How To Stand Out In An Interview

Courtesy LifeHacker



You've just landed a job interview for a position you really want. Congratulations! Now, you know you only get one chance to impress, but how exactly do you do that? Given all of the conflicting advice out there and the changing rules of getting a job, it's no wonder that job seekers are confused about how to best prepare for and perform in an interview.
What the Experts Say
One common piece of advice is to "take charge" of the interview. John Lees, a career strategist and author of The Interview Expert: How to Get the Job You Want and Job Interviews: Top Answers to Tough Questions, says this advice is misleading: "The reality is that the interviewer is in control. Your job is to be as helpful as you can." Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at Egon Zehnder International and the author of Great People Decisions, agrees: "You need to help interviewers do the right thing since most of them don't follow best practices." According to Fernández-Aráoz, who has interviewed more than 20,000 candidates in his 26 years as a search consultant, most interviewers fall prey to unconscious biases and focus too heavily on experience rather than competence. It's your responsibility to make sure this doesn't happen. Here's how.

Prepare, Prepare, Prepare:
Most people know they need to show up to the interview having done their homework, but both Fernández-Aráoz and Lees agree that people rarely prepare enough. "You can never invest enough in terms of preparation. You should find out as much as possible about the company, how it's organized, its culture, the relevant industry trends, and some information about the interviewer," says Fernández-Aráoz. He also advises researching the specific job challenges. This will allow you to demonstrate you have what it takes to fill the role.

Formulate a strategy:
Before you enter the room, decide what three or four messages you want to convey to the interviewer. These should "show the connection between what you have achieved and what is really needed to succeed in the specific job and context," says Fernández-Aráoz. Lees says the best way to do this is to draft narratives ahead of time. "People buy into stories far more than they do evidence or data," he says. Your stories should be concise and interesting. Make sure they have a good opening line, such as, "I'm going to tell you about a time that I rescued the organization." Then, learn them like the back of your hand. Know how they begin and end so you can relay them without stumbling or sounding like a robot. Whenever possible, use one of your stories to answer an interview question.

Emphasize your potential:
"No candidate will ever be perfect, and you will be no exception," says Fernández-Aráoz. Instead of harping on where your resume might fall short—or letting the interviewer do the same—focus on your potential. This is often a far better indicator of future job performance. "If your past achievements are not directly related to the job, but you've demonstrated a great ability to learn and adapt to new situations, you should very clearly articulate that," says Fernández-Aráoz. For example, if you're interviewing for an international role but have no global experience, you might explain how your ability to influence others in a cross-functional role, such as between production and sales, proves your ability to collaborate with different types of people from different cultures.

Ace the first 30 seconds:
First impressions matter. Lees points to psychological research that shows that people form opinions about your personality and intelligence in the first 30 seconds of the interview. "How you speak, how you enter the room, and how comfortable you look are really important," he says. People who perform best in interviews start off by speaking clearly but slowly, walk with confidence, and think through what "props" they will carry so they don't appear over-cluttered. Lees suggests rehearsing your entrance several times. You can even record yourself on video and play it back without the sound so you can see precisely how you are presenting yourself and make adjustments. The same applies to phone interviews. You need to use the first 30 seconds of the conversation to establish yourself as a confident, calm voice on the line.

Don't be yourself:
Lees calls the "be yourself" advice "demonstrably untrue." He says, "It's a trained improvised performance where you're trying to present the best version of you." Bring as much energy and enthusiasm to the interview as you can. But don't oversell yourself. Because there's an oversupply in the talent market, employers are wary that people are exaggerating their experience and skills. "If you're going to make a statement about what you can achieve, you need to back it up with hard evidence," Lees says.

Be ready for the tough questions:
Many people worry about how to answer questions about a pause in their work history, a short stay at a recent job, or other blemishes on their CV. Again, the best approach is to prepare in advance. Don't just have one answer for these difficult questions. Lee suggests three lines of defense. First, have a simple, straightforward answer that doesn't go into too much detail. Then have two additional answers ready so that if the interviewer follows up, you have something further to say. For example, if you didn't finish a degree that would've been helpful to the job, be ready to answer an initial question with something like, "I felt it was better to go straight into the work world." If the interviewer pushes further, be ready with another level of detail, such as, "I thought about it carefully. I knew it would carry negative connotations but I thought I would learn a lot more by working." Lees says, "The key is to never be pushed so far that you are left high and dry without a smart answer."

Be flexible in the room:
Even with all of the right preparation, you can never predict exactly how the interview will go. "You need the radar working in the room. A good candidate knows how to tweak the performance to play to different situations," says Lees. Ask yourself: Do I need to supply better answers? Do I need to work on my tone? Do I need to just shut up? "A lot of interviewers like to hear themselves talk and you should be willing to let them," says Lees. Adapt to the circumstances.

When it's going poorly:
There are times when it's clear the interview is not going well. Perhaps the interviewer is not engaged or you stumbled over answers to some important questions. Resist the temptation to agonize over what's already happened. "That's a surefire way to get lost," Lees says. Instead, focus on the moment. "Concentrate on answering the current question as if it's the first," he says. You can also redirect the conversation by acknowledging the situation. You might say something like, "I'm not sure if I'm giving you what you need" and see how the interviewer reacts. "You just have to be sure you aren't digging a deeper hole," says Lees.

Principles to Remember:
Do:

1. Find out as much as you can about the job qualifications ahead of time
2. Prepare concise stories that demonstrate your ability to do the job
3. Rehearse the first 30 seconds of the interview—they matter most

Don't:

1.  Panic if the interview is going poorly—focus on giving the best possible answer to the current question
2. Try to anticipate exactly how the interview will go—be prepared to adapt to what's happening in the room
3. Answer a tough question all at once—reserve detail for follow-up questions

Ever Wondered Why Competitors Open Their Store Next To One Another?

I've always wondered why similar kind of shops are found in a particular area and eventually some areas have found its own identity for being famous for those stores. Here is an interesting video explaining the reason why competitors open their stores or outlets close to each other.

Sonnenschiff: Solar City Produces 4X the Energy it Consumes

Although net-zero projects have been creating a lot of buzz lately in the field of green building, the Sonnenschiff solar city in Freiburg, Germany is very much net positive. The self-sustaining city accomplishes this feat through smart solar design and lots and lots of photovoltaic panels pointed in the right direction. It seems like a simple strategy — but designers often incorporate solar installations as an afterthought, or worse, as a label. Designed by Rolf Disch, the Sonnenschiff (Solar Ship) and Solarsiedlung (Solar Village) emphasize power production from the start by smartly incorporating a series of large rooftop solar arrays that double as sun shades. The buildings are also built to Passivhaus standards, which allows the project to produce four times the amount of energy it consumes!

The project started out as a vision for an entire community — the medium-density project balances size, accessibility, green space, and solar exposure. In all, 52 homes make up a neighborhood anchored to Sonnenschiff, a mixed-use residential and commercial building that emphasizes livability with a minimal footprint.

The homes are designed to the Passivhaus standard and have great access to passive solar heating and daylight. Each home features a very simple shed roof with deep overhangs that allows winter sun in while shading the building from the summer sun.

The penthouses on top of the Sonnenschiff have access to rooftop gardens that make full use of all available solar resources. The rooftops feature a rainwater recycling system that irrigates the gardens and supplies the toilets with greywater.

The project also makes use of a woodchip boiler for heat in the winter, further decreasing its environmental footprint. Advanced technologies like phase-change materials and vacuum insulation significantly boost the thermal performance of the buildings’ wall systems.

The project’s simple envelope design is brightened by a colorful and dynamic façade. Gardens and paths cross through the development as well, linking the inhabitants. Offices and stores expand the livability of the community while contributing a sense of communal purpose.

The project’s interior spaces have a lot of natural light. Triple-pane windows allow for a lot of glazing without the heat loss penalty.

Smart orientation was a key strategy used to maximize energy efficiency. The buildings are separated so as to provide sufficient light to the lower floors in the winter months.

The home’s feature a simple passive heating and cooling strategy.

Courtesy: www.Inhabitat.com

SCAM Ads

Scam Ads also known as Chip-shop Ads or Ghost Ads are the ads made by the advertising agencies to enter the advertising awards and gain recognition. The charges of publication or telecasting is taken care by the ad agencies themselves. Most of the times there aren't even any real clients and even if there are any, then many a times they are the neighborhood stores or hair saloon or any such client who won't mind getting a free ad made and published. Usually to just get qualified for an award they have to publish these ads and to be a qualifier these ads are usually published in some 3rd grade magazines or if its TV ad, then they are telecasted on TV on some local Cable Tv or after mid-night when the cost for telecasting is the cheapest.
There is always a lot of criticism about Scam Ads entering the awards, most of the time unrecognized and being unfair to the genuine ones.Also critics believe that the advertisements should be awarded not just based on the creativity of the ad but also the impact of those ads.  However there have been incidences where the Scam Ads have won prestigious awards but later when it was found that these ads were never published and they do not even have the approval of the clients then they were stripped of the awards. These stunts are not only done by the start-up agencies who are seeking recognition but there are many globally reputed and top Ad-agencies also involved in making Scam Ads. For instance in 2009 FP7 Doha a well reputed Ad Agency won the prestigious Dubai Lynx Awards for its advertisements for Samsung, but later Samsung declared that those ads were never made for the company and these were fake advertisements and in the end the agency had to be stripped off the awards.

