by Christine Burgmer | Jun 11, 2014 | Allgemein |
You can always talk about the weather when socialising with a customer or colleague. However, what about starting the conversation with a surprising fact? Something like: “Did you know that an average four-year-old asks more than 400 questions a day?”...
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 10, 2014 | Allgemein |
We’ve already spoken about using short and simple words instead of difficult ones. Let me give you more … Instead of … write … possess have procure buy or obtain or...
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 9, 2014 | Allgemein |
“Always write angry letters to your enemies but never mail them.” James Fallows What a nice idea. But I don’t have any enemies! 🙂
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 8, 2014 | Allgemein |
In Germany, people press their thumbs as a sign of wishing someone good luck. In England we ‘cross our fingers’ or ‘keep our fingers crossed’. Sometimes we ‘twiddle our thumbs’, but that’s only if we don’t know what to...
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 7, 2014 | Allgemein |
by Christine Burgmer | Jun 6, 2014 | Allgemein |
Do the Merriam-Webster vocabulary test online and find out just how strong your vocabulary is. You’re not happy with the results? Try learning five words a day on a regular basis. My motto? Practice won’t make you perfect, but it will make you better....
