Modern Slang
English Communication: Modern Slang American slang. Every era has a pattern: a group of people — the young, pop stars, social media influencers– create new words or phrases. It can be helpful to know this slang in order to understand what people are saying. While understanding slang is not dangerous, be careful in using them […]
Make Conversations and Presentations Pop with Analogies
Make conversations and presentations pop like a balloon with analogies People remember vivid mental images, like an exploding sun, longer than they remember words. Analogies, like the best Swiss or Italian or Peruvian chocoate, make your case or argument memorable.
Best Body Language for Virtual/Zoom etc & In-Person Meetings & Interviews
Best Body Language for Virtual/Zoom/Skype/Teams & In-Person Meetings & Interviews What’s the most important body language during virtual and in-person meetings and job interviews? Once you have entered the virtual meeting or physical room, do not adjust your clothes which can be interpreted as lack of self-confidence. Check your clothes before the appointment. Good posture […]
5 Things to Say When Reaching Out to a Friend Right Now
BLOG #194 FOR FRI. FEB 26, 2021 — 5 Things to Say When Reaching Out to A Friend Right Now Start simple with a note with invitation to chat: “Haven’t talked in a while. Do you have a few minutes for a phone call?” “A month has gone by. Too long. Do you have a […]
Impress Your Friends and Colleagues and the Best Reason to Master the “N”
Date: Feb. 4, 2021 Title: Impress Your Friends and Colleagues and the Best Reason to Master the “N” In the preceding blog in Dec. 2020, you learned “How to impress your friends and the best reason to master the “Th”. Now get this “Impress your friends and colleagues and the best reason to master the […]
Impress Your Friends and The Best Reason to Master a Perfect “Th”
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 This is Blog #192: Impress Your Friends and The Best Reason To Master a Perfect “Th” In the preceding Blog #191 on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 I listed the 100 most frequently written words in English from the Oxford English Corpus (OEC) from 2013 from counting from 2 billion words from […]
100 Most Common English Words – And What To Do With Them -Yay!
BLOG #191 Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 100 Most Common English Words– And What to Do With Them- Yay In this blog you will find a list of the 100 Most Common English words. Studies that estimate and rank these look at written texts. This list comes from the Oxford English Corpus (OEC) from 2 […]
Nine Non-obvious ways to have deeper conversations – Not the David Brooks NY tips
Nine Nonobvious Ways to Have Deeper Conversations for Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 Blog#190 This is NOT the David Brooks op-ed NY Times Tips. I admire the writings of David Brooks—both his style and his content. But since I am not subscribing to the NY Times, I can’t read what he says. BUT I think the […]
To Communicate Empathy in Speaking–Including Public Speaking– Do This
BLOG #186 for Thursday. Oct 15, 2020 English Speaking Skills To Communicate Empathy in Public Speaking—Do This Richard D. Lewis in his renown or famous book When Cultures Collide stated “Empathy is based on accepting differences and building on these in a positive manner. The Japanese may come to accept that American directness is, after […]
Rule #1 for Public Speaking
BLOG #185 FOR WED. Sept 30, 2020 Englspkg Skills Rule #1 for Public Speaking alj09302020 Rule #1 for the content of your public speaking= Please don’t focus so much on yourself. As my hairdresser would complain about a person who drove her crazy— Eleanor said,“I just wanted to blurt out, ‘It is not all about […]