The baby’s on its way
A young man calls the hospital and says, “You’ve got to send help! My wife’s just having a baby!”
The nurse on the telephone says, “Calm down. Is this her first child?”
He says, “No! This is her husband!”
How to stay healthy
We all know that fitness is good for us. But did you know that extreme exercise can poison the blood? Well, that’s what this article in Scientific American claims. Listen to the 60-second podcast or click on “Full Transcript” to read the text.
The elderly
We’ve spoken about using politically correct language before. So how can we avoid the term “old people”?
In America they say “seniors” and in America and Britain you’ll see “senior citizens”. You might also read or hear the terms “older adults” or “the elderly” or just “elders”. Or even “New Agers” or “Generation Botox”! 😉
Connecting with your audience
Nancy Duarte gives us tips on how to connect with any audience in this 3-minute video clip here (link to: hbr.org). Some of her best pieces of advice are to avoid jargon, to use examples that the audience understand and to prepare well for the question and answer session at the end.
Test yourself
We talked about the passive voice last week. Let’s do some exercises (link to: grammar.cl) to see how well you understood it.
If you’re still not sure, you’ll find more grammar rules here.
On wisdom
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