On the other hand there are awards which are specially meant for the Scam Ads or Chip Shop Ads  which they prefer to call, which are all about recognizing creativity.

The Scam Ads, Ghost Ads or The Chip Shop Ads  what ever we may call it will always be looked at differently by different groups  for various reasons. However the famous ad agency Oglivy talks about how to go about making your own Scam Ad please follow the link to know more.
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/ogilvy_group_ukraine_ogilvy_on_scam_advertising?size=_original

The History of Time Keeping

Everyday goes with one question passing our mind at least once, "Wish there was a little more time."

Lets understand through this video where it all started.

Courtesy TEDEd:

Bicycles for a Greener and Healthier Tomorrow.

Sitting on a bike or in car in the peak hours of traffic in the city only thing that keeps running in my mind is "What is the future of this city going to be?"  The number of cars on the road has gone up exponentially over a decade and still rising, making the roads more congested than ever. If this continues then we are going to spend substantial percentage of our life sitting in cars burning out fossil fuel which ultimately burns our pocket. The locality which we once called our neighbourhood no longer seems to be so with the traffic and the time taken to reach there.

Its time to look at a transport system which could give us a future which makes transport easier, greener and also goes easy on our pockets. Its time that we get back to cycling, the most Eco-friendly way of transport and the cheapest one. However it is difficult to go around the entire city on bicycle, but certainly if the distance is considerable enough we could avoid vehicles cutting down the traffic in our neighbourhood and burning those extra calories instead of burning them at a gym and end up paying a lot more.

To encourage more people to take up bicycling, the infrastructure of the city could also be developed by having seperate lanes for bicycles and also rengineering the traffic system to be more bicycle friendly. We could learn from a city like Amsterdam which is the most bicycle friendly city in the world. The officials from around the world are constantly visiting Amsterdam to learn the best practices seeing the need for the future. However for a country like India and the population so huge its very difficult to have such a transition in a short time but after all its a country like India which has a greater need to take up this practice and tackle this issue.
Please take a look at this video which shows the bike culture of the most bike friendly city of the world.

Lets take up bicycles for a greener and a healthier tomorrow.
Cheers!

India- Pakistan Match: The Most Happening.

It was March 18, 2012. Sunday and I was as excited as everyone else. It was the day when India played Pakistan in Asia Cup 2012. Later in the day as the match started I was watching the match in a crowded room where there was hardly any room to breathe.

There was never so much crowd in our hostel TV room for previous matches. As the match was going on I started wondering why is India- Pakistan match was given so much importance. I know if I asked any of my friends they would say it because Pakistan is our rival in cricket. However, I would believe that countries like Australia or South Africa are much stronger teams and matches against them are likely to be more interesting and tough for the World Champions (India).

However, when I asked myself honestly and thought about it for sometime, I realised that its the hatred which we still have somewhere in the corner of our hearts against Pakistan which makes this match so interesting and we want our home side to win so desperately. I really wonder why do we still have this hatred in our hearts? Is it because we had two wars with that country? Or is it because the government there is providing base to the terrorists who are responsible for most of the attack in India? Then if I start measuring on that scale then I hate India more than any other country. It is due to our Government servants' irresponsibility that many of the common men are loosing lives in Government Hospitals, more than the number of people Ajmal Kasab has killed. It is due to irresposibility of some Indians there are many rapists and murderers among us. Even today in this country there are many doctors who reveal the sex of child before they are born, which results in killing of a girl even before she is born. So its upto to us to decide who is better Ajmal Kasab or the ones I metioned above.

I am not justifying Pakistan's support towards terrorism or Ajmal Kasab but I find no reason to have any hatred towards our neighbours when our country itself is so messed up. At least from the educated youngsters I hope to have a positive perception towards Pakistan, who have been the victims of the terror attacks more than India in recent past.

I look to have some criticism on this post, I believe everyone has a  right to have an opinion so feel free to comment.

Global Warming and Food Habits

Ever wondered how our food habits can effect the environment, never did I untill I watched this interesting video of Graham Hill. I always felt the guilt of a life being lost whenever I had meat in my plate but that guilt was always defeated by the taste. After watching this video I realised that it wasn't only me who always thinks of being a vegetarian  one day which never comes. This short 4 minutes video is interesting and inspiring, do have a look at it.

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Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson talks about importance of cretivity and how our education system is bound by industrialism. This is an interesting video which talks about how children at a young age stop coming out with original and creative ideas out of fear of committing mistakes.

हिंदी हैं हम वतन हैं हिंदुस्तान हमारा हमारा सारे जहाँ से अच्छा

हिंदी हैं हम वतन हैं हिंदुस्तान हमारा हमारा सारे जहाँ से अच्छा

हिंदी हैं हम वतन हैं हिंदुस्तान हमारा हमारा सारे जहाँ से अच्छा - मुझे आज भी याद है की यह गाना और ऐसे ही कई और गाने हमने स्कूल के स्वतंत्रता दिवस आदि के कार्यक्रमों में बखूबी गाये हैं.

लेकिन फिर भी हम अंग्रेजी में कुशलता, निपुणता आदि हासिल करने के पीछे भागते रहते हैं.

हममें से अधिकतर लोग अपनी मातृभाषा को इतनी आसानी से क्यूँ भूलते जा रहे हैं?

हममें से अधिकतर को क्यूँ शर्म आती है जब हम अंग्रेजी में अछे से बात नहीं कर पाते?

दोस्तों के साथ हम क्यूँ अंग्रेजी में बात करना चाहते हैं जबकि हम सब को हिंदी बोलनी आती है?

बहुत से लोग क्यूँ इतने गर्व से कहते हैं - "अरे मुझे हिंदी की संख्या नहीं आती. ज़रा अंग्रेजी में तो बताना कितने पैसे हुए?" या फिर - "ढाई मतलब क्या वक़्त हुआ है? और सवा मतलब कितना?"

कोई यह क्यूँ नहीं सोचता की नहीं आता है तो सीख लेना चाहिए. आखिर हिंदी हमारी मातृभाषा है. यह दुर्गति केवल हिंदी की नहीं परन्तु अनेक भारतीय भाषाओँ की है.

गौरतलब तो यह है की केवल आम आदमी ही नहीं, किन्तु देश के मार्गदर्शक नेता भी इसी "अंग्रेजी बोलो" दौड़ में शामिल हैं. किसी अन्य देश में जाकर हमारे नेता - प्रधानमंत्री, राष्ट्रपति, इत्यादि - जब भाषण देते हैं तो टूटी फूटी अंग्रेजी में ही देंगे. अरे जब हिंदी अच्छे से आती है तो उसमे भाषण देने में शर्म कैसी? पर नहीं, हिंदी में बोलना तो बड़ा तुच्छ हो जाता है. यह तो तब हाल है जब ट्रांसलेटर/ इंटरप्रेटर की सुविधा हमारे नेता गण को आसानी से उपलब्ध है.

कभी टीवी पर देखा है की भारत यात्रा पर आये हुए चीनी प्रधानमंत्री ने अंग्रेजी या हिंदी में भाषण देने की कोशिश करी? नहीं. कभी नहीं. वे केवल अपनी भाषा में बोलते हैं, जिसको समझ आ जाये बहुत अच्छा है, और अगर नहीं आये, तो ट्रांसलेटर की आवाज़ में सुने और समझ ले. मेरे ख्याल से येही है उनकी तरक्की का राज़.

हम बड़ी बड़ी बैठकों में अपनी अंग्रेजी साहित्य की जानकारी का प्रदर्शन करते हैं. क्या कभी यह सोचते हैं की हमें अपने देश के कितने ग्रंथो के बारे में पता है? क्या कभी हमने हिंदी या अन्य भारतीय भाषाओँ के साहित्य को पढने की कोशिश भी करी है? फ्रेंच, स्पनिश सीखने की आतुरता हमेशा रहती है परन्तु तमिल, पंजाबी, मराठी आदि भाषाओँ को सीखने में हमारी कोई रूचि नहीं है.

मुझे आशा है की जब कभी भी में अपने ही लिखे इस कथन को दोबारा पढूं तो मेरा यह हिंदी एवं अन्य भारतीय भाषाओँ के प्रोत्साहन का संकल्प दुगना हो जाये.

SMART GARDENING

Wondering what to do with plastic bottles? Here you go! In Valencia, the Association Huertos Urbanos Benimaclet found a great idea: Recycle plastic bottles as pots to create a vertical garden. You can easily have your own organic garden planting salads, peppers, basil, parsley and other spices. Or you can also decorate a wall with colored flowers.
Leave the seeds one day in water and put each one in wet cotton. When they have germinated:
1) cut the plastic bottle,
2) add some earth
3) plant the seeds
4) water it.
-    Easy to do
-    Very cheap – cost less than one dollar for the seeds
-    Helps recycling plastic bottles and improve your environment.

