What does it mean to spill the tea?  Also more on gossip, bad coworkers, and how to talk about the dark side of your workplace.  

Aandigo

Spilling the Tea...

みなさんの国の成人年齢は何歳ですか？

Nihongo Hiyori | Japanese Podcast

[EP085] 成人式 | coming-of-age ceremony

How to say and pronounce pronouns in the Egyptian dialect

The most common Egyptian expressions

Pronouns in the Egyptian dialect

I talk about my visit to the Natural History Museum- dinosaurs, bugs, panorama, beehive, animals.

Children's movie I reference: The Land Before Time

Learn English with Stories

My Visit to the Natural History Museum

Elena, a data analyst on my business communication coaching roster, booked a session with a clear goal: secure a promotion to Senior Analyst. She possessed the technical skills, but her communication style lacked the persuasion needed to advocate for herself.

We started with the fundamentals.  
Step 1: 
Understanding the Audience. We analyzed the promotion criteria and researched the decision-makers. We discovered a focus on cost reduction and project efficiency.

Step 2: Framing the Value Proposition.  
Elena's technical skills were a given, but we needed to translate them into business impact.  We crafted a narrative highlighting how her data analysis led to a 15% reduction in marketing campaign overspend.

Step 3: Building Credibility.  
Facts and figures are powerful, but data presented in a vacuum loses impact.  We focused on data visualization, creating clear charts that showcased trends and connections.

Step 4: Delivery with Confidence.  
Technical expertise needs confident communication. We practiced her presentation, emphasizing vocal variety, strong eye contact, and body language that conveyed authority.

Step 5: The Anticipation Factor. 
We anticipated potential objections. What if they questioned her ability to manage a team?  We prepared responses that showcased her leadership potential through examples of mentoring junior colleagues.

The final coaching session was a mock interview. Elena, armed with her persuasive narrative and confident delivery, impressed. A week later, she excitedly reported landing the promotion.  Elena's success story is a testament to the power of combining technical expertise with effective communication.

The Global Professional Podcast

Want more MONEY? Use Persuasion -  Episode 97

Namaste 🙏 
In this podcast you will learn when to use "HO" and "HUNCHHA"

Chhittai bhetaülaa !


Learn Nepali with Rijendra

HO & HUNCHHA

En este podcast, hablamos del origen de los cables submarinos, con los cuales se transmiten los datos que enviamos en un correo electrónico, un video o una videollamada.

🎧Escúchalo con atención dos veces y pon a prueba tu comprensión auditiva con esta pregunta:

¿Qué invento provocó el desarrollo de los cables submarinos?

✔ 1. El internet y las redes sociales fueron el origen de los cables bajo el mar.
✔ 2. No hubo un invento que diera lugar a los cables submarinos.
✔ 3. El desarrollo del cable submarino sucedió a la creación del telégrafo.

🚀¿Cuál es la respuesta correcta?

Alas en español

¿Qué son los cables submarinos? 

Each fast food meal we eat in a week could increase our risk of developing depression by as much as 4%, according to a new study.

Researchers from Iran also found that eating more than two fast food meals per week could increase the risk by almost a quarter.

They wanted to look at the effect of eating fast food on both obesity and depression.

Previous studies have found that eating a lot of heavily processed foods could lead to depression.

The research team thought that eating a lot of fast food was likely to cause obesity and that this could lead to depression.

However, they found obesity was not as much of an important factor as they thought it would be, and perhaps it was fast food consumption — and not obesity — that increased the risk of depression.

The researchers looked at data from more than 31,000 people in the US, taken between 2008 and 2018.

The participants were asked how many fast food meals they ate in a typical week, and they answered a survey that asked them about symptoms of depression.

During the study period, 11% of women and 7% of men showed signs of depression, although those with higher levels of education were less likely to be depressed.

Those who ate more than two fast food meals a week had a 24% higher risk of depression compared to those who ate fewer than two fast food meals per week.

However, the researchers say they can't prove that the cause of the participants' depression was eating fast food.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Each Fast Food Meal Could Increase Depression Risk

IELTS Speaking Part 3 topic: Role models. Question 1-3.

1. Which types of people become role models in your society?
2. Do you agree that famous people have more responsibilities than ordinary people?
3. What happens when young people lack good role models?

How did you answer these questions yourself? 

If you had the time to prepare - what key words would you write?

Let me know how I can be of assistance to you.