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Teacher Robert's Podcast

What's the difference between "lose" and "loose"? (with transcript)

オランダにあるFairphoneという会社はユーザーが自分で修理できるスマホを開発しています。今まではスマホが壊れたら買い換える人が多かったと思います。しかし、自分で壊れたところだけを取り替えることができるようになると、資源の無駄を最低限にすることができます。さらにこの会社のスマホは構造が簡単なので、特別な知識がなくても自分で壊れたパーツを取り替えることができます。
ちなみに最近、アップルも電子機器を修理する知識のあるユーザー向けに交換用のパーツの販売をアメリカで開始すると発表しました。
私はスマホだけでなく他の電子機器も自分で修理できるようになればいいと思います。
みなさんは自分でスマホを修理したいですか？
自分で修理できたらいいのになと思うものはありますか？


修理（しゅうり）する：repair, fix
開発（かいはつ）する：かいはつする　develop
取り替える：とりかえる　replace
資源：しげん　resource
無駄：むだ　waste
最低限（さいていげん）にする：minimize
構造：こうぞう　structure
特別（とくべつ）な知識（ちしき）：special knowledge
電子機器：でんしきき　electronic device
交換用（こうかんよう）のパーツ：　parts for replacement 

Nihongo Short Story by Noriko

修理できるスマホ（Repairable Smartphone）

En este episodio, junto a Martin, profe de español de México (https://www.italki.com/teacher/5211013), les contamos un poco sobre qué tipos de transporte público existen en nuestras ciudades y algunas de sus características. ¡Info valiosa para estudiantes y turistas también!



Dale Play al Español

El transporte público

Learn the basic French vocabulary, grammar, and expressions needed to communicate while moving around a city. We cover directions, positioning, and landmarks.
Best for beginners and elementary students!


Learn Basic French Podcast

Learn Basic French: Se déplacer dans une ville (moving around in a city)

In this audio, I will talk about the travel differences between China and New Zealand(or probably western). 

Cherry Blablabla｜Chinese&English

Travel Differences Between China and Western

오늘은 한국어로 날씨 표현을 좀 더 다양하게 배워 볼게요!

<B1-B2> *일기장-Dairy* 

(중급)

Convergent Thinking vs. Divergent Thinking: Why Planning Isn’t Always the Right Thing to Do

You’re overseeing a project and have all the pieces in place.

Your detailed timeline is mapped out. You’ve set expectations with leaders and team members. You’re prepared to keep all the deliverables organized.

Halfway through the project, a team comes to you with a suggestion—they think they’ve found a better way to handle a piece of the process.

Your stomach drops into your shoes. You’re the taskmaster. The organizer. The keeper of the schedule. This change in direction will only throw a wrench into the flawless plan you spent hours agonizing over. Even if it is a better way to go, you’re cringing at the idea of straying from your beloved system.

Sound familiar? It’s a common scenario for project managers. When you’re the one who’s solely responsible for keeping everything on track, it’s understandable that you’ll white-knuckle your tried and true processes.

But, think about this: You may be limiting the wiggle room team members need to take that project to the next level. By planning away every last inch of flexibility, you’re making it that much tougher to adapt to new information and evolving demands.

So, what do you do? It’s time for project management professionals to not only think of themselves as the keepers of plans, but also the ones responsible for pulling the very best out of teams.

To do so, they need to encourage and enable both pieces of the creative problem-solving process: divergent thinking and convergent thinking.

The Habits of Women Growing Into Strong, Confident English Communicators

Listening&Comprehension - Improving Project Management Professionals. The podcast is about pulling the very best out of teams.

I believe that many people, especially geek ones (like developers , statistician, etc ), sometimes need to deliver message to non-technical ones who are in different field. They may struggle communicating to each other.

Most people might understand that Public Speaking is talking on stage towards 100 or 1000 audiences. I, however, argue that it is formal, face-to-face talking of a single person to a group of ones. Though, I will, in this blog, focus on presentation.

There are two main types of communication, which are:

Verbal Communication such as controlling Tone of Voice
and
Non Verbal Communication like Body Language

Speakers, who can control their tones of voice, could manipulate listeners’ feelings and emotion. Most human do not know what type of their voices is, its nature and how can it be exploit. 

It is a good opportunity to share my knowledge and you may adapt it, listen your own voice, and adapt it for the sake of better communication.

Listen to the data on how you can improve your influence and incorporate that in your next meeting!

If you want to be fearless English communicator - knowing yourself and being confident speaking it - schedule a class with me now!


Job Interview Preparation for Women Executives | Build CEO-Level Presence Under Pressure

Job Preparation. Tip 8. How to be more persuasive in meetings, job interviews etc.?

Сегодня пишем диктант на основе монолога известного писателя-сатирика Михаила Жванецкого. Есть у него одна история, называется “Воскресный день”. В первом абзаце очень интересно обыгран глагол “потянуться” в разных его вариациях: это и медленно идти, и потянуть мышцы после сна, к примеру. А во втором абзаце потренируемся описывать своё утро и правильно писать названия продуктов.

Система такая же: я читаю текст два раза. В первый раз медленно, по несколько слов, но обязательно ставьте эпизод на паузу, чтобы всё успеть. Буду говорить, где заканчивается предложение и нужно ставить точку (.), ок? Второй раз читаю быстрее, чтобы вы проверили, всё ли правильно записали. 

Отправьте мне сообщение со словами “четвёртый диктант готов” и я пришлю вам текст для проверки.

Пишите грамотно, говорите свободно! Хорошего дня, друзья!