The Soft Power.

In this video Shashi Tharoor talks about the soft power of the country. A very interesting and powerful speech which manages to hold the audience throughout. Don't miss it.

Things To Keep In Mind While Negotiating

Everyone likes to get the best deal out of a negitiation. Finance guru and author Herb Cohen says the process will be a lot easier if you keep three crucial variables in mind. The video above is an oldie but goodie talk from Herb Cohen from ten years ago on the subject. These tips may not work every time and in every situation, but they're worth keeping in mind when you need to stand your ground and come to an agreement with someone.

Daydreaming Can Be Good for Your Brain

Great news for all the students! Letting your mind wander from time to time can actually help your brain process information, and can serve as a workout for your "working memory," or your mental capacity for handling multiple thoughts and dealing with competing issues simultaneously. In fact, a new study published in the journal Psychological Science suggests that if you frequently catch yourself daydreaming, you may have a strong working memory—meaning you can focus on multiple things and daydream without forgetting the things you have to work on.
Granted, the study draws the line between people who daydream because they're bored and subsequently forget everything they were doing before they started daydreaming, and people who daydream because the things they're working on simply doesn't require their full attention. "Working memory" is that ability to process multiple things in your head at once—or in other words, what you're using on the long commute home when you're thinking about what you'll make for dinner when you get home, whether you'll have time to play a few video games or fire up a movie, when you should check in with the office again, if you have any chores to do when you get home, all while you're trying to safely drive through rush-hour traffic.
To support the conclusion that daydreaming may be actually mental exercise for your working memory, researchers asked groups of people from 18 to 65 to do simple tasks—so simple their full attention wasn't required—and then followed up with some light cognitive tests to have participants remember letters while doing simple math equations. In almost all cases, the individuals who admitted to their mind wandering during the simple tasks did better on the cognitive tests. The researchers concluded that while everyone did well on the tests, those people with more working memory are likely to use it to do more mentally even when they're supposed to be doing something else—effectively daydreaming.
This isn't the first research to indicate that daydreaming could be good for your brain. So if your attention tends to wander a bit while you work on other things, don't feel too bad about it. As long as it doesn't make you less creative and productive, you could actually be getting more done with the brainpower you have.
Do you catch yourself daydreaming from time to time? Do you feel like it helps or hurts your productivity? For more information on the study—which was published in the March 14th edition of Psychological Science,  let us know what you think in the comments.

Use Mirroring and Matching to Build a Good Rapport and Become More Persuasive

Persuading a friend, boss, or coworker of your point can be tough even if you have a set of stats to back you up. According to Stepcase Lifehack, one of the most underutilized techniques for being more persuasive is building a good rapport through matching and mirroring.
Instead of arguing your point in your own private way, mirror the person you're talking to in body language, speed of your voice, volume, and even your word choice. You need to be subtle when doing this, but it's a subconscious way to make the person you're speaking with more comfortable. If they cross their legs, cross yours. If they speak with hand gestures, you should do the same. It's not just the physical aspects. Change the volume of your voice and the speed of the the conversation to match as well. If they're talking slowly and in a deep voice, try to do the same.
The idea is that you build relationships with people you admire and when you act similar to the person you're talking to, they subconsciously admire you more. Hit up the post on Stepcase Lifehack for a few more ways to use rapport to become more persuasive.

12 Golden Rules of Email Etiquette

As with any human interaction there are a certain set of unwritten rules of etiquette.  Not sticking to the basic etiquette of email can lead to annoyed friends or even get you in quite a bit of hot water at the office and even leave you with your job on the line.  Whether you’re new to email or painfully clueless, there are 12 absolute golden rules one must adhere to in email communication.

1. Do not – under any circumstances – forward chain letters
A chain email or one of those messages full of inappropriate jokes or pictures are some of the most annoying things you can receive on your email especially when they are from people you actually know. Threatening your friends with possible death for not forwarding a creepy message is never a good idea! Not even if you preface the message with, “I don’t normally forward these but…”!


2. Respond to group emails appropriately

This is usually a novice mistake.  There is a difference between the “reply” button and the “reply all” button when responding to an email.  If you’re part of a group message which one you choose can make a huge difference.  Be very careful when responding to group messages as your response will be sent to everyone else in that group, this has been known to get people in some serious trouble.


3. Use actual English
Text message or chat room short hand is almost never acceptable via email messages.  While terms like “lol” or “jk” may save a half of a second in typing a message it can come off extremely unprofessional and even make you look childish. It is better to spell it out and save your image especially in professional messages but even in your private ones.


4. Don’t use your company email for private emails
Even if your company doesn’t already disallow this, it’s simply not a good idea to use your company email for personal use.  Many larger companies or companies with proprietary secrets to protect will screen and even sample the emails of their employees.  Seriously.  You may not want your boss to know your weekend plans so take that extra couple of minutes to send all of your personal messages through your own account.


5. Utilize CC and BCC properly

These cool little tools aren’t only great timesavers but they’ve been known to work as proof a message has been sent and save your butt.  CC or carbon copy sends a copy of your message to this third party.  BCC or blind carbon copy will send a copy to the third party but in secret.  The use of BCC is most commonly used when sending a group email to people who may not know each other in an effort to keep the names and email addresses private.


6. Be careful what you say

It’s a bit of a creepy thought but every single email ever sent has been saved somewhere in cyberspace.  This means being very careful about what you say is more important than you may think.  Think about the possible repercussions of your words or if it were to fall into the wrong hands.


7. Lose the attitude

It’s easy to forget that there is an actual human being on the other end of the computer.  A bad attitude, anger and frustration are still somehow palpable via email messages if you’re not careful.  Utilize the convenience of email messaging to take a minute or a day to respond to an upsetting message so you don’t say something you don’t mean – or at least shouldn’t say.


8. Don’t be a spammer
If it hasn’t happened already your email account will likely be hacked one day.  Other than reinforcing that you should change your passwords frequently to protect your personal information, the hackers usually will use your account to spam your friends.  Though it’s not your fault it’s email etiquette to promptly apologize and warn your friends and colleagues of the spamming.


9. Respect laws and regulations

These days there actually are laws and regulations put into place dictating what you can and cannot send, for example bulk messages to receivers in certain countries.  Also you should be aware of your companies’ policies on using your company email system to promote a side business or a personal cause.  Yes you may actually get in trouble for blasting a message to your office advertising that your daughter is selling Girl Scout cookies.



10. Get clarification
If you find an email confusing or the tone of the email is ambiguous it is perfectly fine email etiquette to ask for clarification from the sender. Effective communication is difficult enough, but when you detract the physical human interaction and remove the subtleties of spoken language, meaning can be extremely confusing.  Ask questions but don’t forget the tact.



11. Delete unnecessary content
When responding or forwarding a message it never hurts to delete unnecessary information.  If you find yourself in the midst of a long email conversation you may want to delete the older portions of the conversation to help speed up the sending and receiving process.  It is particularly polite to delete that obnoxious send/receive information at the top of the message when forwarding a message.  This information is generally unnecessary and a visual eyesore.



12. Keep signatures simple
Using an automatic signature for your email messages is a great feature and is definitely encouraged.  What is not encouraged are those email signatures 20 lines long.  There is simply no need for this! Convention dictates typically your name, basic contact information, position, and maybe a website link.  Pictures of your adorable puppy or long Shakespearean quotes are definitely to be avoided.
The rules of email etiquette are fairly simply and once you’re familiar with them become somewhat intuitive as you go along. Sticking to the above 12 golden rules should give you a strong jump-start on still quite a few of email senders out there!

Marketing Through Physics.

A very interesting video where Dan Cobley explains how Marketing also follows the laws of physics.
Interesting video at the same time very informative and shows a whole new dimension towards the subject.

English Root Words.

In our professional life good vocabulary plays a vital role. However, everytime we learn a word unless its put to use regularly we find it extremely difficult to keep it in our mind for a longer time. One of the easy ways to learn worsd in english is to learn the root words, which are basically from languages like Greek, Latin, French, etc. from which English has derived. The following root wors will help us learn English vocabulary faster, a bit easily and remember forever.

