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Connecting the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 450 million members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the Internet. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe.

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. We are grateful for our HBR community and are glad you’ve joined us. We encourage comments, critiques, questions, and suggestions on our social media posts. We expect our communities to be a safe space for respectful, constructive, and thought-provoking discussion. We reserve the right to remove or turn off comments at our moderators’ discretion. We do not tolerate bullying, name-calling, or abusive language related to identity, including race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, age, or region; spam; copyright violation; extreme profanity; or pornography. We may also remove content that is overly promotional or off topic. HBR Group is a division of Harvard Business Publishing (HBP), a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School. With over 600 employees located in Boston (HQ), New York City, Australia, France, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom, we serve as a bridge between academia and enterprises around the globe.

Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 270,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 14,200 clubs in 148 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations. By regularly giving speeches, gaining feedback, leading teams and guiding others to achieve their goals in a supportive atmosphere, leaders emerge. Members learn to tell their stories. They listen and answer. They plan and lead. They give feedback –– and accept it. They find their path to leadership. To find a club near you, please visit www.toastmasters.org/Find and narrow your search. You can make a difference! Since 1965, your donations to the Smedley Fund have directly impacted members striving to improve their communication and leadership skills. Visit toastmasters.org/Smedley to donate today. If you have any questions or concerns regarding social engagement, policies and procedures please email socialmedia@toastmasters.org or consult LinkedIn's Code of Conduct http://investors.linkedin.com/documentdisplay.cfm?DocumentID=8816