In this instalment of English for Meetings, we will look at how to share your ideas. You may notice how when you speak in your native language, you have a million ways to give an opinion or suggestion, but in English, you always say “I think”, or “in my opinion”. In this session you will…
The English for Meetings workshop continues with this installment. In this section, we’ll look at different English phrases to build participation and get everyone involved in the meeting’s discussion. Using some of these English phrases can build a lively meeting with lots of ideas and input, hopefully leading to better decision making. Opening for feedback…
Starting a meeting Let’s start on the right foot. After everyone has arrived, the chairperson should officially start the meeting. There are a few simple ways to do this that are natural and friendly: Ok everyone, let’s get started. Ok, shall we start? Right, let’s begin. Can we start, please? Let’s start with … Welcoming…
Managing effective meetings can be an art form that requires balancing and dealing with interruptions, digressions, and strong personalities. Sometimes, it might feel like a juggling act trying to keep all these pieces in the air, and the task becomes doubly difficult when you add the challenge of managing the meeting in English. This series…
I’ve heard it from my students a million times. English pronunciation is crazy. English pronunciation makes no sense. English pronunciation is too random. And to those students, I say “You’re absolutely right”. There is virtually no consistency in how to pronounce a word. It takes a while to realise that the past tense of ‘read’…
Jasminka is a student from Poland. She is 11 years old and likes to draw. She drew this portrait of me in our last class. Amazing work! Thank you so much, Jasminka.
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You’ve got your favourite TV show and a healthy addiction to that weekly ritual, but wouldn’t it be amazing if you could learn to speak like your favourite actor or actress on that show? Maybe they have that right combination of street smarts, confidence, and playfulness. You like the sound of their voice, the rhythm…
Watching TV is a good way to practise our listening skills and learn vocabulary. It is especially useful for learning the “real English”. The English that normal people speak. The English that happens outside of the classroom and English textbooks. You might be surprised by all the shortcuts, lazy pronunciation, and slang that is used,…
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