Link	Root	Meanings	Sample Words and Definitions
	a/n	not, without	abyss - without bottom; achromatic - without color; anhydrous - without water
	a	on	afire - on fire; ashore - on the shore; aside - on the side
	ab/s, a	from, away, off	abduct - carry away by force; abnormal - away from normal, not normal; absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from; abbreviate: to shorten.
	ac, ad	to, toward, near	accelerate - to increase the speed of; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained; admittance - allowing into;
	acro	top, height, tip, beginning	acrobat - a "high walker"; acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word; acrophobia - fear of height
	act	do	activity - something that a person does; react - to do something in response; interaction - communication between two or more things
	aer/o	air	aerate - to let air reach something; aerial - relating to the air; aerospace - the air space
	agr/i/o	farming	agriculture - management of the land, agribusiness - making money by utilizing land; agrarian - relating to the management of land
	alg/o	pain	neuralgia - pain caused by a nerve; analgesic - a drug that makes one pain free; nostalgia - aching for the familiar
	ambi, amphi	both, on both sides, around	ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally; ambiguous - having more than one meaning; ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing
	ambul	walk, move	amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way; ambulant - walking or moving around; ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient
	ami/o	love	amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable; amity - friendly and peaceful relations; amorous - showing romantic love
	ana	up, back, against, again, throughout	analysis - a close examination of something; anatomy - the structure of something as visible when cut up for analysis; anachronism - not being in the right place in time
	andr/o	man, male	androgynous - being both male and female; android - resembling a human; misandry - hatred towards men
	anim	life, spirit	animal - a living organism; animate - to make alive; equanimity - of balanced spirit
	ann/enn	year	anniversary - a date observed once a year; annual - happening once a year; millennium - 1,000 years
	ante	before, in front	antecede - to come before something in time; antemeridian - before noon; anteroom- a small room before the main room
	anth/o	flower	chrysanthemum and amaranth - names of flowers; anthology - a collection of treasured writings; anthozoan - half plant, half animal, like anemones and corals.
	anthrop/o	human	anthropology - the study of mankind; anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things; philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)
	anti	against, opposite of	antibody - a substance that destroys micro-organisms; antiseptic - preventing infection;  antisocial - opposing social norm
	apo, apho	away, off, separate	aphorism - a short expression of a general truth; apology - an explicit expression of regret, apostrophe - a small dash used in place of an omitted letter
	aqu/a	water	aquarium - a water container for fish; aquatic- relating to water; aqueduct - a pipeline for water
	arbor	tree	arborist - someone working with trees; arbor - a shady area formed by trees; arborous - having many trees
	arch/i	chief, most important, rule	archbishop - the highest ranking bishop; archenemy - chief or worst enemy; matriarch - a female who rules a group; monarch - a king or queen
	arch/a/i	primitive, ancient	archaeology - the study of ancient cultures; archaic - belonging to an earlier period; archive - a collection of historical materials
	arthr/o	joint	arthroscope - a tool to see inside a joint; arthritis - inflammation of a joint; arthropod - invertebrates with jointed legs, like spiders, crustaceans, insects
	art	skill	artifact - object made by a person's skill; artisan - a person skilled in a craft; artist - a person who creates skillfully
	astro, aster	star, stars, outer space	astronaut - a person traveling to the stars; astronomer - someone who studies the stars; asterisk - a star-shaped sign used as a reference tool
	aud/i/io	hear	audible - loud enough to be heard; audience - people who listen to a program; audiovisual - relating to sound and vision
	auto	self, same, one	autocrat - a person who governs with absolute power; autograph - a person's own signature; automatic - moving by itself
	avi/a	bird	aviary - a large enclosure for birds; aviatrix - a female airplane pilot; aviation - the art of designing or operating aircraft
	bar/o	pressure, weight	baric - pertaining to pressure, esp. of the atmosphere;  milliard - metric unit, equal to 1/1000th of a bar; baryon - heavy elementary particle
	bell/i	war	bellicose - warlike; belligerent - hostile, ready to fight; rebel - person who opposes and fights
	bene	good, well	benefactor - person who gives money to a cause; beneficial - producing a good effect; benevolent - showing kindness or goodwill
	bi/n	two, twice, once in every two	biannual - happening twice a year; binoculars - optical device with two lenses; bilateral - of or involving two sides
	bibli/o	book	bibliography - a list of books used as sources; bibliomania - an extreme love of books; bibliophile - a person who loves books
	bio	life, living matter	biography- a life story written by another person; biology - the science of life; biosphere - Earth's surface inhabited by living things
	blast/o	cell, primitive, immature cell	blastula - an early stage of embryonic development; fibroblast - a cell that forms connective tissue; blastoderm - the layer surrounding the inside of an egg
	capt, cept, ceive	take, hold	intercept - to stop or interrupt; perceive - to take notice of something; captivating - taking hold of
	cardi/o	heart	cardiac - relating to the heart; cardiogenic - resulting from heart disease; cardiologist - a heart doctor
	carn/i	flesh, meat	carnivorous - flesh-eating; carnal - pertaining to the body or flesh; incarnate - given bodily form
	cata	down, against completely,  intensive, according to	cataclysm - a flood or other disaster, catalog - a complete listing; catastrophe - turning for the worst, a substantial disaster
	caust, caut	to burn	cauterize - to burn with a hot instrument; caustic - capable of burning or eating away; holocaust - total devastation, especially by fire
	cede, ceed, cess	go, yield	exceed - to go beyond the limits;  recede - to go back; accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained;
	celer	fast	accelerate - to increase the speed of; decelerate - to reduce the speed of
	cent/i	hundred, hundredth	centennial- the 100th anniversary; centimeter - 1/100 of a meter; century - 100 years
	centr/o/i	center	egocentric - self-centered; eccentric - not having a common center, not according to norm; centrifugal - moving outward from a center
	cephal/o	head	encephalitis - inflammation of the brain; cephalic - pertaining to the head; cephalopod - marine mollusks like octopus and squid who have tentacles growing from their head
	cerebr/o	brain	cerebral - pertaining to the brain; cerebrate - to use the brain; cerebrospinal - pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord
	cert	sure	ascertain- to find out something with certainty; certain - being absolutely sure; certify - to state that something is true
	chrom/o chromat/o, chros	color, pigment	achromatic - without color; chromium - a blue-white metallic chemical element, chromatics - the study of color
	chron/o	time	chronic - lasting for a long time; chronological - arranging events in time order, synchronize - happening at the same time
	chrys/o	gold, yellow	chrysanthemum and helichrysum - golden/yellow flowers; chrysolite - a yellowish gem
	cide, cise	cut, kill	homicide - murder; incisor - a sharp tooth for cutting food; insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects
	circum, circle	around, about	circumnavigate - to sail around; circumscribe - to draw around; circumspect - looking around
	claim, clam	shout, speak out	clamor - to shout and make noise; exclaim - to cry out loudly and suddenly; proclamation - something announced officially in public
	clar	clear	clarification - an explanation; clarify - to make something clear; declare - to state something clearly
	clud, clus	close	conclusion - the end or last part; exclusion - shutting out, rejecting; seclude - to keep away from; to isolate
	cline	lean	inclination - a leaning toward; incline - a surface that slopes or leans; recline - to lean back and relax
	co	with, together, joint	coauthor - writer who collaborates with another author; coeducation - educating males and females together; cohousing - planning your neighborhood in an intentional neighborly fashion
	col	together, jointly	Collaborate - to work together; collision - smashing together; colloquial - words formed by everday interaction
	com	together, common	commemorate - to memorize together; composition - an arrangement or putting together of parts; commune - living together while owning things in common
	cogn/i	know	cognition - process of acquiring knowledge;  incognito - disguised so no one knows you; recognize - to discover that one knows
	con	with, jointly	concur - to agree with someone; contemporary - of the same time period as others; convention - a gathering of people with a common interest
	contra/o	against, opposite	contradict to argue against, Contraflow, contraception, contrary not in agreement, controversy disagreement
	corp/o	body	corporation - a company recognized by law as a single body; corpse - a dead body; corporal - pertaining to the body
	cosm/o	universe	cosmonaut - a Russian astronaut; cosmos - the universe; microcosm - a miniature universe
	counter	opposite, contrary, opposing	counteract - to oppose the effects of an action; countermand - to cancel a previous order; counteroffensive - attack against an attack
	cranio	skull	craniology - the study of skull characteristics; cranium - skull of vertebrates; cranial - pertaining to the skull
	cred	believe	credence - belief that something is true or valid; credulous - believing things too easily, gullible; incredible - unbelievable
	crypto	hidden, secret	cryptic - of hidden meaning; cryptography - science of secret codes; encrypt - encode into secret code
	cumul	mass, heap	accumulate - to gather or pile up; cumulative - gradually building up
