My Blog until 2018

Answer the nine questions in this little online quiz to find out how optimistic you are My result?...

Did you take a close look at the list of false friends last week? Test yourself this week (link...

You'd like to appear smart in meetings? So what should you do? Writer and Comedian Sarah Cooper...

We've spoken about ways of ending email messages before. I sometimes use "Take care" if I know the...

"If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may...

I'm not a beer lover myself, so I can't understand why British beer is so popular in China....

Try and get your tongue around this one here ... "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a...

Listen to Scientific American's 60-second podcast entitled "Is Lying a Good Strategy?". It's...

False friends are those English words that sound very much like the German words you know, but...

Rather than learn fixed phrases when giving a presentation, I suggest that use your own words. And...

As far as I know there aren't any fixed rules about how to use bullet points. So this is how I...

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." Benjamin Disraeli

Take a look at these etiquette rules (link to: www.rd.com). I think a lot of them are just common...

An orchestra teacher was recently hit by lightning, proving after all, he was a good conductor....

According to Steven Aitchison, everyone has a secret power. Do the quiz on Steven's page (link to:...

I wonder why this guy (link to: medium.com) is tired of these words: online course free PDF...

If you'd like people to see you as being more trustworthy, you need to watch your body language....

How good is your spelling? Why not test yourself with Merriam-Webster's 10-question online quiz?...

If you've mucked or screwed something up here in Germany, you might hear the word "versemmeln". Do...

In this article (link to: fastcompany.com), Sandra Bond Chapman, founder and chief director of the...

"What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in...

If someone from Britain says they want to meet you at half eight. What does that mean? It's not...

Read this article on 40 ways to relax in 5 minutes or less (link to: greatist.com) to get some new...

If you come from Germany or have children here in Germany, you might remember those rare days when...