a dead-end job and can’t bear to be here another day in this soul-sucking nightmare.”

Another time, I quit a job with the stated reason of:

“My husband is moving and I need to follow him, cuz relationships.”

Internal reason:

He’d already moved. I was very distracted by it and had to decide whether or not to follow.

Curiously, a few years later, my husband quit his dream job with the stated (and internal) reason of:

“I miss my wife. I quit.”

He was an airline pilot and he was away too much.

Joke’s on him though – as a speaker and trainer, I’m on the road a lot to go into companies and do workshops 🙂

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/What-reason-have-you-quit-a-job-over

Originally Posted On: 2016-03-20

People often get busy, especially recruiters.

For something like this, I’d send an immediate thank you, and my follow-up rule is 3 days after your expected response time, and another 10 days later if still no response before giving up.

Originally Posted: https://www.quora.com/After-my-interview-the-Human-Resources-recruiter-said-he-would-get-back-to-me-by-the-end-of-the-week-It-is-now-Friday-What-should-I-do

Originally Posted On: 2015-12-26