My Best Job Interview Grammar Tips – How to Keep Verb Tenses Simple

Grammar is usually one of an English learner’s biggest concerns while preparing for a job interview. The key is to keep it simple with the 4 to 5 most useful verb tenses.

3 Simple Exercises to Transform Your Writing Skills… No Matter Why You Write.

It takes time to transform your English writing skills, but the exercises are easy and simple. After all, it’s too hard to stick with difficult processes. These exercises will help you transform your skills for almost any style of writing.  I’ve always been a word nerd. In school, I was either constantly reading or constantlyContinue reading “3 Simple Exercises to Transform Your Writing Skills… No Matter Why You Write.”

How to Start Again After Taking a Break from Language Study (Stay Motivated!)

It’s difficult to begin again after taking a break from language study. Here’s how you can get your confidence and motivation back.

You’re wrong. (Or: How to disagree without being rude.)

When people who think differently work together, we end up with better solutions – but this means you will eventually find yourself disagreeing with someone in the workplace. It might also mean you need to tell a coworker they forgot to do a task or need to try a different idea.     Before youContinue reading “You’re wrong. (Or: How to disagree without being rude.)”

7 of the Best Pop-Culture and Interview Podcasts for English Listening Practice

If you’re looking to level-up your English language listening skills as an ESL student, try out these 7 podcasts.

Business English Idioms: Call It a Day (And other ways to tell coworkers you’re going home.)

Idioms can be intimidating. If an idiom has been extremely common for years, will it be old fashioned by the time you feel comfortable to start using it? Luckily, Business English trends change slowly. This is one very popular Business English idiom that isn’t going away: Call it a Day. Meaning: To stop doing orContinue reading “Business English Idioms: Call It a Day (And other ways to tell coworkers you’re going home.)”