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 […]
Connect to People During Conversations
Title: Connect to People During Conversations Blog Website Wed. September 23, 2020 by Dr. Antonia Lawrence Johnson Connecting to the other person in conversation is good. Especially good in these times of “safer at home.” Here is an easy and informal way to connect to the other person in a conversation. Just use these phrases– […]
Great Communiction -2- To Be the Vest Version of Yourself
Blog #183 for Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 by Dr. Antonia Lawrence Johnson Great Communication- 2- To Be the Best Version of Yourself When you are communicating under any situation, the frame or point of view of yourself as being in an audition will focus you to make yourself to be the best version of yourself. […]
Presentation Time of Day: Pitfalls & How to Prevent the Bad (English Communication Skills)
Blog 182 for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 – Title: Presentation Time of Day- Pitfalls and How to Prevent the Bad (English Communication Skills) (rwfrb660602014) These are COVID-19 times for now and for a while to come. Some say that this while to come will be lengthy in some sort. Some say COVID-19 just speeded up […]
Make a Really Good Impression On People
Blog 181 for Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 Make A Really Good Impression On People Best tips or advice for job interviewing will make you a star for when you first meet someone. Especially for someone you want to impress. The best communicators plan and practice the following techniques whenever they can. Use […]
English Speech Pronunciation: How to Say Words Ending in Y, LY, Ful
Published August 24, 2020 by Dr. Antonia Lawrence Johnson and Clear Talk Mastery, Inc. English Speech Pronunciation- How to Say Words Ending in Y, Ly, and FUL- Inherited from German Have you ever wondered why when you add a suffix, that little syllable at the end of word, sometimes the word syllable accent stress stays […]
English Speaking Training: Why Some English Words Have Strange Spelling –Etymological Spelling
Blog # 179 for Wed. Aug. 12, 2020 English Speaking Training: Why Some English Words Have Strange Spelling –Etymological Spelling Did you ever wonder why some words in English have such strange spelling? The strange spelling gets in the way of accurate English pronunciation. For most English words, maybe up to 70 to 75%, you […]
Accent Reduction – Why Does English have 2 or 3 Words for the Same Thing
Blog published 08062020 | By Dr. Antonia Johnson Accent Reduction – Why Does English have 2 or 3 Words for the Same Thing Have you ever wondered why English often has two or three words for the same thing?. These different words allow us to express ideas with different degrees of formality. For example “help” is an English […]