Accent Reduction: One of Hottest Job Skills is Fluency in English and Another Language
Accent Reduction: One of Hottest Job Skills is Fluency in English and Another Language Are you working to get accurate, fluent English? Fluency in English and another language is one of the hottest job skills in the U.S. As early as 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor noted that translators and interpreters would be one of the […]
Accent Reduction: Why did English Become a Dominant World-Language?
Accent Reduction: Why did English Become a Dominant World-Language? Have you ever wondered why English became a dominant world-language? Have you ever wondered whether Mandarin (China’s official language) would take the place of English as the globe’s most important language? The answer to English becoming a dominant language lies in history. The British Empire spread […]
Tips for Teleconferences
Tips for Teleconferences Pause so another person can speak. Save complex questions for e-mail unless you need an immediate answer. Rerun from July 7, 2014
Careers – Getting Hired— Four Steps to a Perfect Resume
Careers – Getting Hired— Four Steps to a Perfect Resume Did you know that companies have favorite times for eliminating positions… and you. I know from personal experience—the experience of our students in the last 15 years. Thankfully, organizations actually do try to avoid eliminating positions and letting go of employees before or after the […]
Accent Reduction: Half of All Languages Come From One Root Language
Accent Reduction: Half of All Languages Come From One Root Language There is so much which connects human beings to human beings. Remarkable. Don’t you think that it is remarkable that half of all languages come from one root language? To get to the facts — What do English, Spanish and Hindi all have in […]
Accent Reduction: Fascinating Facts About the World’s Most Spoken Languages
Accent Reduction: Fascinating Facts About the World’s Most Spoken Languages Get these fascinating facts about languages. Our world of languages: There are at least 7,102 known languages being used in the world today. Twenty-three of these languages are the first language or mother tongue for more than 50 million people. Also, these 23 language […]
Accent reduction: Grab the Power of Vowels
Accent reduction: Grab the Power of Vowels There’s incredible power in vowels. Have you noticed that it is the multiple syllable words that people are most likely to say to you “What?” “What did you say?” Today, I’ll give you a tip that will make a huge difference in people understanding your multiple syllable […]
English Speaking Skills- Keep Your Vision In Front of You
English Speaking Skills- Keep Your Vision In Front of You Keep your vision in front of you. The idea is simple. You know in your heart what you are wanting. Keep the fire burning by placing a symbol of that in front of you. We move toward what we constantly see. What […]
English Speaking- The Amazing Journey from Spanish Patterns to Clear English Patterns
English Speaking- The Amazing Journey from Spanish Patterns to Clear English Patterns Growth leaped ahead 53% for the Hispanic population in the United States to 54 million from 2000 to 2013. That was mostly growth among US-born Hispanics, not immigrants according to Washington-based Pew Research Center. That’s compared with 12 percent growth in the total […]
Accent Reduction- How do Chinese Youth Learn English and English Speech in School?
Accent Reduction- How do Chinese Youth Learn English and English Speech in School? An important question is: What does the current learning of English, especially learning to speak English, consist of in China? Knowing the answer to this question would help universities, graduate schools, and employers of native-born Chinese individuals know better about what to […]