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Inspirational Advice To Help You Gain Confidence And Clarity With Your English
10 mindful phrases to help you communicate in Eng effectively at work
Feelings matter the most, and undoubtedly, people will hardly ever forget how you made them feel, good or bad. However, words also have immense power. They can help you make it or break it. Once out of your mouth or written on a piece of paper or email, they cannot be retracted. Sometimes, a wrong selection of words or expressions can ruin things at work. Discover 10 handy English phrases to help you communicate mindfully and effectively at work.
Case Study: How Marta started speaking English naturally & confidently in just 12 weeks
“This is my personal “Bible”!”. Regardless of being a religious person or not, having faith is super important for achieving your goals. Believing in yourself is of utmost importance and highly essential in language learning. This is why Marta called our mindful and personalised work together her “Bible”. The toolkit that we designed and worked on together helped her gain faith and confidence in herself and excel at her job.
10 tips to improve your English pronunciation
“I’m sorry, I didn’t understand what you’ve just said!” or “What? I didn’t get it. Can you say that again?”. Do these phrases sound familiar to you? Do you hear them often when you speak English with others at work? It is a sign that your pronunciation needs fixing. The thing is that wrong pronunciation can become a bigger problem than simply a linguistic challenge.
The Top-3 HR challenges for 2021 and how improving your English can help you overcome them
The pandemic was not the most significant challenge for HR professionals in 2020. Critical issues about diversity and inclusion emerged from movements like #metoo and Black Lives Matter. Here are the 3 emerging HR challenges for 2021 and beyond, and how improving your English communication skills can help you overcome them.
How to mindfully deal with the stress of relocation
When you decided to relocate for work, it felt exciting and you started organising everything. Until you realised that nothing was actually as planned. Find out what the signs of relocation stress are and discover how mindfulness can help you deal with it.
How to build an international career as a non-native English-speaking professional
Adventure, ambition or lifestyle? Whatever your motivation to pursue an international career, you have what it takes to make it happen. There is just one thing that in most cases can become a major blockage: your English language skills.
5 mindful ways to achieve work-life balance after relocation to a new country
Relocation is an unparalleled opportunity to experience new things, get to know new people and places and advance your career. Little do most people know, though, about the real challenges of relocation. More so, if you have a family with kids. Add to this the language blockage, and you now understand how stressful this important life event can become.
The Top-5 skills for HR professionals in 2021 (or why you should invest in your English communication skills)
Improving your English communication skills is a no-brainer in 2021. As an HR leader, you are now required to act as a leader and contribute to the organization’s effort to adapt, survive and thrive. As a result, you need to acquire and master new skills. And guess what: mastering communication in English is part of every one of them.
7 mindful ways to nail your English at work
The challenge with most non-native professionals like you is that communicating in English becomes a blockage. Something that blocks you from speaking or even speaking up. What if you could finally overcome this blockage and find your authentic voice? A voice that feels like you, despite speaking in a language other than your native one?
Kindness Pays & the Power of Language
Did you know why being polite to your coworkers is good for business and your career?
Read why kindness, polite language is key to moving forward, even more so when you use English as the main language of communication.
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