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 […]
What to do Now for Staying in Touch
What to do Now for Staying in Touch If you have not been focused on staying in touch with people, take a leap now and get in touch to make connection. A great goal? One person a week to reach out to. Here’s an extra tip. When are some of the best times to call […]
English Speaking Training- Opening a Conversation: The Other Magic Question for Conversations
English Speaking Training- Opening a Conversation: The Other Magic Question for Conversations In the culture of the United States, when we first greet a person, we will ask a question to get a general idea of how the person is doing. Typically, we will ask “How are you doing?” or “How are you?” But […]
More Thoughts on Staying in Touch
More Thoughts on Staying in Touch The previous Monday speech tips have been about seven different kinds of calls you will be making to friends or colleagues in your network. You now have examples of openers for those kinds of calls. When you know what to say, it gives you confidence with telephone communication. Voices […]
English Speaking Training- Magic Question for Conversations
English Speaking Training- Magic Question for Conversations What is a magic question for conversations? To make a satisfying conversation—consider the strategy of asking a good number of questions. That way you are in dialogue with the other person, and both people are learning about each. You have already figured out that monologues where only […]
How to Begin the “Developing Friendship” Call
How to Begin the “Developing Friendship” Call “Hi. This is Clare Lawton. I enjoyed our brief visit last week and wanted to see about getting together for lunch.” “Hi. This is Mike Bryant. I enjoyed working with you at the conference last month. Hope things are going well. I wanted to see if you would […]
EASY, FREEDOM, INNOVATION, INEXPENSIVE- Accent Reduction
EASY, FREEDOM, INNOVATION, INEXPENSIVE- Accent Reduction Currently about 4,000 people get a weekly speech tip, so they get a little dose of learning each week: a speech tip video tips for great English pronunciation, oratory, and communication Who are these people? alumni or people who have taken one or more (up to 8, but […]
The “Developing Friendship” Call
The “Developing Friendship” Call Sometimes you meet someone and recognize an easy, natural rapport that leaves you wanting to get together with that person. A “developing friendship” call is similar to a “thinking of you “ call, but the focus is to create an opportunity for a personal or professional friendship to develop. You make […]
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You Can, You Will- Subscription ClearTalk Weekly is open for business- Accent Reduction You can, you will. You have a dream – to speak English clearly, with wonderful confidence! Yay! You want people to understand everything you say. Now you can get that dream. You will! Today I am delighted to announce that our newest […]
How to Begin the “How Can I Help” Call
How to Begin the “How Can I Help” Call “Hi, this is Frank Lightner. I remember hearing you comment at breakfast last week that you were looking for information about … I wanted to let you know about…” “Hi, this is Lindsey Dartmouth. Richard told me you are looking for a position in … I […]