This episode is summer special before the beginning of season 2 of ESL Trailblazer. I am focusing on Networking skills and their importance as well as the language you can use to assist you in networking more effectively when at…
It’s a terrifying thing and it’s incredibly powerful. Many language learners experience it and it stays with them for quite some time. Many times, Polish people I’ve met have confessed that this is what is preventing them from real progress…
We make decisions and choices everyday ALL the time with everything. It can be daunting, whether it’s decisions in the workplace, in our private lives or when shopping. So since we’re doing it so often we should be able to…
I wish the naming of the web tool was something that took a couple of hours of work. That I could sit down, make some calculations or do some kind of tasks and after some effort and completion of some…
What are the anticipated outcomes with your lesson/work/collaboration? Are you making critical/key decisions in your work? Whatever the context the language is extremely valuable. You can describe decisions and results in a sophisticated, more fluent way just by mixing up…
Classes are in full swing now and I’ve started having a full schedule of lessons with all my clients, business, high school and a few private students. I haven’t had any free slots for new perspective client but decided to…
My Polish students really have very little to say regarding the topic and even less to say when attempting to make small talk. There’s apparently a reason for this. They find it ‘fake’ and a waste of time, that it…
So I had a lesson on communication yesterday with a class and we were discussing which spoken and written forms of communication the students prefer to use and what problems they may encounter with different forms of writing and speaking.…
So, after careful consideration, weighing the pros and cons and finances I got back to the woman who had met with me and told her that at present I simply can’t afford the service her company offers. It was a…
Design. A critical component for any web tool, webpage, brand or product. It’s also critical for the developer, who needs a designer’s help in building the frontend of an app, webpage or web tool. They are a kind of guide…
I have finally got some feedback! Made it to the meeting and sat down with someone who could explain how this whole process really works for a person like myself. Basically I got a crash course on what an ‘MVP’…
The notes have arrived, and there weren’t too many so that is a positive development I suppose. At least another step forward was taken. I was also told where to look for a developer that would potentially take on my…
The expression was an idea that came to me in a lesson this morning when discussing creativity and thought, wow, that would make a great lesson idea. Upon further deliberation I figured it could be the starting point for my…
Want to plan a lesson on performances? A live recording of this episode on site at our Millfield summer course Rock festival my co-teacher and I bring you a list of some of the word worth including in any ‘Performance’…
This episode is about tastes. Too often English speakers overuse ‘good’ for everything these days. When discussing or expressing opinions on films, food, plays, books and theater it’s important to distinguish aspects that might be tasteful for some but not…