Word: grinning
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...Team!" Her energy and the dizzying, euphoric music of the six-piece band galvanizes the capacity crowd at the Astoria. The central London venue regularly welcomes world-class performers, but few appear to inspire such kinetic joy in their audiences. The lights refract off toothy grins and illuminate a sea of enthusiasts bouncing up and down as the band crank back up to the strains of Ladyflash, the Go! Team's set closer. Earnest and angular rock may be all the rage, but the Go! Team's angst-free confections make you dance and wave your arms. Last year, though...
...comfortable working a crowd. Teachers must learn quickly to captivate their audience and minimize the shenanigans of any wise-cracking troublemakers. Concerning the latter, Ruchira Saha, a co-director of the Harvard Program for International Education (HPIE), admits that “you’ve got to grin and bear it—and that really toughens you up as a person.”6. Share your love of learning: Close to 70 percent of teachers come from the bottom 30 percent of their college graduating classes. We as a student body have the power to change that...
...convinced," he told the U.S. Defense Secretary about claims that weapons of mass destruction were hidden in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.) Schröder was not an active '68er. But he too absorbed the values of the protesters and their hunger for social justice. His ready grin and populist touch were for many young Germans a welcome relief from Helmut Kohl, his predecessor as Chancellor, whose fondness for woollen sweaters and oompah brass bands reminded many of a past their parents and grandparents preferred not to discuss. Schröder's ease in front of the camera...
First of all, make sure you smile, even if it’s sort of a half-grin. After all, you want to at least give the impression that you’re actually a nice person. If you enter a room with a stern face and gruff, stand-offish demeanor, even I would run away. Second, although it may go against your Harvard instinct, master the art of small talk. That doesn’t mean you should talk about the weather—unless you’re trying to engage an ESPP concentrator with your knowledge...
...post-game press conference, O’Hagan was affable, deflecting questions with a grin and passing credit to his teammates, but as he talked, there was a sense of continuity with last season...