IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS ENGLISH FASTER WITH BUFFI DUBERMAN’S FAMOUS ROCK & ROLL METHOD! Do you have trouble finding the right words in English? Are you using the same words over and over again? Do you get nervous before giving a talk or pitch in English? Do you doubt which grammar form is the right […]
He said it. And so did she. And maybe so have you, once upon a time. He just insulted his whole team. How? By saying ‘They are really working so hard this week.’ This actually means ‘My team just sits around all day, doing nothing but checking how many likes their latte got on Instagram, […]
Photo by Frans van Zaalen, taken at Utrecht Train Station, on Feb 14th 2018. This is me last Wednesday, on Valentine’s Day. My friend Sylvia and I took the train to 4 different cities and held up our FREE HUGS signs and hugged random strangers for 7 hours. Hugging strangers is something that I’m pretty […]
Imagine a world…. Where people wanted the best for each other. Where success was seen as inspiring and not a threat. Where learning new skills is exciting, fun, and challenging. Where pitching your ideas to a new international audience is not scary. Where writing an email is easy and fast. Where English phrases are there, […]
Happy Monday! And thanks so much for letting me slip into your inbox today! I really like it here! Let me tell you a little (true!) story. Once I was shopping with a friend who didn’t speak Dutch. We went into a small boutique, and my friend pulled a lovely dress off the rack to […]
Sweet darling, You’ve probably done it. And maybe you’ve done it without realising it. I know I’ve done it. And I realised it….too late! Done what? Disagreeing with someone in a way that could be perceived as being too ‘blunt’ or ‘aggressive’. You know – saying things like ‘No way.’ ‘No.’ ‘That won’t work,’ etc. […]
I had a blast at my Dress Up Your English masterclass powered by Harper’s Bazaar Network Academy! In case you didn’t grab a ticket (it was sold out) – good news! We will be dong this again in 2018! Here is a report on what you missed. See you at the next one!
Wow! Can you believe that January is nearly over already? I cannot. Can. NOT! Time sure flies when you’re having fun! And I am! Hope you are too, my dear! Today I wanted to highlight the danger (OMG VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION COMING UP AHEAD) of using the wrong word after certain verbs. For example, many […]
‘Hey, Buffi, my English is good – I watch Netflix without subtitles!’ Does this sound familiar? It sure does to me – I hear All. The. Time. Watching a TV show you understand does NOT mean your English is great. It means you UNDERSTAND what you see and hear. Your PASSIVE knowledge of English is […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR! HAPPY NO FEAR! How the heck are you? Have you missed me as much as I’ve missed you? Are you well-rested and ready to ROCK this fabulous new year? I sure am! It’s been a pretty intense few weeks. I worked really hard, did a fun TV show (De Avond Van Taal, […]
