My Blog until 2018

Three guys go for a job interview. The first one goes in for his interview and the interviewer...

'Kwik Learning' has some great memory techniques. Use the LOCI method to remember the items on...

The German expression 'Mobbing' is better translated as 'workplace bullying' or even 'harassment...

You Suck At PowerPoint! by @jessedee from Jesse Desjardins - @jessedee Work on your PowerPoint...

This is a reminder to KISS a bit more. Okay, it's not what you might think. I just wanted to...

"I couldn't motivate a bee to sting you if it didn't have the equipment. I couldn't motivate a...

Want to do something completely different when you next visit Britain? What about looking at a...

Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Manager asks a young engineer fresh out...

'Kwik Learning' has posted 15 statements about memory and asks us whether they are true or false....

A book or a film can have a 'happy ending' but not a 'happy end'! That's German! So don't forget...

When starting a conversation, why not start with a surprising fact? Something like: "Did you know...

There are even more differences in the spelling of British and American English. British English...

"People forget how fast you did a job, but they remember how well you did it." Howard W. Newton...

I work with several clients who travel to Shanghai to do business and, of course, have heard quite...

The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke...

'Kwik Learning' has some simple yet effective tips on how to reduce stress and simplify our lives....

In English we normally add an 's' to a noun to make it plural. For example, you might have more...

If you procrastinate, it means that you postpone doing what you should be doing. You might do this...

A lot of people find this one confusing and, quite honestly, a lot of native English speakers...

"Never criticize a man until you've walked a mile in his mocassins." American Indian proverb This...

China Daily's photo gallery 'Amazing China' has some wonderful photos of China - with easy-to-read...

I've never been able to remember jokes. Have you? So let's take a look at some of the tips 'Kwik...

I love these new German words with their meanings in English. Two of my favourites are...