I look over some news stories of the day.

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Some News Headlines

Jon (Madrid) y Joan (Barcelona) hablan con Miguel, un profesor de ELE experto en pronunciación y muy conocido por su presencia en las Redes Sociales. ¡Relájate y escúchanos!

¡Qué Pasa! Podcast en Español

VIS A VIS Con MIGUEL PÉREZ (@profedeespanol_) | La VIDA SECRETA de un profe 'INFLUENCER' (PARTE 1)

Cet épisode, c'est l'histoire de ma quête, celle d'une descendante de mineurs polonais qui cherche en vain - ou pas ? - les fantômes du passé. 

Douce France

Mes racines polonaises

My client Sara joined our meeting very stressed out; frustration etched on her face. Her new team floundered, lacking direction and motivation. Public speaking made her uncomfortable and really nervous. It was an area she was struggling in. I saw an opportunity. Habit stacking, I suggested, could be the key. Small, daily wins would build confidence. Each morning, Sara would journal her goals, followed by 10 minutes reading a leadership book. During her commute she would listen to leadership podcasts.

At work, the transformation began. Meetings now started with clear objectives and agendas, setting the stage for practicing engaging techniques – eye contact, vocal variety – we had discussed. Each week, a late evening mimicked future challenges as we roleplayed difficult conversations. Between meetings, personalized notes praising contributions or progress toward goals landed in team members' inboxes.

A month in, the shift was undeniable. Projects progressed  efficiently through completion, and surveys reflected a happier, more motivated team. Motivated by her success, Sara, once terrified of public speaking, volunteered for an industry conference presentation. Daily clear communication, bolstered by these additional habits, had woven a tapestry of leadership. Sara's transformation, fueled by consistent improvement, was a testament to the power of habit stacking.

The Global Professional Podcast

Habit Stacking & Team Leadership Episode #40 

Taiwan Daphne - elementary vocabulary

邊、別、冰

⚪En este emocionante episodio, exploramos las fascinantes festividades de Halloween y el Día de los Muertos en mi país y ciudad La Paz, Bolivia; todo mientras te brindamos una experiencia única para aprender y mejorar tu español. Acompáñanos mientras desentrañamos los misterios de estas celebraciones aterradoras y conmovedoras, ofreciéndote valiosas lecciones y práctica en el idioma español. Desde descripciones de disfraces espeluznantes hasta relatos de coloridas ofrendas, te sumergimos en nuestra cultura local y te ayudamos a dominar el español. ¡Es el momento perfecto para aprender y celebrar juntos!"
🔴Konrad Rovira - Spanish Tutor Italki

Escucha Facil Español

¿Hallowe'en o Día de los Muertos?🎃💀💐🏵️[Capítulo 26]

Working from home and avoiding the journey to and from the office is saving many of us at least an hour every day, according to a 2023 study.

But we're not always using that saved time for ourselves — we're actually spending a lot of that time working.

The US-based National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) did a survey that looked at how workers in 27 countries used their time when working from home.

On average, the daily time saved by working from home was found to be 72 minutes.

Workers in China saved 102 minutes per day, while in Japan it was 100 minutes, and in India it was 99.

But the study also found that, on average, 40% of that saved time was spent working — either on the worker's main job or on an additional one.

Workers in Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan said they used more than half of their saved time to work.

So what happened to the rest of that extra time?

According to the study, an average of 34% was used as leisure time — with people in Germany and Austria using almost half of their extra time for leisure.

And 11% — about eight minutes per day — was spent looking after children or other family members.

The NBER said children had gotten a better deal with parents working from home — but that the big winners were employers, who got extra work time from their employees.



Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Work from Home Study: We Save Time but Work More

Every year in June, there are 2 days that are dead silent in Chinese cities when the most important exam in Chinese teenagers’ life is taking place - the college entrance exam.
In this Chillchat episode, Karen and Baiwei compared education and examination systems in Mainland China and the U.S..