	cycl	circle, ring	bicycle - a vehicle with two wheels; cycle - a sequence that is repeated; cyclone - a storm with circling winds
	de	reduce, away, down, remove	decelerate - to slow down, reduce speed; dethrone - to remove from power; debug - to remove bugs
	dec/a, deka	ten	decade - 10 years; decathlon - athletic contest that includes 10 disciplines in which each participant competes; December - formerly the 10th month of the Roman calendar
	deci	one tenth	deciliter - a tenth of a liter; decimate - reduce dramatically; decibel - one tenth of the sound volume unit bel
	dem/o	people	democracy - government of the people; demographic - the study of people; epidemic - spreading among people in a region
	demi	half, less than	demitasse - a small cup of coffee; demimonde - someone of little respected life style
	dendr/o/i	tree	philodendron - a climbing plant that grows on trees; dendrochronology - dating events by studying growth rings in trees; dendriform - in the shape of a tree
	dent, dont	tooth	dental - relating to teeth; dentist - a doctor for the teeth; dentures - a set of false teeth
	derm/a	skin	dermatologist - a doctor for the skin; pachyderm - a class of animals with very thick skin (elephant, rhinoceros); dermatitis - inflammation of the skin
	di/plo	two, twice	dichromatic - displaying two colors; diploma - a certificate, literally "a letter folded double"; dilemma - a situation that requires a choice between two alternatives.
	di/s	apart, away, not, to the opposite	digression - a departure from the main issue, subject; disappear - to move out of sight; dissect - to cut apart piece by piece.
	dia	through, between, apart, across	diabetes - disease characterized by excessive thirst and discharge of urine; diagnosis - understanding a condition by going through a detailed review of symptoms; dialog - conversation between two people.
	dict	speak	contradict - to express the opposite of; prediction - a statement foretelling the future; dictate - to speak out loud for another person to write down.
	domin	master	dominate - to be the master of; domineering - excessively controlling; predominate - to have more power than others
	don/at	give	donation - a contribution or gift; donor - someone who gives something; pardon - to give forgiveness for an offense
	duc/t	lead	conduct - to lead musicians in playing music; educate - to lead to knowledge; deduction - a subtraction of an amount.
	du/o	two, twice	duplicate - make an identical copy; duet - a musical composition for two voices or instruments; duo - a pair normally thought of as being together.
	dur	harden, to last, lasting	durable - having the quality of lasting; duration - the length of time something lasts; enduring - able to last.
	dyn/a/am	power, energy, strength	dynamo - a generator of energy; dynamic - having physical energy/power; dynamite - a powerful explosive.
	dys	abnormal, bad	dyspepsia - abnormal indigestion; dystopia - an imaginary place of total misery; dyslexia - impairment of the ability to handle words.
	e-	out, away	eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully; emissary - a representative of a country or group sent on a mission; eject - throw out forcefully.
	ego	self	egoistic - self-centered; alter ego - a higher aspect of oneself; egomania - excessive preoccupation with oneself.
	em, en	into, cover with, cause	empathy - intention to feel like another person; empower - put into power; engorge - make larger.
	endo	within, inside	endotherm - a creature that can keep its inside temperature fairly constant; endocrine - relating to glands that secrete directly into the blood or lymph; endogamy - the custom to marry within one's clan, tribe etc.
	enn/i, anni	years	bicentennial - of or relating to an age or period of 200 years; centennial - of or relating to an age or period of 100 years;  perennial -lasting through many years.
	en, in	inside, inwards	envision - to picture in the mind; enclose - lock inside; inwards - towards the inside.
	ep/i	on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside	epidemic - the rapid spread of something negative; epilogue - a short speech delivered after a play; epicenter - the center of an earthquake.
	equ/i	equal, equally	equidistant -  an equal distance from two points; equanimity - calm temperament, evenness of temper; equation - a statement of equality.
	erg/o	work	ergonomics - study of the working environment; energy - the power to accomplish work; energetics - science that looks at energy and its transformation.
	esth/aesth	feeling, sensation, beauty	esthetician - someone who beautifies; aesthetic - pertaining to a sense of beauty; kinesthesia - the sensation of bodily movement.
	ethno	race, people	ethnic - pertaining to a defined group of people; ethnocentric - focusing on the ethnicity of people; ethnology - the science of people and races.
	eu	good, well	euphemism - replacing an offensive word with an inoffensive one; euphonious - having a pleasant sound; euphoria - feeling of well-being.
	ex	from, out,	excavate - to dig out; exhale - to breathe out; extract - to pull out.
	extra, extro	outside, beyond	extraordinary - beyond ordinary; extraterrestrial - outside the Earth; extrovert - an outgoing person.
	fac/t	make, do	artifact - an object made by a person; factory - a place where things are made; malefact - a person who does wrong.
	fer	bear, bring, carry	confer - to bring an honor to someone; ferry - a boat that carries passengers; transfer - to move to another place.
	fid	faith	confide - place trust in someone, fidelity - faithfulness; fiduciary - a trustee;
	flect	bend	deflect - to bend course because of hitting something; inflection - a bending in the voice's tone or pitch; flexible - easily  bending.
	flor/a, fleur	flower	florist - someone working with flowers; floral - flowerlike; flora - the plant life of a particular time or area
	for	completely (used to intensify the meaning of a word)	forsaken or forfeited - completely lost; forgiven - completely given (a release of debt).
	fore	in front of, previous, earlier	forebear - ancestor; forebode - to give an advance warning of something bad; forecast - a preview of events to be.
	fract, frag	break	fracture - a break; fragile - easy to break; fragment or fraction - a part or element of a larger whole;
	fug	flee, run away, escape	fugitive - a person who is running away; refuge - a sheltered place to flee to; refugee - a person seeking protection
	funct	perform, work	defunct - no longer working or alive; function - to work or perform a role normally; malfunction - to fail to work correctly.
	fus	pour	confusion - being flooded with too much information that is hard to make sense of; fuse - to melt by heating; infuse - to put into.
	gastr/o	stomach	gastric - pertaining to the stomach; gastronomy - serving the stomach by providing good food; gastritis - inflammation of the stomach.
	gen/o/e/ genesis	birth, production, formation, kind	genealogy - the study of the history of a family; generation - all the people born at approximately the same time; genetic -relating to heredity encoded in the genes.
	geo	earth, soil, global	geography - study of the earth's surface; geology - study of the structure of the earth; geoponics - soil based agriculture.
	ger	old age	geriatrics - medicine pertaining to the elderly; gerontocracy - the rule of the elders; gerontology - the science of aging.
	giga	a billion	gigabyte - unit of computer storage space; gigahertz - unit of frequency (one billion Hz/sec); gigawatt unit of electric power (one billion watts).
	gon	angle	decagon - a polygon with 10 angles; diagonal - a slanting line running across a space; octagon - a geometrical figure with 8 angles.
	gram	letter, written	diagram - a simple drawing; grammar - rules of how to write words in sentences; telegram - a message sent by telegraph.
	graph/y	writing, recording, written	Graphology - the study of handwritings; autograph - written with one's own hand; seismograph - a machine noting strength and duration of earthquakes.
	grat	pleasing	gratify - to please someone; grateful - feeling thankful;  gratuity - a tip, token of appreciation.
	gyn/o/e	woman, female	gynecology - the science of female reproductive health; gynephobia - fear of women; gynecoid - resembling a woman.
	gress, grad/e/i	to step, to go	digression - a departure from the main issue, subject, etc.; progress - movement forward or onward; gradual - step by step.
	hect/o, hecat	hundred	hectoliter - 100 liters; hectare - metric unit equaling 100 ares or 10,000 square meters; hectometer - 100 meters.
	helic/o	spiral, circular	helicopter - an aircraft with horizontal rotating wing; helix - a spiral form; helicon - a circular tuba.
	heli/o	sun	heliotropism - movement or growth in relating to the sun; heliograph - apparatus used to send message with the help of sunlight; helianthus - genus of plants including sunflowers.
	hemi	half, partial	hemicycle - a semicircular structure; hemisphere - one half of the earth; hemistich - half a line of poetry.
	hem/o/a	blood	hemorrhage - clotting of the blood; hemorrhoids - swelling of the blood vessels; hemoglobin - red blood particle.
	hepa	liver	hepatitis - inflammation of the liver; hepatoma - a tumor of the liver; hepatotoxic - toxic and damaging to the liver.
	hept/a	seven	heptagon - a shape with seven angles and seven sides; Heptateuch - the first seven books of the Old Testament; heptameter - a line of verse consisting of seven metrical feet.
	herbi	grass, plant	herbicide - any chemical used to kill unwanted plants, etc.; herbivorous - plant-eating; herbal - relating to plants.
	hetero	different, other	heterogeneous - made up of unrelated parts; heteronyms - words with same spelling but different meanings; heterodox - not conforming to traditional beliefs.
	hex/a	six	hexagon - a shape with six angles/sides; hexameter - a verse measured in six; hexapod - having six legs.
	histo	tissue	histology - study of the microscopic structure of tissues; histochemistry - study of the chemical constitution of cells and tissues.
	homo, homeo	like, alike, same	homogeneous - of the same nature or kind; homonym - sounding alike; homeopath - a therapy that is based on treating "same with same"
	hydr/o	liquid, water	hydrate - to add water to; hydrophobia - intense fear of water; hydroponics - growing plants in liquid nutrient solution; hydraulic - operated by force created by a liquid.
