“Working in the C-suite obliged me to refine my speech and presentation skills.”“I knew that I needed to improve my English to further develop my career…”“I often experienced prejudice because of my accent, as if I were unsophisticated…”“He is too direct and...
Are you terrified of public speaking? Do you freeze when giving a presentation? Fear of speaking in public is second to the most common fear – the fear of death. That’s right. So you are not alone. Of course, when you are presenting in a language which is...
When I heard this throat singing performance by Tanya Tagaq, I was in awe. This traditional style of vocal music is found throughout the arctic, not only in North America, but Tanya’s recent award has led to increasingly more people getting the opportunity to...
This video – Womyn by Alysha Brilla – is the title song of her second album by the same name. I recently heard the Canadian singer-songwriter, who hails from Kitchener, at a wonderful house concert is east Toronto. I didn’t know then but Alysha...
Coaching influences the brain, not only changing how we think and feel, but also encouraging the brain to change itself physically. The new buzzword, neuroplasticity, refers to this flexible quality of the brain and its ability to develop new roads, so to speak,...
I found the following article interesting because of the relationship it draws between training and performance. Two points made in the article are relevant when we think of language training. One is the positive effect of observation on performance. The other is how...
