Commitment- Doorway to Clear English Mastery
Commitment Doorway 17 to Clear English Mastery Article 17 for series Elements of Clear English Speech Mastery Hey you, nonnative speaker of English, what’ll get you to change to clear, not “What did you say?” English? Key to new learning, new habit is commitment, past and present. First, social bonds to family or school […]
Find What People Want and Need
Find What People Want and Need Come to full attention when you hear the following phrases: “ I want …” “I need…” “My goal is to …” “I’m having a problem with…” “I’m looking for …” “I’m involved in a project that …”
Get and Stay in Touch
Staying in Touch Previous Monday speech tips focused on different kinds of calls you will be making to friends or colleagues. Examples of openers for different kinds of calls gives you confidence with telephone communication. Be alert to the tone of voice– you can hear emotion not only in the pitch of the voice but […]
How to Be Clear When Teaching a Task –English Speech Communication
Be Clear When Teaching a Task Recall the last time you assigned a person to complete a task for you at work or in daily life –family or friend? Tips for being clear in that circumstance: Set the climate. Use a place conducive for listening.–specially level of background noise Get a time when your colleague […]
Public Speaking- Clear and To the Point
Public Speaking— Make Clear and To the Point Do you want to communicate ideas clearly? Do you want to be clear and to-the-point for presentations? Those presentations could be any presentation, from a five-minute informal chat, to a thirty-minute formal speech using many examples. Here are some tips for expressing ideas clearly. Being clear simply […]
Keep Communication Lines Open
The “Thinking of You” Call Call friends, clients, and associates occasionally for no particular reason other than to say hello and let them know you are thinking of them. No sales pitch, no request, no agenda, no expectations. Just “Hi, how are you? I was thinking of you and want to know how things are […]
Build Your Career- Do This (Asking Questions–#1 Skill for English Communication)
Right away–Do This to Boost Your Career and Influence——Ask Questions- Experts report that increasing skills in asking questions and voice inflection are the two skills which fastest boost the careers of native-born speakers of English. If that is true for native-born speakers, it is true for nonnative-born speakers. Asking questions builds relationship and rapport. Asking […]