The secret of life
“The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” Paulo Coelho
Breaking bread in Britain
British etiquette expert William Hanson talks about restaurant dating etiquette on the television. William talks about “courtly love” and “table manners” and shows us how to butter bread, how to eat spaghetti and when to go Dutch.
Please note: “To go Dutch” means that each person pays for his/her own food and bills. This appears to be quite usual today.
Not to be taken too seriously, please!
“Teamwork is really important. And why? It helps to put the blame on someone else!”
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Remember those nice words?
We spoke about euphemisms (in German: ‘beschönigende Umschreibungen’) about a month ago. Do you remember? They are those topics we don’t like talking about, because they make us feel uncomfortable. And to avoid using these rather harsh-sounding words, we choose to use more positive and polite-sounding ones.
So instead of saying that you are going to the “toilet”, you can say that you’re going to the “ladies” or to the “gents”. And instead of saying that someone is “obese” or “overweight”, you can say that s/he has a “fuller figure”.
A cool way to end your presentation
Have you ever thought about ending your presentation in a cool way? Well that’s what Carl Kwan from presentationexpressions.com recommends. All we need to do is to make a call-to-action, thank the audience and just walk of the stage. Sounds easy, doesn’t it?
