Are you using direct communication skills at work? Reports or updates can mean talking about problems, challenges, actions, results, and solutions. Here are a few tips and outlines to keep on track with direct communication skills. Be direct and explicit, not indirect...
Is accent reduction training limiting your progress?
I say it’s time to raise the bar on accent reduction training and accent modification training. English language training and communication coaching must include more than traditional two-dimensional approaches to solving communication problems. And that means looking...
Speaking accent and pronunciation tips for English
1. Take a breath before each phrase or sentence, and let it out as you speak. 2. Go as slow as you need to in order to comfortably and easily say what you want to say. Go as slow as you need to in order to complete a phrase, or thought group, in one breath. Be sure...
Interview tips for international executive leaders in the USA
How you say something is as important as what you say, and sometimes how you say something is even more important than what you say. You know what to say, so just say it. Focus your energy and attention on how to say it. Here are some interview tips for...
Five interview tips for internationals in the USA
Here are five employment interview tips for internationals in the USA. 1) Be yourself. Why should I hire you? Be sure you know how to answer this question. And then be the person the interviewer wants to hire during the interview. This means be yourself, and be who...
Ask a question and get to the point
It’s okay to ask a question even if it might reveal someone’s mistake. The idea is to get to the point. No one is going to think that you are trying to point out someone’s error. If you question whether or not information is correct or point out that information is...