Did you know?

Did you know?

by | Jun 11, 2014 | Allgemein | 0 comments

Child thinking
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?”

I’m not sure whether this is really true (I read it somewhere), but I do remember my own children asking me lots and lots of questions when they were small! 🙂
Remember to use the simple ones

Remember to use the simple ones

by | Jun 10, 2014 | Allgemein | 0 comments

keys

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 get
submit                                 give or send

I cross my fingers and you?

I cross my fingers and you?

by | Jun 8, 2014 | Allgemein | 0 comments

Fingers crossed

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 do next! 😉