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Basic English: 14. How Was Your Week?

Basic English: 14. How was your week? is an entertaining course to help people improve their English, and talk confidently about things that happened in the past tense; this morning, yesterday, last week, last month. It also covers basic grammar, useful everyday expressions and new vocabulary. The style is simple, clear and easy to follow, and will help learners develop confidence in speaking English correctly, both at work and in their personal lives. Basic English: 14. How was your week? is part of the Cutting Edge Basic English: Series which features great characters in amusing situations with fun storylines. It optimizes learner engagement in real conversations, with practical activities that are immediately applicable in the workplace, and in everyday life. The learning approach is founded on proven language learning principles presented in an innovative and effective style.

Learning objectives:

Build confidence in speaking conversational English. Talk about the days of the week and what you did. Use simple grammar – Simple Past tense – regular (e.g. stopped, worked, talked) and irregular (e.g. saw, was, thought). Master expressions to use in speech – do and make. Build vocabulary of words – weekend, a lot, a lot of. Practice speaking with examples that recap the lessons – talking about your week

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World | Cal Newport

This book summary of Deep Work is all about how the rise of technology has wrecked our ability to concentrate deeply on tasks –and how to overcome this blockade. These blinks illustrate different strategies that can help you improve the output of your work and get the most out of your free time.

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Communication Skills: Advanced Communication Skills - Big Picture vs Detailed Thinking

People can be categorised into two when it comes down to the amount of detail they think and also communicate to others about. The Skillshub "Advanced Communication Skills - Big Picture vs. Detailed Thinking" course identifies the difference between specific and global people. Once the course is complete, you will be able to speak the language suitable to both people "types", understanding if you need to go into the smallest of detail or provide more of just an overview.

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Managing Virtual And Hybrid Teams: 06. Resolving Problems

Are you struggling to engage your virtual team or clients? Has the promise of virtual teams created difficulties when managing remote employees that make it harder to see the positives? Are you experiencing obstacles in motivating remote teams or hybrid teams? Keeping remote employees engaged has become a major topic of concern for managers and team members alike. The world has changed and with change comes necessary friction. This course will provide you with the methods to overcome the challenges of managing remote employees or simply being in a remote workplace. It is designed for anyone who needs to communicate virtually to influence – from virtual team leaders and remote team members to small business owners and entrepreneurs. When you can no longer meet colleagues, connections and customers face to face, a new skill set is required. We will equip you with the tools and belief to thrive under all circumstances. Communication is key in any type of team - being able to communicate confidently and effectively through a screen is an essential skill that this course will provide. The course will cover a mixture of theory and practical skills to deliver confidence when managing or being part of a virtual team. You’ll get top-proven tips for managing remote employees and for managing remote workloads. By the end of this course, you’ll have devised your own actionable and contextualised plan to build and maintain an efficient remote workforce. This course will drive you to a higher degree of remote performance and involvement, keeping remote employees engaged, keeping engaged as remote team members, or even learning how to start an effective and engaged remote team. Enrol in Part 6 today! Who Is This Course For? Leaders of hybrid and virtual teams who want to maintain smooth-running workplace processes, Members of virtual teams who want to improve their communication skills in a virtual setting, Small business owners that are looking to set up remote or hybrid teams, or expand existing ones, Entrepreneurs dealing with a transition to virtualisation, Anyone seeking to adjust to a new world standard of virtual work About the expert Alan Stevens is a reputation expert who was Past President of the Global Speakers Federation and is the director of MediaCoach. He is also an author and journalist, and both a TV presenter and expert interviewee. He has been speaking remotely since 1998, and created a Facebook group for fellow professionals who wish to speak remotely. It’s called, unsurprisingly, Remote Speaking. His clients include politicians, TV presenters and sports stars as well as companies including Virgin, Google, The Beverly Hills Hotel, BMW and Mumm Champagne. The Independent newspaper listed him as “one of the top 10 media experts in the UK”.