8 ways to cancel / change appointments.
Your Monday is neatly planned out, time dedicated to work on projects, a couple of meetings and telephone calls are scheduled. A few minutes into Monday the phone rings – the boss needs you to…
Speak like a native
8 phrases to sex up your (self) introduction – guaranteed!
Have you been there too? You attend, let’s say, a work related course and it starts with the usual ice breaker phase, where everyone uses the generic introductory phrases “Hi, my name is ….., blah,…
Stress-free telephoning template.
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Stress-free telephoning template. Do you ever get that feeling of panic whenever the phone rings (it’s a foreign number) and you know you’ll either have to take the call or…
How many ways can you greet somebody (informally)?
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: Tuesday Teaser: How many ways can you greet somebody (informally) Back to basics you’re probably thinking! I’ll give that post a miss, we did all the greetings stuff back in…
3 ways to say ‘ed’
Check out today’s Teatime Titbit: 3 ways to say ‘ed‘ At the meats counter in our local supermarket I often hear people pronouncing the ‘corned’ (beef) by separating the word into ‘corn’ and ‘ed’. The…