	hygr/o	moisture, humidity	hygrometer - tool used to measure humidity; hygrograph - instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity.
	hyper	too much, over, excessive, beyond	hyperactive - very restless; hypercritical - too critical; hypertension - above normal pressure.
	hyp/o	under	hypoglycemia - an abnormally low level of sugar in the blood; hypothermia - abnormally low body temperature; hypothesis - a theory that is unproven but used under the assumption that it is true.
	iatr/o	medical care	geriatrics - medical care of the elderly; pediatrician - a doctor who treats children; podiatry - medical care for feet.
	icon/o	image	icon - an (often religious) image, in modern usage a simplified graphic of high symbolic content; iconology - science of symbols and icons; iconoclast - someone who destroys religious images and traditional beliefs.
	idio	peculiar, personal, distinct	idiomatic - Peculiar to a particular language; idiosyncracy - a physical or mental characteristic typical or a particular person;  idiot - someone who is distinctly foolish or stupid.
	il, in	in, into	illuminate - to give light to; innovation - a new idea, method, or device; inspection - the act of examining or reviewing.
	ig, il, im, in, ir	not, without	illegal - not legal; impossible - not possible; inappropriate - not appropriate; irresponsible - not responsible.
	imag	likeness	image - a likeness of someone; imaginative - able to think up new ideas or images; imagine - to form a picture or likeness in the mind.
	infra	beneath, below	infrastructure - underlying framework of a system; infrared - below the regular light spectrum.
	inter	between, among, jointly	international - involving two or more countries; intersection - place where roads come together; intercept - to stop or interrupt the course of.
	intra, intro	within, inside	intrastate - existing in one state; intravenous - inside or into a vein; introvert - shy person who keeps within him/herself.
	ir	not	irredeemable - not redeemable; irreformable - not reformable; irrational - not rational.
	iso	equal	isobar - a line on a map connecting points of equal barometric pressure; isometric - having equality of measure; isothermal - having equal or constant temperature.
	ject	throw	eject - to throw someone/something out; interject - to throw a remark into a discussion; project - to cast or throw something.
	jud	law	judgment - a decision of a court of law; judicial - having to do with judges or courts of law; judiciary - a system of courts of law.
	junct	join	conjunction - a word that joins parts of sentences; disjunction - a disconnection; junction - a place where two things join.
	juven	young	juvenile - youthful or childish; rejuvenate - to bring back to youthful strength or appearance.
	kilo	thousand	kilobyte - 1,000 bytes; kilometer - 1,000 meter; kilograms - 1,000 grams.
	kine/t /mat	motion, division	kinetics - study of the force of motion; psychokinesis or telekinesis - the ability to move objects with your mind; cinematography - motion picture making.
	lab	work	collaborate - to work with a person; elaborate - to work out the details; laborious - requiring a lot of hard work.
	lact/o	milk	lactate - to give milk, nurse; lactose - the sugar contained in milk; lactic acid.
	later	side	bilateral - of or involving two sides; unilateral - affecting one side of something.
	leuk/o, leuc/o	white, colorless	leukemia - abnormal increase of white blood cells in the blood; leukocyte - a mature white blood cell; leucine - a white, crystalline amino acid.
	lex	word, law, reading	lexicology - the study and history of words; alexia -loss of the ability to read; illegal - not authorized by the official rules or laws.
	liber	free	liberate - to set free; libertine - a person with a free, wild lifestyle; liberty - freedom.
	lingu	language, tongue	linguist - one who studies languages; multilingual - able to communicate in multiple languages; linguine - long, flat "tongue-shaped" pasta.
	lip/o	fat	liposuction - the mechanical removal of fat reserves in the tissue; lipase - enzyme that breaks down fat; lipoid - resembling fat.
	lite, ite, lith/o	mineral, rock, fossil	apatite - a group of common minerals; granite - a hard, granular rock; monolith - a remarkable, unique stone.
	loc	place	dislocate - to put something out of its usual place; location - a place;  relocate - to move to a new place.
	log/o	word, doctrine, discourse	logic - correct reasoning; monologue - a long speech by one speaker;analogy - similarity, especially between things otherwise dissimilar.
	loqu, locu	speak	eloquent - speaking beautifully and forcefully ; loquacious - very talkative; elocution - art of public speaking.
	luc	light	elucidate - to explain, to throw light on; lucid - easily understood, giving off light; translucent - allowing light through.
	lud, lus	to play	prelude - introduction to the major performance;  illusion - misleading optical image or impression; delude - to mislead, deceive.
	lumin	light	illuminate - to fill with light; lumen - unit measuring light.
	lun/a/i	moon	lunar - relating to the moon; lunarscape - the surface of the moon; lunatic - insane (as if driven mad by the moon).
	macro	large, great	macroevolution - large scale evolution; macromolecule - a large molecule; macroeconomics - study of the overall forces of economy.
	magn/a/i	great, large	magnify - make larger; magnificent - grand; magnate - a powerful person, especially in business or industry.
	mal/e	bad, ill, wrong	malcontent - wrong content; malaria - "bad air", infectious disease thought to originate from the "bad air" of the swamps, but caused by the bite of an infected mosquito; malicious - showing strong ill will.
	man/i/u	hand	maneuver - to move by hand; manual - done with the hands; manuscript - a book written by hand.
	mand	to order	command - an order or instruction; demand - a hard-to-ignore order; mandate - an official order.
	mania	madness, insanity, excessive desire	bibliomania - a crazy love of books; egomania - a mad love of oneself; maniac an insane person.
	mar/i	sea	marina - a harbor for pleasure boats; maritime - relating to the sea; submarine - an undersea boat; aquamarine - color of sea water.
	mater, matr/i	mother	maternal - relating to motherhood; maternity - the state of being a mother; matriarch - a woman head of a household.
	max	greatest	maximal - the best or greatest possible; maximize - to make as great as possible; maximum - the greatest amount.
	medi	middle	medieval - pertaining to the Middle Ages; medium - in the middle; mediocre - only of medium (inferior) quality.
	mega	great, large, million	megalopolis - an area with many nearby cities; megaphone - a device that projects a loud voice; megastructure - huge building or other structure.
	melan/o	black	melancholy - a state of dark emotions; melanoma - malignant dark tumor of the skin; melodrama - a dark, pathetic drama.
	memor/i	remember	commemorate - to honor the memory of, as by a ceremony; memorial - related to remembering a person or event; memory: an ability    to  retain knowledge or an individual's stock of retained knowledge.
	merge, mers	dip, dive	immerge or immerse - to put or dip something into a liquid; submerge to dip something completely into wate.r
	meso	middle	Mesoamerica - Middle America;  meson - elementary particle with a mass between an electron and a proton.
	meta	change, after, beyond, between	metaphysics - study of nature and reality; metamorphosis - a complete change of form; metastasis - the transmission of disease to other parts of the body.
	meter, metr/y	measure	audiometer- an instrument that measures hearing acuteness; chronometer- an instrument that measures time; metric - measured.
	micro	very small, short, minute	microbe - a very small living thing; microchip - a tiny wafer with an integrated circuit; microscope - a device to see very small things.
	mid	middle	midriff - the area between the chest and the waist; midterm - middle of a term in school; midway - halfway between.
	migr	move	immigrant - a person who moves to a new country to settle; migrant - person who moves from place to place; migration - the process of moving.
	milli	onethousandth	millimeter - one thousandth of a meter; millibar - one thousandth of a bar; milliliter - one thousandth of a liter.
	min/i	small, less	mini - something that is very small; minuscule - extremely tiny; minutiae - very small or trivial details.
	mis/o	bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate	misbehave - to behave badly; misprint - an error in printing; misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing.
	miss, mit	send, let go	dismiss - to send someone away; missile - a weapon sent into the air; emit - to send something out; admittance - entry.
	mob	move	immobilize - to stop from moving; mobile - able to move freely; mobility - the quality of being able to move.
	mon/o	one, single, alone	monochromat - having one color; monologue - a speech spoken by one person; monotheism - belief in one god.
	mot, mov	move	motion - the act of moving; motivate - to move someone to action; promote to move someone forward; removable - able to be taken or carried away.
	morph/o	form	metamorphosis - complete change of form; endorphins - chemical in the brain able to transform pain; amorphous - without distinct shape or form.
	mort	death	immortal - living forever, unable to die; mortal - certain to die; mortician - an undertaker.
	multi	many, more than one or two	multicolored - having many colors; multimedia - using a range of media; multitasking - doing many things at once.
	mut	change	immutable - not changing; mutant - an organism that has undergone change; mutate - to undergo a change.
	my/o	muscle	myocardium - the middle muscle of the heart; myasthenia - muscle fatigue or weakness; myosin - common protein in muscle tissue.
	narr	tell	narrate - to tell a story; narrative - a story; narrator - a person who tells a story.
	nat	born	innate - included since birth; natal - relating to birth; natural - gotten at birth, not afterward.
	nav	ship	circumnavigate - to sail around a place; naval - relating to a navy or warships; navigate - to sail a ship through a place.
	necr/o	dead, death	necrophil - loving death; necrosis - the death of tissue due to disease or injury; necrology - a list of persons who have recently died.
	neg	no	negate - to say it didn't happen; negative - meaning "no"; renege - to go back on a promise.
