What do native speakers do (and what do many non-native speakers NOT do) when it comes to giving bad news? They frame it. Say what?! They put their message in a frame. They package their message in a way to get the most out of that message and increase communication with their counterparts. Let me […]
PERFECTION. KILLS. PROGRESS. I had this talk with a client yesterday about why he should stop beating himself up by comparing himself to others he felt were ‘perfect’. Let me break it down for you. Perfection is self-sabotage. Perfection kills progress. Perfection stops creativity. Perfection limits risk-taking. Perfection is you holding a false ideal against […]
I was working with a CEO recently who had to give an all-important speech. It meant a lot to him, both personally and professionally. The thing is, he struggled with some words that popped up in his talk. Words like ‘compulsory’, ‘psychological’, ‘beneficiary’, and ‘affiliation’. Those would make any mouth stumble, especially with the added pressure […]
I’ve been there. And I bet you have too. Have you ever stopped, checked your sentence, and pressed ‘send’ on that email, while hoping for the best? Because you weren’t sure if you used the right word? I know I have….in Dutch (and lots of other languages, too)! So many people confuse ‘advice’ and ‘advise’, for […]
CUSTOMER OR CLIENT? Have you been saying this right? I was talking to a client the other day (see what I did there?) about her work. She’s a consultant for a multinational and was talking about her customers. The thing is…she didn’t have any! It’s not that she was interacting with ghosts, or becoming delusional, it’s […]
Hi! I’m writing you on the tails of the hardest day for me. September 11th. I remember exactly where I was when I got the call about my beloved city. And the beloved people who I lost that day. All I can say to you is this. We have no say in how long our […]
3 TIPS TO SOUND MORE NATIVE IN ENGLISH: What do native speakers do in English that non-native speakers have to learn? And are often not taught? I’m going to go through 3 of them right here. 1: LINKING: Native speakers almost never speak word for word. We speak in phrases. We link the ending of one word with […]
WORDS ON WEDNESDAY! Let’s talk about words. I love them. Use them all the time, as you can see right now. But….what about confusing words? Those can sneak up on you when you’re not expecting them. And that’s nasty. You want to say this word but you’re not sure if you’re saying it right. Right? […]
Or not? This is really weird. I’m writing you this from Brooklyn, where I am still 52. But many of you will be reading this in another time zone, where I’m already 53. Every year I write down what I’m grateful for. I could write down 53 things (I could write down 5330 things)!, but […]
Heya *|FNAME|*! This is the biggest hello from my hometown. My beloved Brooklyn, NY. My nephew took this picture of me on the roof of the Soho House member’s club, when I was looking out at the city after taking my family out for a sunset dinner on the roof of the club. It felt like a […]
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