One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

The goal of my 1 minute podcasts is to have you communicate in a freestyle manner - without criticizing or over analyzing your performance.

Additional goal - building up more confidence and improve your story telling skills.

Listen to the recording and inspire yourself to speak today!

Some idioms to use in today's story:

1. Burning the candle at both ends
Refers to working excessively hard, both early and late, leading to exhaustion.

2. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Suggests that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

3. Keeping your nose to the grindstone
Indicates staying focused and working hard, but can imply neglecting other important aspects of life.

4. Work hard, play hard
Encourages balancing intense work with equally intense leisure activities.

5. Finding the sweet spot
Refers to achieving the perfect balance between work and personal life.

Include some of them in your short story and pat yourself on the back for achieving another goal!

To your success
Anatoly

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

Today we are going to practice listening and comprehension, with an intonation for tales.

We will make a few Questions about the tale:
1)	¿Cómo era la primera casa del cerdito?
2)	¿Cuantos cerditos había en el cuento?
3)	¿Quién estaba soplando las casas de los cerditos?
4)	¿Cómo era la segunda casa de los cerditos?
5)	¿El tercer cerdito era perezoso?
6)	¿El primer cerdito era trabajador y precavido?
7)	¿De quien era la casa de madera?
8)	¿Quién cayó en la olla hirviendo?




Podcast Learn Spanish

A Short tale with questions: The three little pigs

A reading of "香水紳士, Kôsui shinshi" from Aozora Bunko.
The reading is followed by explanations of the story and vocabulary. Please use it to study Japanese listening comprehension.
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青空文庫「香水紳士」の朗読です。
朗読の後にストーリーや語彙の解説があります。日本語のリスニングの勉強にお役立てください。

OYASUMI にほんご

#13　Perfumed Gentleman Part 5（香水紳士⑤ Kôsui shinshi）

O patinho feio

Era uma manhã de verão, e uma pata havia botado cinco ovos. Ela estava aguardando impaciente a chegada de seus filhotinhos.
Assim, quando o primeiro ovo se partiu, mamãe pata ficou muito contente. Logo os outros patinhos também começaram a nascer. Mas havia um ovo que demorou para se quebrar, deixando-a ansiosa.
Passado algum tempo, o último filhote finalmente conseguiu sair do ovo. Mas quando mamãe pata o viu, ela não ficou muito satisfeita e exclamou:
- Esse patinho é muito diferente, muito feio. Não pode ser meu filho!
- Ah! Alguém te pregou uma peça. Disse a galinha que morava ali por perto.
O tempo foi passando e o patinho feio foi ficando cada vez mais feio, cada vez mais diferente de seus irmãos e cada vez mais isolado. Os outros animais zombavam dele, o que o deixava entristecido e angustiado.
Então, quando o inverno chegou, o patinho resolveu partir. Ele andou bastante e encontrou uma casa, assim, resolveu entrar pensando que lá talvez alguém gostasse dele. Foi o que aconteceu. Havia um homem que o acolheu, assim, o patinho passou esse tempo muito bem.
Mas, esse homem tinha também um gato, que um dia levou o pato para fora de casa, deixando-o sozinho e triste novamente.
O patinho saiu caminhando e depois de muito andar encontrou um lugar muito bonito, com um lago. O pato viu um cantinho aconchegante e foi até lá descansar. Nesse momento, algumas crianças que estavam por perto, perceberam a chegada de uma nova figura. Elas ficaram encantadas e disseram:
- Vejam, temos um visitante!
- Nossa! Como é lindo!
O patinho não entendeu de quem as crianças estavam falando, mas quando ele se aproximou do lago e viu seu reflexo na água, avistou um maravilhoso cisne. Então, ao olhar para o lado, ele se deu conta de que outros cisnes também moravam ali.
Dessa forma, o patinho descobriu que na verdade, ele era um cisne. Desde então, ele passou a viver entre seus iguais e não ficou mais angustiado.

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O patinho feio - história narrada com transcrição

Building Rapport

Ask Open-Ended Questions:  Ditch the "yes or no" questions.  Instead, ask questions that prompt elaboration and showcase your genuine interest in the other person's work and experiences. Examples include: "What are you currently working on that excites you the most?" or "What challenges are you facing in your industry?"

Actively Listen and Respond:  Pay close attention to their answers.  Nod, use verbal affirmations like "interesting" or "I see," and ask follow-up questions that demonstrate you're truly engaged.

Find Common Ground:  Look for shared interests, experiences, or industry knowledge. This creates a sense of connection and makes conversation flow more naturally. Mention a mutual colleague, a recent industry trend, or a shared alma mater (if appropriate).

Be a Giver, Not Just a Taker:  Networking is a two-way street. Offer your own insights, share relevant resources, or connect them with someone in your network who might be of value.

Remember Names and Details:  People appreciate being remembered.  Make a conscious effort to memorize names and revisit key points mentioned during the conversation.

Embrace Storytelling:  Weave relatable anecdotes or personal experiences into your conversation to illustrate your points and create a more memorable interaction.

Be Authentic and Positive:   People connect with genuine personalities.   Be yourself, showcase your enthusiasm, and maintain a positive outlook

Follow Up:  Don't let the connection fade. Send a personalized email within 24 hours thanking them for the conversation and mentioning a specific detail you discussed.

Nurture the Relationship:  Stay connected on LinkedIn, send them relevant articles, or offer congratulations on their achievements. This demonstrates your continued interest and builds a stronger bond.



The Global Professional Podcast

Building Rapport - Episode 75

Today, we're going to learn 7 fun idioms for talking about money. It doesn't matter whether you're made of money, if you feel like a million dollars, or if you think that money doesn't grow on trees, these idioms will help you to understand native speakers whenever you hear them talking about money. Just make sure that you don't 'pick up the tab' at the end of the evening! 

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Idioms about money

korean conversation

한글 창제

If you're starting to learn Spanish from zero, then this podcast is for you!
Learn to greet others and introduce yourself. 
Don't forget to repeat as you listen! This will train your ears and vocal chords and it will also help you remember the content.
Enjoy!

Super Basic Spanish

¡Hola!

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcohEGCWrcoUrAuLOiZcdW2QeddbXoGW0PKv6qOa4bE/edit?usp=sharing

International Tea Day is observed every year on May 21st and it aims to raise awareness of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of Tea around the world. The idea is to promote and to somehow Implement activities in favour of promoting everything related to tea.

 International Tea Day has been celebrated for quite some time. It started off on December 15th in countries like India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia and others across Africa such as Malaysia and Tanzania. The idea is to draw global attention to tea and to the global tea trade.

It has also been  linked to wanting more support to keep the cost of tea down. In 2015, the Indian Government proposed expanding the observance of International Tea today  by having some kind of intergovernmental group to discuss tea. They created something which led to big efforts to support the world's tea economy and in 2015, they had a big meeting in Milan to discuss the idea of an international Tea Day.  It then went to the United Nations. And that's how We managed to get International Tea Day on the 21st of May. Here's some very interesting facts about tea here in the UK:

The average British person drinks 876 cups of tea every single year. So, that's well over two cups a day if my calculations are right.

 And, apparently, for centuries, it was used only as a medicine. 

Tea was first introduced to Britain almost 400 years ago and was described, described as a Chinese drink because it first came from China.

A cup of tea has become native to British culture. It's the number one choice for British people and herbal teas are also very popular these days. 