	neo	new, recent	neoclassic - a revival of classic form, neocolonialism - the indirect ("new") economical and political control of a region by a more powerful foreign power; neonatal - a newborn child, especially the first few weeks.
	nephr/o	kidney	nephritis - inflammation of the kidneys; nephrotomy - surgical incision of a kidney; nephron - a single, excretory unit in the kidney.
	neur/o	nerve	neuralgia - pain along a nerve; neurologist - doctor specializing in the nerves; neurotic -  mental disorder that usually does not include an impaired perception of reality.
	nom/in	name	misnomer - an error in naming a person or thing; nominal - being something in name only but not in reality; nominate - to name for election or appointment, to designate.
	non	no, not, without	nondescript - with no special characteristics; nonfiction - true, real, not made-up; nonsense - without sense.
	not	mark	notable - marked as worthy of attention; notarize - to certify a signature on a legal document; annotate - to add remarks.
	noun, nunc	declare	announce - to declare in public; denounce - to proclaim harsh criticism; enunciate - to speak or declare something clearly.
	nov	new	innovate - to introduce a new way; novelty - something new; novice - a person who is new at a job; renovate - to make something like new again.
	numer	number	enumerate - to name a number of items on a list; numerology - the study of magical uses of numbers; numerous - a large number.
	ob, op	in the way, against	object - to be against something; obscure - hard to understand; opposition - the act of resistance or action against.
	oct/a/o	eight	octagon - a figure with 8 sides and 8 angles; octogenarian - person in his or her 80s; octopus - sea animal with 8 arms.
	ocu	eye	binoculars - lens device for seeing distances; monocula - relating to one eye; oculist - an eye doctor.
	omni	all	omnipotent - with all the power; omniscient - knowing all things; omnivorous eating all foods.
	op/t/s	eye, visual condition, sight	optic - relating to the eyes; optician - a person who fits eyeglasses; autopsy - the examination of a dead body.
	opt	best	optimal - the best, the most desirable; optimize - to make the best of; optimum - the best something could be.
	ortho	straight	orthodontist - a dentist that straightens teeth; orthopedic - a doctor concerned with the proper alignment of the bones; orthography - the correct way of writing.
	osteo	bone	osteoarthritis - inflammation caused by degeneration of the joints; osteopathy - therapy that uses among others manipulation of the skeleton to restore health; osteology - the study of bones.
	out	goes beyond, surpasses, exceeds	Outgoing - being of lively, sharing nature; outdoing - doing better than; outdoor - outside.
	over	excessive	overconfident - more confident than is appropriate; overstock - more supplies than is desirable; overexcited - ,more excited than one should be.
	oxy	sharp	oxymoron - combining two ideas that sharply contradict each other; oxydize - corrode a surface.
	pale/o	ancient	paleontology - study of ancient fossils; paleography - the study of ancient forms of writing; Paleolithic - period of the Stone Age.
	pan	all, any, everyone	panacea - a cure for all diseases or problems; panorama - an all-around view; pantheism - the worship of all gods; pandemic - affecting all.
	para	beside, beyond, abnormal, assistant	parasite - an organism that lives on and off another living being; parallel - alongside and always an equal distance apart; paragraph - a portion of a writtenn document that presents a distinct idea.
	para	protection from	parachute - protection from falling; parasol - an umbrella used to protect from the sun;
	pater, patr/i	father	paternal - relating to fathers; paternity - fatherhood; patriarch - a man who rules a group.
	path	feeling, emotion	antipathy - a feeling of great dislike; apathy - a lack of feeling or interest; empathy - ability to understand another's feelings.
	ped/i/e	foot, feet	pedal - a lever pushed by the foot; pedestrian - one who walks; pedicure - cosmetic treatment of feet and toes.
	pel	drive, force	compel - to force someone to act; expel - to drive someone out of a place; repel - to force back.
	pent/a	five	pentagon - shape having 5 angles and 5 sides, pentagram - a five-pointed star formerly used as a symbolic figure in magic; pentathlon - an athletic contest that includes five events.
	pept, peps	digestion	dyspepsia - abnormal digestion; peptic - aiding digestion; pepsin - a digestive enzyme.
	per	through, throughout	permanent - lasting throughout all time; permeate - to spread throughout; persist - to continue for a long time; perennial - lasting through many years.
	peri	around, enclosing	periodontal - pertaining to bone and tissue around a tooth; peripheral - lying outside of the center;  perimeter - the outer boundary of an area.
	phag/e	to eat	esophagus - muscular tube that carries food to the stomach; anthropophagy or sarcophagy - cannibalism; xylophagous - feeding on wood.
	phil/o	love, friend	philanthropist - one who loves humanity;  philology - the love of words; philosophy - the love of wisdom; bibliophil - loving books.
	phon/o /e/y	sound	cacophony - loud, unpleasant sounds; microphone - a device that records and amplifies sound; phonetic - relating to human speech sounds.
	phot/o	light	photogenic - caused by light; photograph - image made on light-sensitive film; photon - the smallest possible unit of light.
	phyll/o	leaf	chlorophyll - a group of green pigments found in leaves; phyllotaxis - the arrangement of leaves on a stem; phyllite - a rock that forms sheets, similar to slate.
	phys	nature, medicine, the body	physical - relating to the body; physician - a doctor; physique - nature and shape of one's body.
	phyt/o/e	plant, to grow	epiphyte - a plant growing independently on the surface of another; hydrophyte - a plant that grows only in water; neophyte - a beginner, especially a person recently converted to a new belief.
	plas/t/m	to form, development, forming cells	protoplasm - something that is the first made or formed, also the living portion of a cell; plastic - able to be formed, especially when warm; plaster - a mixture of lime, sand and water that forms a smooth solid covering for walls.
	pneum/o	breathing, lung, air, spirit	pneumonia - inflammation of the lungs; pneumatic - using the force of air; dyspnea - difficulty breathing.
	pod/e	foot	podiatrist - a doctor for the feet; podium - a small platform to stand on; tripod - a stand or frame with 3 legs.
	poli	city	metropolis - a large city; police - people who work for the government to maintain order in a city; politics - actions of a government or political party.
	poly	many, more than one	polychrome - with many colors; polyglot - a person fluent in many languages; polygon - shape with 3 or more straight sides.
	pon	place, put	opponent - a person who places him/herself against an action, idea, etc.; postpone - to put off doing something.
	pop	people	popular - appealing to a lot of people; population - all of the people who live in a particular area; populist - a supporter of the rights of people.
	port	carry	export - to carry goods out of a place to another; portable - able to be carried; porter - a person who carries luggage.
	pos	place, put	deposit - to place or drop something; expose to place out into the open for all to see; position - the place where someone is.
	post	after, behind	posthumous - after someone's death; postpone - to delay something;  postscript - an addition to an already completed document.
	pre	earlier, before, in front of	preamble - a part in front of a formal document; prepare - to get ready in advance; prediction - a statement foretelling the future.
	pro	before, in front of, for, forward	prognosis - a prediction of what will happen; prologue - a passage before the main part; prophet - a person who foretells the future.
	prot/o	primitive, first, chief	prototype - the first of a kind; proton - on of the very basic parts of an atom; protocol - a first draft from which a document is prepared.
	pseud/o	wrong,false	pseudonym - a fictitious name; pseudoscience - theories presumed without proof of a scientific nature; pseudopregnancy - a false pregnancy.
	psych/o	mind, mental	psyche - the human spirit or soul; psychic - relating to the human mind or someone who has supernatural mental abilities; psychology - the study of the mind.
	pugn/a, pung	to fight	pugnacious - having a quarrelsome or aggressive nature; repugnant - distasteful, offensive or revolting; pungent - piercing.
	pul	urge	compulsion - a very strong urge; expulsion - to someone out; impulsive - having a spontaneous urge to do something.
	purg	clean	purge - remove anything undesirable; purgatory - according to Roman Catholics a place where souls must clean themselves of sin; expurgate - remove objectionable passages from a publication.
	put	think	computer - an electronic thinking device; dispute - to disagree with what another person thinks; input - contribution of one's thinking.
	pyr/o	fire, heat	pyrotechnics - the art of making fireworks; pyrometer - a thermometer for measuring high temperature; pyretic - relating to or producing fever.
	quad/r/ri	four	quadrant - open space with buildings on 4 sides; quadrennium - period of 4 years; quadruped - a 4-footed animal.
	quart	fourth	quarter - one fourth; quart - a fourth of a gallon; quartet - a musical composition or group involving 4 voices or instruments.
	quin/t	five, fifth	quintett - a composition for 5 voices or instruments; quintessence - pure essence, based on the ancient philosophy that there was a fifth element that was present in all things; quintuple - fivefold.
	radic,  radix	root	eradicate - pull out at the roots; radical - fundamental, looking at things from a drastic point of view; radish - an edible root of the mustard family.
	radio	radiation, ray	radioactive - emitting radiation; radiologist - someone diagnosing or treating via radiation.
	ram/i	branch	ramification - the resulting consequence of a decision; ramify - to spread or branch out; ramus - a branchlike part.
	re	again, back, backward	rebound -to spring back again; rewind - to wind something backward; reaction: a response; recognize: to identify someone or something seen before.
	reg	guide, rule	regent - a person who rules on behalf of a king or queen; regime - a government that rules; regulate - to apply a rule.
	retro	backward, back	retroactive - relating to something in the past; retrogress - to go back to an earlier condition; retrospect - the remembering of past events.
