by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 30, 2025 | Business Communications
You speak English every day. You lead meetings, deliver updates, contribute to your team, and handle complex responsibilities. You’re fluent. And yet you may have received feedback that your communication is sometimes unclear, hard to follow, or lacking impact. This...
by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 11, 2025 | Business Communications
In today’s global business landscape, refining how we assert our voice is crucial. For high-level non-native English speakers, the challenge isn’t just about mastering vocabulary or grammar—it’s about being heard, understood, and respected. Women, in...
by Heather Chetwynd | Jan 13, 2025 | Business Communications
When a non-native English speaker lives and works in an English-speaking environment, even apparent fluency can mask significant challenges. Recognizing these nuances is crucial for HR professionals and workplace leaders to foster an inclusive and supportive...
by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 24, 2024 | Business Communications
This is the last of my series on common idioms that are useful to know and use at work. There are 7 videos in total. We have covered idioms involving animals, food, movement, violence, weather, sports, and now travel. Today I have 4 travel idioms to share with you:...
by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 19, 2024 | Business Communications
Our idioms come from our histories, our conditions, our culture and our activities. In North America, we have a lot of drinking idioms, horses and guns idioms, weather idioms and, what I am sharing this week, sports idioms. Sometimes, if you know how to play the game,...
by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 12, 2024 | Business Communications
Next in my series on common idioms, I focus on weather idioms. Here are the three I will discuss in the video: Up in the air Under the weather When it rains, it pours Please share other weather idioms you use and find useful to get a clear message across in few words....
