Word Memory- What You Don’t Know!
Get Ahead of the Curve Speed Up Learning Article 14 Saying Words Out Loud Robust evidence indicates that saying a word out loud makes it more memorable than simply reading it silently or hearing someone else say it. This memory benefit of “hearing oneself” (and producing the word) is referred to as the production […]
How Many Words for English Proficiency
English Speaking Skills: How Many Words for English Fluency? Here are some rough word counts according to Jakob Gibbon, 2023: Advanced: With 4,000-10,000 words your communication goes beyond everyday conversation and into specialized vocabulary for talking about your professional field, current geo-political and local events and news, opinions and vocabulary for more complex […]
English Communication Skill: How to Ask for Clarification for Vague Words
English Communication Skill: How to ask for Clarification for Vague Words. Experts say that one of the two most important skills to advance your career is asking questions. Asking questions takes a little bit of courage. The benefit can be clear communication, getting specific answers which help you or your organization … or your personal […]
English Communication: Best Words and Phrases Seen Recently
Don’t you love words and phrases that express exactly what you want to say? Adapt them to your situation: !. And as always, thank you for being an Xfinity customer. 2. Pleasure in small doses 3.Give the gift of career help and personal growth this year. 4. Totally worth it. 5. Cherish the day. -Stephen […]
Colloquial Phrases Ripped from Broadcast and Print Media
Colloquial Phrases Ripped from Broadcast and Print Media You’ve probably already know this: As languages expand to greater populations, their vocabulary exponentially grows. And you know this: Human beings enjoy variety. So, add these colloquial phrases to verbal communication for variety, succinctness, and to signal that you are ahead of the curve and current. It’s […]
Now- Colloquial Words and Phrases
Colloquial words and phrases heard on cable media and seen in print media this past week. Spice up your communication. Fingers crossed. As in “Fingers crossed that we get rain.” ABC 10/10/2021 Stay in the game Sadly. As in “Sadly, it is not a typical year.” The timeline. As in “The timeline for finishing college […]
Why So Many Words for the Same Thing?
English Communication: Why so many words for the same thing? Roberta (from Italy) asked me, “Why does English have so many words for everything? ‘Smart,’ ‘Clever,’ ‘Brainy,’ ‘Intelligent’– in Italian we just say ‘Intelligente!’ It’s true, English has a lot of words! Experts count at least 250,000. (Other experts say half a million, a million […]
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 […]
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 […]
Words & Phrases Especially Good Now
The speech tip for today, Monday, September 21, 2020 are examples of phrases and sentences I have heard In the last 30 days which fit these times we are living. Individuals are adapting. Organizations are adapting. Interactions between individuals are adapting. It’s way better to be wrong when I say I can … than to […]