by Heather Chetwynd | Sep 29, 2025 | Language Training
I got into pronunciation training because of my love for singing — and because, believe it or not, I learned to speak Spanish with a pretty decent accent by belting out songs. Over the past two years, I’ve had the joy of reconnecting with a group of Chilean and Greek...
by Heather Chetwynd | Jul 11, 2025 | Business Communications
Whether you’re a senior leader, a multilingual professional, or someone navigating the complexity of cross-cultural teams, the language you choose carries more weight than you might think. And often, it’s not the big, impressive words that matter most – it’s the small...
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....
