by Heather Chetwynd | May 3, 2024 | Language Training
Welcome to Part 2 of my series on the “schwa”! What is the schwa? Only the most common vowel sound in the English language. If you haven’t already, I suggest you watch Part 1. Each video looks at one aspect of the schwa and how it influences our speech in...
by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 26, 2024 | Language Training
What is the SCHWA? The SCHWA is the reduced vowel sound in English which makes your language sound more natural, like a native speaker. Each part of the series looks at the role of the schwa in different contexts. Here is a summary of the five parts: 1. English is a...
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....
