My Blog until 2018

A software, hardware and marketing manager are driving to a meeting when a tyre bursts. They get...

16Personalities offers a free online personality test. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete...

When pronouncing the word "Antarctica", remember not to drop the first 'c'. It's not...

Why don't women speak up at meetings? Listen to researcher Victoria Brescoll explain how gender...

We talked about question tags some time ago. Would you like to test yourself to see if you've...

"If you have nothing to say, say nothing." Mark Twain

A young man calls the hospital and says, "You've got to send help! My wife's just having a baby!"...

We all know that fitness is good for us. But did you know that extreme exercise can poison the...

We've spoken about using politically correct language before. So how can we avoid the term "old...

Nancy Duarte gives us tips on how to connect with any audience in this 3-minute video clip here...

We talked about the passive voice last week. Let's do some exercises (link to: grammar.cl) to see...

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt

British etiquette expert, William Hanson writes that "pudding is not dessert, and dessert is not...

A new worker was told to paint the white lines down the middle of a road. On his first day he...

I  was talking to a client the other day who coaches executives. We spoke about the difference...

You've always wanted to know how to translate the most important swear words into English? This...

How do great speakers capture their audience's attention? According to Sims Wyeth they start with...

I normally tell people to use the active voice if they can. But, of course, there are certain...

"I can live for two months on a good compliment." Mark Twain

Do you launder your shirts yourself? If so, are you doing it correctly? Read William Hanson's...

If you have children, you probably know what the tooth fairy is. Perhaps your child has caught...

Do you remember the memory test a week or so ago? If you feel you need to improve your memory,...

Give this question some thought ... Why do "flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing? It's...

I've given you some phrases you can use when closing an email before. Here are some more to add to...