	rhin/o	nose	rhinoceros - a species of animals with a big horn on the snout; rhinoplasty - surgery of the nose; rhinovirus - viruses that are causing the common cold.
	rhod/o	red	rhododendron - a flower with red/pink flowers; rhodium - an element which produces a red solution; rhodopsin - a purple pigment in the retina that is needed for vision.
	rid	laugh	deride - to make fun of someone; ridicule - to make fun or mock; ridiculous - silly, causing laughter.
	rrh/ea /oea/ag	flow, discharge	diarrhea - abnormally excessive bowl movement; hemorrhage - heavy blood flow; catarrh - inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially the nose and throat.
	rub	red	ruby - deep red color and a precious stone of the same color; rubella - measles; bilirubin - reddish pigment in bile.
	rupt	break, burst	bankrupt - unable to pay because you're "broke"; interrupt - to break into a conversation or event, to disturb; rupture - a break in something.
	san	health	sane - mentally healthy; sanitary - relating to cleanliness and health; sanitation - maintenance of public health and cleanliness.
	scend	climb, go	ascend - to climb upward; crescendo - a climbing up of the volume of music; descend - to go or climb down.
	sci	know	conscience - sense of knowing right from wrong; conscious - knowing what is happening; omniscient - knowing everything.
	scler/o	hard	arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arterial walls;  multiple sclerosis - disease which causes the tissue of the brain and spinal cord to harden; sclerometer - instrument for measuring hardness.
	scop/e/y	see, examine, observe	microscope - a device used to see tiny things; periscope - a seeing instrument on a submarine; telescope - a device used to see over a distance.
	scrib, script	write, written	inscribe - to write letters or words on a surface; scribe - a person who writes out documents; describe - to represent with words or pictures.
	se	apart	secede - to formally break away from; seclude - to keep away from; serum - a liquid isolated out of another.
	sect	cut	dissect - to cut apart piece by piece; intersection - the place or point where two things cross each other; bisect - to cut into two equal parts.
	self	of, for, or by itself	self-discipline - the ability to discipline yourself; self-respect - respect for yourself; selfish concerned only with your own interests.
	semi	half, partial	semiannual - every half year; semicircle - half a circle; semiconscious  - partly conscious; semiannual - every half of a year.
	sept/i	seven	September - this used to be the seventh month in the Roman calendar; septet - a group of seven musicians; septuagenarian - a person in his/her seventies.
	serv	save, keep	conserve - to save or keep something safe; preserve - to save something; reservation - a place kept for a person.
	sex	six	sextet or sextette - a composition or group of six, sextuple - sixfold; sexagenarian - person in his/her sixties.
	sol	alone	desolate - lonely, dismal, gloomy; solitary - done alone, by yourself; solo - a performance done by one person alone.
	sol	sun	solar - involving the sun; parasol - umbrella protecting from the sun; solarium - a room where one is exposed to sun light.
	somn/I	sleep	insomnia - inability to fall asleep; somniloquy - talking in your sleep; somnolent - feeling sleepy.
	son	sound	consonant - a speech sound; sonorous - producing loud, full, rich sounds; supersonic - faster than sound; unison - as one voice.
	soph	wise	philosopher - a wise person; sophisticated - wise about the ways of the world; sophism - a clever but misleading argument.
	spec/t, spic	see, look	circumspect - cautious, looking all around; retrospective - a looking back at past things; spectator - a person who sees an event.
	sphere	ball	biosphere - the whole round surface of the earth; hemisphere - half the earth spherically shaped like a ball.
	spir	breathe	inspire - to stimulate or animate; transpire - to give of vapor with waste product through the skin or a membrane; spirit - invisible life force.
	sta	stand	stable - standing steady and firm; stagnant - standing still, not moving; stationary - at a standstill, fixed.
	stell	star	constellation - a group of stars that forms a pattern; interstellar - between the stars; stellar - relating to stars.
	struct	build	construct - to build; destruction - the act of destroying something that was built; structure - something built; infrastructure - underlying framework of a system.
	sub	under, lower than, inferior to	submarine - an underwater boat; submerge - to put underwater; substandard - inferior to accepted standards.
	sum	highest	sum - the combined total of everything; summation - the total, highest amount; summit the highest point or top.
	super	higher in quality or quantity	Super bowl - the final annual football game; superior - above average, better in quality; supersonic - faster than the speed of sound.
	sy/m /n/l/s	together, with, same	symmetry -similarity in size, form or arrangement; synergy - the combined effect; synchronize - to cause to occur at the same time.
	tact, tang	touch	contact - a state in which two things touch; tactile - relating to the sense of touch; tangible - able to be touched; intact - with nothing missing.
	tax/o	arrangement	syntax - the systematic arrangement of words; taxonomy - the science of classification; ataxia - loss of the ability to coordinate muscle action.
	techno	technique, skill	technology - the practical application of knowledge; technocracy - rule of technology; technologically - characterized by technology.
	tel/e/o	far, distant, complete	telephone - a device to talk to a distant person; telescope - a device to view distant objects; television - a device to receive pictures from afar; telecommuting - working remotely, bridging the distance via virtual devices.
	temp/or	time	contemporary - existing at the same time; temporal - relating to time; temporary - lasting for a limited time.
	term/ina	end, limit	determine - to find something out at the end of an investigation; terminate - to end; exterminate - to destroy or get rid of completely.
	terr/a/i	land, earth	extraterrestrial - existing outside the earth; terrain - ground or land; territory - an area of land.
	tetra	four	tetrapod - having 4 legs; tetrarchy - government by 4 rulers; tetrose - a monosaccharide with four carbon atoms.
	the/o	god	monotheism - belief in one god; polytheism - worshiping more than one god; theology - the study of religion, god, etc.
	therm/o	heat	thermal - relating to heat; thermos - an insulated jar that keeps heat in; thermostat - a device that controls heat.
	tort	twist	contortion - a twisted shape or position; distort - to alter the shape or condition of; retort - reply in a manner that is supposed to change the effect of something previously said.
	tox	poison	detoxification -  the process of removing poisons; toxic - poisonous; toxicology - the study of poisons; intoxicated - influenced by drugs.
	tract	pull, drag	attract - to pull objects nearer; distract - to drag attention away from something; tractor - a motor vehicle that pulls things.
	trans	across,beyond, through	transcontinental - across the continent; transfer - to move from one place to another; transport - to carry something across a space.
	tri	three, once in every three, third	triangle - a figure with 3 sides and 3 angles; triathlon - an athletic contest with 3 events; tricycle - a 3-wheeI vehicle with pedals.
	ultra	beyond, extreme, more than	ultrahigh - extremely high; ultramodern - more modern than anything else; ultrasonic - sound waves beyond human hearing.
	un	not,opposite of, lacking	unabridged - not shortened; unfair - opposite of fair; unfriendly - lacking friendliness.
	uni	one, single	unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel; unilateral - decided by only one person or nation; unique - the only one of its kind; unison - as one voice.
	urb	city	suburb - residential area on the edge of a city; urban - relating to a city; urbanology - the study of city life.
	vac	empty	evacuate - to empty a dangerous place; vacant - empty, not occupied; vacation - a time without work.
	ven/t	come	circumvent - to go around or bypass restrictions; convention - a gathering or assembly of people with a common interest; intervene -   to come between.
	ver/I	truth	veracious - truthful, honest; veracity - the truth; verify - to make sure that something is true.
	verb	word	verbalize - to put into words; adverb - a word relating to a verb; proverb - a short saying that expresses a well-known truth.
	vers, vert	turn	reverse - to turn around; introvert - being turned towards the inside; version - a variation of an original; controversy - a conversation in which positions are turned against each other.
	vice	acting in place of, next in rank	vice-president - the person next in rank to the president
	vid	see	evident clearly seen
	vince, vic	conquer	convince - to win someone over; invincible - not able to be conquered; victory - the conquest of an enemy.
	vis, vid	see	vision - the ability to see; envision - to picture in the mind; evident - clearly visible.
	viv/i vit	live, life	revival - the act of bringing back to life; vital - pertaining to live; vivacious - high-spirited and full of life.
	voc/i	voice, call	advocate - to speak in favor of; equivocate - to use misleading language that could be interpreted two different ways; vocalize - to produce with your voice.
	vol/i/u	wish, will	benevolent - showing good will and kindness; volition - the act of making a choice or decision, voluntary - resulting from your own free will.
	vor, vour	eat	carnivorous - meat-eating; voracious - desiring or eating food in great quantities; devour - to eat quickly.
	xen/o	foreign	xenophobic - afraid of foreigners; xenogenesis - the creation of offspring that is completely different from either parent; xenophile - attracted to foreigners.
	xer/o/I	dry	xerophyte - a plant that grows in dry climate; xerography - a dry photocopying process; xeric - requiring small amounts of moisture.
	zo/o	animal life	zoology - study of animals; zooid - resembling an animal; zooplankton - minute floating aquatic animals.
	zyg/o	pair	zygote - a cell formed by the union of two gametes and the organism developing from that; zygomorphic - pertaining to organisms that can be divided into symmetrical halves along one axis only.