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Daily Dose of Motivation 

聊中西文化，也聊很多东西！
第十七期，我们聊一聊说话方式，有话直说到底是件好事还是坏事呢？

聊聊东西 - Talk to Me in Chinese

017. Is it good to talk in a straightforward way? 有话直说是优点吗？- ttmiChinese

In this episode in Russian  I'm talking about amazing Koi fish from Japan. Did you know that one fish could cost several thousands dollars? Listen to this episode and learn a lot of interesting things about this colourful fish! 

If you are looking for a podcast that offers useful and interesting information, then listen to this episode in Russian! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced listener of podcasts in Russian, you will enjoy this episode!

✅Subscribe and follow the new releases!  It is really important for my channell development! You can also get scripts for this and other podcasts on my page on Substack https://substack.com/@russianbuddy

В этом эпизоде на русском языке я говорю об удивительной рыбе Кои из Японии. Вы знали, что одна рыба может стоить несколько тысяч долларов? Послушайте этот подкаст и узнайте много интересных вещей про эту красочную рыбу!

Если вы ищете подкаст, который предлагает полезную и интересную информацию, тогда послушайте этот эпизод на русском языке! Независимо от того, являетесь ли вы новичком или опытным слушателем подкастов на русском языке, вам понравится этот эпизод!

✅Подписывайтесь и следите за новыми выпусками!  Это действительно важно для развития моего канала! Вы также можете получить скрипты для этого и других подкастов на моей странице в Substack https://substack.com/@russianbuddy

Russian with Nick

Эпизод 11. Самая яркая рыба из Японии

3 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English. + A personal story being a manager in London.

1. Avoid giving solutions

People are not interested ( until they ask ) what you think about XXX...Sometime they just want to share and they want to be heard, give them this opportunity to shine!

2. Using coaching strategies to lead your team. Too many managers try to keep their teams in the state of fear - causing demotivation and resistance ( I've share a bit of my story in the podcast)

3.  Agree and add

People want to know that they are listened to, therefore, agree with them and add in further information if relevant.

Try it on for size (an idiom, stands for: To try, use, or consider something in order to make a decision or form an opinion about it. Likened to putting on a garment to see if it fits.) so try these tips for yourself and see how you'll like it.

Next book a class with me do uncover some of your hidden challenges and break them to pieces with me.

Read each of my class description and join me tomorrow.



Job Interview Preparation | CEO Interview Strategies From Diverse Business Sectors!

3 Tips to Improve Your Confidence Speaking Business English. 

「かぜ」ということばには、「風」と「風邪」があります。
「風邪をひく」についてお話しします。

Tina Japa Go!

Episode 1. かぜ

In this episode, my dad and I recall some of our favorite memories as sports fans.

If you’re a sports fan yourself, that’s great, but even if you’re not, I think you’ll benefit from listening to this one, as many English idioms and other vocabulary were born out of the world of sports.

Otherwise, listening to this episode should give you a sense of what being a sports fan in America is like, because it’s unique compared to sporting culture in most other countries.

***For English learners! – Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 31:56***

***Full episode transcript available ⁠⁠here: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ⁠⁠***

Episode Outline:

Baseball – the Detroit Tigers win the World Series in 1984 (Starts at 1:35)
Hockey - touching the Stanley Cup in 2001 (Starts at 6:27)
Hockey - meeting Guy Lafleur in New York (Starts at 10:22)
American Football - attending Michigan vs. Notre Dame in 2011 (Starts at 15:27)
American Football - Michigan Football's 2024 national championship (Starts at 20:31)
The Olympics - Attending the 2024 Olympics in Paris (Starts at 22:36)
American Football - Michigan's victory over Ohio State in 2024 (Starts at 24:04)
Association Football (Soccer) - France wins the 2018 World Cup (Starts at 27:21)

Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 30:04)

and so on and so forth (used at 4:08 explained at 32:40)
a stone's throw away from (used at 11:09 and explained at 34:40)
to run into someone (used at 11:35 and explained at 36:37)
to get to do something (used at 6:39, 11:43, 23:13 and 23:32 and explained at 38:35)
to pass away (used at 13:22 and explained at 40:51)
to be grandfathered in (used at 14:00 and explained at 42:55)
to pull something off (used at 17:29 and explained at 44:53)
in a nutshell (used at 26:32 and explained at 47:04)

***A list of specific sports vocabulary (with brief explanations) used during this episode can be found at the bottom of ⁠the following page: https://american-idiom.com/f/005-sports-memories ***

Brentoni's English Podcast

005 Sports Memories

HEY VIAJEROS, este podcast es para ustedes!

HOLA, soy Camila, de Buenos Aires, viajera empedernida y profe de español - les traigo 4 preguntas para ustedes, viajeros, también pueden escuchar mis respuestas en el podcast, para entrenar su listening.

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4 preguntas viajeras

On some tour buses, you'll hear the guide welcome passengers in a number of different languages.

And at airports around the world, announcements might be made in more than one language to help more travelers understand what's being said.

But in Belgium, a train passenger made an official complaint after the conductor used both Dutch and French to say good morning.

The problem for this passenger was that the train was traveling through a city called Vilvoorde in the Flemish part of Belgium, where Dutch is the main language.

But Vilvoorde is very close to the capital, Brussels, where both Dutch and French are used.

The French-speaking conductor, named Ilyass Alba, wrote about the complaint on Facebook.

He said that after greeting passengers, one had replied: "We're not in Brussels yet, you have to use Dutch only!"

And while many people have taken Alba's side, the person who complained was technically correct — only Dutch should have been used.

According to the country's language rules, only Dutch should have been used while the train was in the Flemish part of the country. And as Belga News Agency explains, Belgium's rules say only French should be used when trains are in the French-speaking part of the country.

But announcements can be French and Dutch in Brussels. And on trains traveling to Brussels Airport, Dutch, French, German — another of Belgium's official languages — and English can be used.

Some Dutch-speaking politicians have said it's important that conductors stick to language rules.

But the country's French-speaking transport minister said that making passengers feel welcome is the most important thing.

The train company, SNCB, agreed with the transport minister. "Saying hello in several languages is just nice, we can only thank our conductors for that," an SNCB official told Agence France-Presse.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Greeting in Two Languages Upsets Train Passenger

This episode is my take on what I think is missing from the education curriculum - the essential skills all students should have in my opinion before they leave school. 
Please let me know in the comments your thoughts!