What do highly likable people do?

by | Aug 23, 2017 | Allgemein | 0 comments

Geoffrey James talks about seven things highly likable people do and suggests that we adopt these strategies if we’d like to be seen as likable.

  • Develop a friendly greeting.
  • Get names right.
  • Focus on the other person.
  • Remember personal details.
  • Speak well of others.
  • Stay upbeat and positive.
  • Consider other people important.

How do you proofread?

by | Aug 22, 2017 | Allgemein | 0 comments

So you’re working on an important text that you’d like to send out via email. But, before you press that send button, stop – and proofread.

How?

  • Read every sentence out loud.
  • Reread what you’ve just written at least twice.
  • Print your text out and read it on paper (you’ll be surprised how that can help you see mistakes better).
  • Wait five minutes before you reread your text.
  • Ask someone else to read it, too.

Find out what works best for you.

Use the drink’s correct name

by | Aug 20, 2017 | Allgemein | 0 comments

According to British etiquette expert William Hanson, we should only use the word “Champagne” if what we’re serving really is Champagne.

Instead of calling it ‘fizz’, ‘bubbly’ or ‘sparkling’, which you’ll often hear in Britain, call it by its real name “Prosecco’. It’s a perfectly acceptable drink.

Another tongue twister to twist your tongue

by | Aug 19, 2017 | Allgemein | 0 comments

Here’s a very well-known tongue twister:

“She sells seashells on the sea shore.
The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure.
For if she sells seashells on the sea shore
Then I’m sure she sells sea-shore shells.”

I’ve never managed to get through this one without making a mistake!