von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 6, 2026 | Sparks |
Two questions before you speak There’s a moment before you speak when you rehearse the sentence. Once for the grammar. Once for the word you’re not sure about. By the third run, the conversation has moved on. That’s der innere Kontrolleur, checking...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 5, 2026 | Sparks |
Can I say something different here? There’s a moment in a meeting when you know the decision is wrong. You feel it before you can say it, that quick pull in your chest while everyone else nods. In your own language you’d have said it already, in the exact...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 3, 2026 | Business Blog |
Global English statt Buzzwords: Was Markus im Meeting lernte Nennen wir ihn Markus. Es gibt ihn nicht, aber ich habe mit genug Menschen wie ihm gearbeitet, dass ich seine Folie vor mir sehe: „Operational Optimisation Synergies“, darunter drei Unterpunkte, unten...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 2, 2026 | Sparks |
The greeting you don’t have to choose You don’t have to pick the right opening. Somebody already picked one for you. Their email is sitting open on your screen. Whatever they wrote at the top tells you where they’re comfortable. „Hi...
von Christine Burgmer | Okt. 1, 2026 | Sparks |
Overtake or take over? The German word that flips in English In a handover meeting, a colleague said, „I’ll overtake the project from Monday.“ Everyone nodded. Everyone understood. Übernehmen is über plus nehmen. Over plus take. English uses the same...
