by Christine Burgmer | Oct 9, 2016 | Allgemein |
British etiquette expert William Hanson tells us how women, who want to belong to the upper class, should dress. Tiaras may only be worn by married women and should never be bought, but handed down through the generations. A hat is never worn in the evening. A straw...
by Christine Burgmer | Oct 8, 2016 | Allgemein |
Waiter: How did you find your steak, Sir? Guest: That was easy. I just moved the potato and there it was!
by Christine Burgmer | Oct 7, 2016 | Allgemein |
We know that we all probably spend too much time sitting rather than standing and moving around. But what can we do standing up? We can find some nice ideas in this BBC article here. My favourites? We could use a Segway to move around, organise stand-up meetings and...
by Christine Burgmer | Oct 6, 2016 | Allgemein |
We’ve spoken about “euphemisms” before. Remember? Here’s another example. Instead of talking about “pornography”, you’ll often hear people use the term “adult entertainment”.
by Christine Burgmer | Oct 5, 2016 | Allgemein |
Geoffrey James tells us to “wow” our audience from the very start of a presentation. But how on earth are we supposed to do that? His tips are to start with: the problem an eye-opening fact or statistic a physical metaphor a surprising video or an audience...
by Christine Burgmer | Oct 3, 2016 | Allgemein |
What do you think about this innovative idea? I love the idea of having a Groundfridge in the garden – without electricity!
