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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 […]
Tips for Teleconferences -Zoom, Skype
Tips for Teleconferences Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 Speech Tips Pause so another person can speak. Save complex questions for e-mail unless you need an immediate answer. alj140707
Practice Makes Perfect
Practice Makes Perfect Rehearse out loud. The only way you can tell how your speech will sound is to do it and listen to it. That means you have to say it out loud. Doing the speech in your head and listening to it doesn’t work – that is not the voice your audience will hear. Aim […]
Convincing People
Tip: Convincing People If you want to convince people, remember this: The more separate arguments you make against your opponent’s position, the more difficult it is for your opponent to deal with each of those items. copyright Clear Talk Mastery 2021 (140623)’
Have You Noticed This Wisdom in North American Media Stories?
SPEECH TIP ON WEBSITE FOR TUESDAY, SEPT. 29, 2020 The speech tip for today, Tuesday, September 29, 2020, is a summary of wisdom prevalent in media these last several years. Well… just a preliminary summary. Just a bit and not all. For example pieces of this wisdom you will find here—the best seller in 2019, […]
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 […]