In this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce the word Drought. Drought is a word used to describe a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, often leading to a shortage of water.
Read Moren this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over the pronunciation of windy. Depending on the context, there are two ways to pronounce windy. One way is in reference to the wind. Another is a way to describe a long curvy course.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce honest and honour. These words can be tricky as they start with a silent letter “H”. Honest is a word to describe a person who consistently tells the truth. And honour is a word to describe someone you hold in great respect.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce climb. Climb is a word to describe the action of moving up a slope, often using your hands and feet. Words like climb, bomb, and lamb have a silent letter “b” at the end.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, we will take a look at how to pronounce analysis and its verb form, analyse. Analysis is a detailed study of a subject and analyse is the action of studying a subject.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce wide and width. To say something is wide is to say the subject has a large measure. The width is the measurement of how wide something is.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce bought. Bought is the past tense of the word buy, which means to purchase.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will go over how to pronounce hierarchical. Hierarchical means that a group of people or things has a system of ranking. This word is a nightmare for many of my clients, but in the video below you will learn to master this challenging word.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will share with you how to pronounce hierarchy. A hierarchy is a system of rank, often used in business and other formal groups.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will show you how to pronounce idea. An idea is a thought or a concept that you think of. Idea is often confused with ID.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will show you how to pronounce reliable and its noun form, reliability. If something is reliable, then it is describing a subject as trustworthy, consistently good and of high quality. Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy, consistently good and of high quality.
Read MoreIn this episode of Word of the Week, I will share with you how to pronounce launch. A launch is a moment when the subject is set in motion, like launching a rocket ship or launching your next product.
Read MoreFrom October 4th - 13th, 2020, a group of volunteer teachers came together to provide support on Zoom to upskill 40+ teachers so their children's education could continue from their homes. The training covered how to use Zoom, as well as English speaking, writing, storytelling, reading, vocabulary, and so on.
I was delighted to run a session on Pronunciation, a new but key competency for many. In my training session, I covered the importance of intelligibility (being understood) in our global world.
Read MoreIn this first episode, I will share with you how to pronounce strategic and it’s noun form, strategy. A strategy is a plan with the intent to achieve a specific goal. Being strategic means to apply your plan to achieve your goals.
Read MoreHere is the second of 3 videos on how to pronounce frequently mispronounced words used to describe our current global crisis: Headaches, Coughs, Breathing, Throat and Blood.
Read MoreHere is the first of 3 videos on how to pronounce frequently mispronounced words used to describe our current global crisis: Economic, Health, Crisis and Disease,
Read MoreIn this video, I will share a short bit of text with highlighted words that I often hear mispronounced. In a 3 lesson series, you will learn how to pronounce these words and what are the sounds in the syllables.
Read MoreDo you know what sort of accent you have when speaking in English? Are you proud of it? How important do you think accent is?
Read MoreHow often have you listened to non-native speakers of your own language and wondered what they said, not because they used the wrong words but because the way they spoke was unintelligible? Now picture today’s business world, full of non-native speakers of English all trying to understand each other.
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