Second Live Learning English Question and Answer Event

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

In Italia il 1 e 2 Novembre festeggiamo la  festa di Ognissanti e quella dei Morti. Ascolta il Podcast per saperne di più!

Italiano Chiaro - Cultura e Tradizioni 

Ognissanti e Festa dei Morti

孔融让梨

孔融小时候聪明好学，才思敏捷，巧言妙答，大家都夸他是奇童。4岁时，他已能背诵许多诗赋，并且懂得礼节，父母亲非常喜爱他。
一日，父亲买了一些梨子，特地拣了一个最大的梨子给孔融，孔融摇摇头，却另拣了一个最小的梨子说：“我年纪最小，应该吃小的梨，你那个梨就给哥哥吧。”父亲听后十分惊喜,又问:“那弟弟也比你小啊?"孔融说"弟弟比我小,我也应该让给他.”孔融让梨的故事，很快传遍了曲阜，并且一直流传下来，成了许多父母教育子女的好例子。

Vivi甜讲中国故事

孔融让梨

It’s decided: decisive people no more accurate than self-doubters。

Research finds only difference between so-called action-oriented and state-oriented people is confidence

By Nicola Davis

It’s a trait best seen in the eager pub quizzer – a tendency to leap to an answer without a shadow of a doubt.

Now researchers have suggested that while people who have little difficulty making decisions are more confident in their choices, they are no more accurate than those who feel more torn.

Writing in the journal Plos One, researchers revealed how they conducted experiments to explore potential differences between people who tend to be decisive, known as action-oriented people, and those who struggle to commit to a choice, known as state-oriented people.

“What we found is that confidence was the only thing that was different,” said Dr Wojciech Zajkowski, the first author of the research, who is now based at the Riken social decision science laboratory in Japan.


Le Franglish

It’s decided: decisive people no more accurate than self-doubters

Robert, a talented but interview-anxious software developer, landed his dream job interview. He had the technical skills, but his past experiences with open-ended questions left him feeling unprepared.  To help, I, his career coach, introduced him to the power of behavioral interviewing.

We started by dissecting the job description. We identified key skills like problem-solving, teamwork, and communication.  Then, I crafted mock behavioral questions targeting those skills. For example, "Tell me about a time you debugged a complex coding error while collaborating with a team."

Next, I introduced Robert to the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result).  We practiced crafting compelling responses using his past projects.  For the example question, Robert described a project with a critical bug impacting user experience. He highlighted how he collaborated with his team, broke down the issue logically, and ultimately identified the root cause, leading to a successful fix.

The coaching didn't stop there.  We role-played the interview, focusing on clear communication and confident delivery.  I encouraged Robert to use action verbs and quantify his achievements where possible.  Instead of simply saying "fixed the bug," he could say "identified and resolved a critical bug, improving application performance by 20%."

The interview day arrived, and Robert aced it!  He later told me the behavioral questions felt familiar thanks to our preparation.  By showcasing his past experiences using the STAR method, he convinced the interviewer of his skills and fit for the role.  Robert's success story is a testament to the power of behavioral interview preparation. 

The Global Professional Podcast

How I coached a software developer to get the job - Episode 70

España cuenta con una gran diversidad de paisajes. Una manera de apreciar esta diversidad es en sus parques nacionales.

En España hay 16 parques nacionales, cada uno con unas características, flora, fauna y belleza propias. En el episodio de hoy te hablo de los parques nacionales españoles, donde se encuentran y alguna de sus características.

Espero que disfrutes del episodio, después de escucharlo, no te olvides de decirme:

-si conocías estos parques nacionales, y 

-si has visitado alguno de ellos.

¡Te espero en mi Instagram!


Blanca to go 

64 – Parque Nacionales en España

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日本人ならみんなが知っているヒーロー「アンパンマン」の歴史を調べてみました👊✨みなさんの国の子供に人気があるアニメは何ですか？

SeikaのPodcast🎧

Ep.31 📝「アンパンマン👊✨」を知っていますか？

MacAuley Culkin becomes a Dad again (no transcript today)

Double deckers, shuttle buses, bendy buses..... I look at what we call them in British English.