If someone tells you exactly what you think, without worrying about upsetting you, then we could call them direct, outspoken, or frank.

DAILY Business English VOCABULARY builder

Go on then, tell me exactly what you think!

Accurate pronunciation of English words is just one of many components of effective communication in the workplace. There is a lot to gain personally and professionally from improving your American English pronunciation! You'll build your confidence, gain more respect at work, reduce communication misunderstandings, and learn more about how the English language is spoken.

People are motivated to invest in pronunciation training for many reasons. Whether it is a quest for learning or feeling fed up with being judged, at risk, shamed, or frustrated, it takes a lot of courage for someone to turn to help with their pronunciation.

While working with a professional pronunciation teacher or coach is one of the best ways to get results, there are some steps you can take to improve your American English Pronunciation. I share tips to get started on your path of improving your pronunciation as well as stories from the professionals I've helped to improve their American English Pronunciation. At the end of the episode, you'll get definitions and examples of idioms and phrases for everyday life and the workplace.

Episode originally published on June 8, 2020.  
Infographics for this episode are available at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/. 
A transcript is available for this episode at https://www.express-to-impress.com/american-english-pronunciation/. 

Express to Impress

American English Pronunciation Tips for Workplace Success

In this episode, I focus on how to greet as well as how to introduce yourself in Afrikaans. 
The greeting part of the lesson focuses on how to greet throughout the duration of the day. This episode is translated in a formal manner of speaking Afrikaans. Below is the translated words and sentences. In hierdie episode fokus ek op hoe om te groet asook hoe om jouself in Afrikaans voor te stel.
Die groetgedeelte van die les fokus op hoe om deur die loop van die dag te groet. Hierdie episode word op 'n formele manier van Afrikaans vertaal. Hieronder is die vertaalde woorde en sinne. 
Good morning            Goeie more
Good afternoon         Goeie middag
Good evening             Goeie naand
Good day                      Goeie dag
My name is Marz        My naam is Marz
What is your name?   Wat is jou naam?
Pleased to meet you  Aangenaame kennis

Afrikaans jou lekker taal

Greetings and introduction

Jag pratar om min favoritbok. Den bästa boken! 

'Lätt' är en enklare variant av samma avsnitt.
'Easy' is an easier version of the same episode.

Easy Swedish with Viktoria

Ep. #9 - Godnatt Mister Tom (lätt)

LA ESCASEZ DE AGUA EN LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.

Spanish México

Sobre la película de Jason Reitman que conmemora los cincuenta años de la transmisión del primer programa de "Saturday Night Live".

El kinetoscopio

Episodio 15: Saturday Night: la noche que cambió la comedia

"그거 봤어?" 팟캐스트에 오신 여러분을 환영합니다^^
우리의 모습을 현실 그대로 보여주는 드라마가 있습니다. 
삶, 고통, 눈물, 힐링.
Paulo Coelho, Sebastian Roché 등 전 세계 유명 셀럽들의 극찬이 있었던 드라마!
한번 보기 시작하면 끊을 수 없습니다. 
"나의 아저씨"로 여러분을 초대합니다.
Welcome to "그거 봤어?(Did you watch it?)" podcast!!
Here’s TV series that shows our lives. 
My mister is about our life, pain, tears &amp; healing. 
Worldwide celebrities, Paulo Coelho &amp; Sebastian Roché, also praise this tv-show!
Be careful! Once you enter, there’s no exit:)
Welcome to "My mister!"

그거 봤어? Did you watch it?

05. When hope is lost, I’ll be your "My mister"!(드라마 나의 아저씨)

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

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こんばんは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

今日は、文法シリーズはちょっとお休みします。
今日はぼくの話をします。

ぼくは今、北海道に住んでいます。
そして、10月からは妻と2人で海外に行く予定です。

その準備のために、1度大阪の実家へ引越をします。
引越、というよりも家具や荷物をほとんどなくして大阪へ行きます。

今は、北海道でいらないものといるものを分けています。
いらないものは、あげるか、売るかを決めます。
いるものは、ぼくの実家か、奥さんの実家に送ります。
ほとんどないんですが。少しだけ。

売るのは、リサイクルショップに持って行ったり、フリマアプリを使ったりしています。

あと3週間とちょっとでほとんどの持ち物を手放すので、大変です。ですが、はじめての感覚でちょっと気持ちいいです。


それから、ぼくの家ではネコを飼っています。
そのネコは先週、大阪の実家に連れて行きました。
はじめは少し落ち着かない感じでしたが、今はだいぶ落ち着いてきました。北海道の家にいた時と同じような感じで、よく寝てます。

という感じで、今月は引越の準備だったり、北海道を最後に満喫したりと忙しいです。

ですが、もちろん、いつも通りオンラインレッスンもしてます。

ぼくと話したいと思った方はぜひオンラインレッスン予約してくださいね！

お待ちしています！


ということで、今回も最後まで聞いていただき、ありがとうございます！ではまた！
