Getting the foundations in place
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.” Henry David Thoreau
Giving feedback around the world
Cross-cultural management expert Erin Meyer shows us how people in different countries give positive and negative feedback (link to: uk.businessinsider.com).
According to Erin, Americans give the most exaggerated, explicit and positive feedback while the Germans give much less positive feedback and more direct negative feedback.
So, before giving feedback to someone from a culture different to yours, it might be a good idea to do a bit of research and to think about how you’re going to give it.
Poor soul!
“I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.”
Remembering what we’ve read
Ron White‘s here again (link to: YouTube.com) to help us learn how to memorise what we’ve read this time.
Lie versus lay
This is a topic that native speakers struggle with, too. When do we use “lie” and when do we use “lay”?
Well, I received this nice little chart from Grammarbook.com today and wanted to share it with you. Does it help? And while you’re reading the explanations, you might like to subscribe to their newsletter, too?
And here’s a link to another page on their site.
How to get your audience’s attention
You can give a professionally looking presentation even if you don’t have much to say. Pat Kelly tell us how in this short video clip. You just need to walk, talk and to do the right gestures. It’s as easy as that!
