Things You Didn't Learn in School (But Need to Know in the Real World)

How do you survive a poorly run meeting? How do you explain your ideas in thirty seconds? Guy Kawasaki—Apple evangelist—tells you in tiny snippets what you need to be able to do in the office environment and how to do it in a recent blog post on his site, How to Change the World. (Skip past the quiz to get right into the meat of the post.)

Among other things, Kawasaki gives his brief thoughts on how to leave an effective voicemail, how to give an effective PowerPoint presentation, and how to negotiate effectively. None of this stuff is breaking news for Business Hacks readers, but it's a great reminder of how we can all get better at doing everyday tasks.