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Daily Dose of Motivation 

 ¡Colombia es un país maravilloso! 🌎 En este episodio te contamos datos asombrosos que quizás no conocías. 🦜☕🏞️


✅ ¿Por qué Bogotá es una de las capitales más altas del mundo? ⛰️
✅ El secreto detrás del café colombiano ☕
✅ ¡Y mucho más!

Colombia is a wonderful country! 🌎 In this episode we tell you amazing facts that you may not have known. 🦜☕🏞️

✅ Why is Bogotá one of the highest capitals in the world? ⛰️
✅ The secret behind Colombian coffee ☕
✅ And much more!

Hablar por hablar (Listening)

8 datos asombrosos que no sabía sobre Colombia l 8 amazing facts you didn't know about Colombia

In this episode, we’ll explore an increasingly important topic in the workplace and during the interview process: emotional intelligence. Specifically, we’ll be looking at how to demonstrate strong emotional intelligence in an interview. 

Why do employers want employees that can manage their emotions? People with strong emotional intelligence can:

Coach and motivate others
Resolve conflicts
Build collaborative teams built on trust
Be resilient when others criticize their work or ideas
Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn how you can demonstrate your emotional intelligence in every interaction in an interview--from how you greet your interviewer at the start of an interview to the stories you tell.

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Episode originally published August 24, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/emotional-intelligence-is/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Links Included in Episode: 

To sign up for my free five-step job interview preparation checklist, visit express-to-impress.com.

Listen to the Express to Impress Podcast Episodes mentioned in this episode:

8 Takeaways About US Business Culture: Erin Meyer's The Culture Map
https://www.express-to-impress.com/the-culture-map/
 
How to Uncover the Culture of a Company
https://www.express-to-impress.com/culture-of-a-company/

How to Give Effective Presentations That Don’t Bore Your Audience 
https://www.express-to-impress.com/give-a-presentation/

How to be confident in an interview
https://www.express-to-impress.com/be-confident/

Check out Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman.

Express to Impress

How to Demonstrate Strong Emotional Intelligence in an Interview

Konnichiwa! Welcome to Slow Japanese! If you go on trips, where do you want to go?

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

Scripts and key vocabularies of this episode are here:
https://mochifika.com/podcast-script/slow-japanese-episode-11-i-want-to-go/

Slow Japanese

Episode #11 - Places which I want to visit

This podcast offers a comprehensive guide to understanding and using idioms, focusing on their characteristics, usage, and relationship with other figures of speech.   It distinguishes between idioms, metaphors, and similes, noting that while metaphors involve a direct or implied comparison and similes use "like" or "as," pure idioms are opaque and non-comparative, acting as traditional, fixed phrases that must be memorised. Overall, this episode serves as educational material explaining the nuances and classifications necessary for accurate comprehension of these linguistic components.

The importance of figurative language for Business Communication

idioms, metaphors and similes - what and when to use

＜Vocabulary>
最近(さいきん:saikin) ~ recently,in these days
秋(あき:aki) ~ fall,autumn
朝晩(あさばん:asa ban) ~ morning and evening
大分(だいぶ:daibu) ~ much
地球温暖化(ちきゅうおんだんか:chikyuu ondan-ka)
 ~ Global Warming
昔(むかし:mukashi) ~ Long time ago
テーマ(te e ma) ~ Theme
一言(ひとこと:hitokoto) ~ One word
熱中症(ねっちゅうしょう:necchuu shoo) ~Heat stroke
食欲(しょくよく:shoku yoku) ~Appetite
芸術(げいじゅつ:geijutsu) ~Art
展覧会(てんらんかい:tenrankai) ~Exhibition
美術館巡り(びじゅつかんめぐり:bijutsukan meguri) ~Museum tours

にほんごのこばなし⭐️Japanese Short story⭐️byみどり

#1 〇〇の秋

Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/zhong-wen-shi-95740701?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Lily's Chinese 对话

20240208毛泽东自传节选

Generally interchangeable.
高兴 is more general and can be used to describe a wide range of happy or positive emotions, while 开心 is more specifically used to describe a feeling of joy or delight. In general, both words can be used interchangeably to describe happiness, but 开心 tends to be used in more informal or   contexts, while 高兴 is more commonly used in formal or polite settings.
 

Difference between A and B in Chinese with Shanmei

高兴VS开心 differences

Full transcripts: https://japanesemayuna.com/

はい、こんにちは。今回は、ポッドキャストの14回目です。私は一昨日の夜、久しぶりにカレーを作りました。前回にもお話ししたように、私は普段、カレーを食べる時は近所のインド料理レストランでテイクアウトをしています。最近、コロナウイルスの影響で、このレストランが午後の4時までしか開いていないので、夕飯が買えません。なので一昨日は自分で作ることにしました。

Hello. This is the podcast episode 14. I made curry the night before last, for the first time in a long time. As I told you last time, when I eat curry, I usually get takeout from an Indian restaurant in my neighborhood. Lately, due to the coronavirus, this restaurant is only open until four in the afternoon, so I can't buy dinner. So the day before yesterday I decided to make it myself.

材料は、人参と、玉ねぎと、じゃがいもと、牛肉と、カレールーで、カレールーというのはスパイスや、スープの素を固めたものです。野菜を炒めて、煮て、水を入れて、カレールーを入れると、カレーが完成します。ものすごく久しぶりに、自分でカレーを作りました。作り方は間違っていなかったはずなんですけど、このカレーはすごくまずかったです。

The ingredients are carrots, onions, potatoes, beef, and curry roux, which is a hardened mixture of spices and soup stock. Stir-fry the vegetables, boil, add water, and add the curry roux, and the curry is ready. It has been a very long time since I made curry by myself. I'm sure I made it right, but this curry was really bad.

私は子供の時、カレールーで作るカレーをすごく美味しいと思っていました。でも最近は、レストランのカレーばかり食べています。やっぱりレストランのカレーと比べると、カレールーで作るカレーは味が薄くて美味しくないですね。そして調べてみたら、スパイスから作るカレーは、そんなに材料が高くないし、作り方も簡単なことを発見しました。だから今度挑戦してみたいと思います。

When I was a child, I used to think that curry made with curry roux was very tasty. But recently, I have been eating only restaurant curry. Compared to restaurant curry, curry made with curry roux has a thinner taste and is not as tasty. Then I did some research and found out that curry made from spices is not that expensive and easy to make. So I'd like to try it next time.

先週はほとんど記事の仕事をしていました。前回の ポッドキャストでもお話しした通り、日本のポッドキャストについての内容です。おすすめのポッドキャストや、 自分に合ったポッドキャストの選び方や、ポッドキャストを使った勉強方法についてお話ししています。是非読んでみてください。