18 May

The power of questions

The power of questions

Think back to the last conversation you had in English. The chat you had with a colleague in the canteen or corridor, or the one at a networking event. Did you and your conversation partner both speak for roughly the same amount of time or did one of you say much more while the other […]

15 January

Plan to succeed

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Plan to succeed

You can take steps to improve your English at any time of the year, of course. And circumstances – a new job, new responsibilities, a planned trip – may well lead you to do just that. But what if there’s no real reason, you just feel generally dissatisfied with your language skills? Or perhaps you’ve […]

17 December

5 sentences guaranteed to stop you improving your English

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5 sentences guaranteed to stop you improving your English

This is a blog post I really enjoyed writing. It made me look more closely at beliefs about and attitudes to learning English. So I’m very happy to  republish it as part of Heide Liebmann’s advent blogparade Oldies but Goldies. A great idea!   When people hear that I’m English and that on top of that […]