Month: December 2019

Achieving English-speaking excellence; take the test

English-speaking excellence can seem like walking on a tightrope.  The wrong word, like the wrong movement, sends you spinning out of control. Balancing words, emotions, people, and ideas require a keen grasp of both the here and now as well as who you are as a person. Now some consider being “balanced” as boring or …

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Do you have international employees who speak English well?

The new world economy uses English.  If you sell internationally then this requires Chinese, Indian, Korean, or other international employees who speak English well. English is required for international business success. How do your people do?  Do they communicate well or chase customers away? I am finishing my sixth year teaching oral English at Jianghan …

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Give the gift of talking: A book to help grandparents and kids talk

Holiday season is upon us.  The biggest change to a holiday dinner isn’t vegan turkey but getting the kids to put down their cellphones.  John McGory decided to write a book to help grandparents and kids to talk. Instead of dinner talk with grandma and grandpa, the ubiquitous head-down pose of youngsters grabbing a glance …

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