by Heather Chetwynd | Nov 4, 2025 | Business Communications
Many accomplished professionals speak English fluently yet still find communication in the workplace unexpectedly challenging. They contribute valuable insights, manage teams and lead projects — yet sometimes their ideas don’t land as intended. This is rarely about...
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 | Mar 28, 2025 | Accent Modification
How realistic is it to completely eliminate a foreign accent? The honest answer: it’s very unlikely. While it’s possible to soften an accent and improve clarity, eliminating it entirely is an enormous challenge—even for highly trained actors. Why? Because accent...
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,...
