Here's today's news. Please share your thoughts at the end when I ask a question.
You can check the script at the link provided.

今日(きょう)のニュースです。最後(さいご)に質問(しつもん)をしますので、感想(かんそう)を聞(き)かせください。スクリプトはリンクで確認(かくにん)できます。

■明治安田生命「定年を70歳にしたい」- We Want to Raise the Retirement Age to 70 -
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/k10014497561000/k10014497561000.html

NEWS for beginners - Native Japanese Accent -

明治安田生命「定年を70歳にしたい」- We Want to Raise the Retirement Age to 70 -

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #44 - Ho conosciuto la mia prima ascoltatrice!

by listening to this podcast, you can get familiar with vocabulary or things you may need to do when you have a job interview. 

Let's enjoy English

Job interview

Situation: Employee Experiencing Micromanagement

Statements: "I feel like I'm constantly being watched," "I don't have autonomy in my role," "My manager doesn't trust me to make decisions," "I'm overwhelmed with constant check-ins."

Questions: "How can I communicate my need for more autonomy?" "What strategies can I use to build trust with my manager?" "How can I handle excessive workload due to micromanagement?" "Is it appropriate to set boundaries with my manager?"

Situation: Manager Accused of Micromanagement
Statements: "I'm just trying to ensure the work is done correctly," "I want to be supportive of my team," "I'm afraid of making mistakes," "I have high expectations."

Questions: "How can I delegate effectively without losing control?" "How can I build trust with my team?" "What are the signs of micromanagement?" "How can I empower my employees to take ownership of their work?"

Situation: Team Discussion About Micromanagement
Statements: "Micromanagement is killing our morale," "We need more trust from management," "I feel like I'm not learning or growing," "This is affecting our productivity."

Questions: "How can we address micromanagement as a team?" "What can we do to improve communication with our manager?" "How can we create a more empowered work environment?" "Are there specific examples of micromanagement we can share?"

Situation: Organizational Level Discussion
Statements: "Micromanagement is a systemic issue," "We need to develop leadership training," "We need to redefine our management philosophy," "This is impacting our company culture."

Questions: "How can we create a culture of trust and autonomy?" "What are the long-term consequences of micromanagement?" "How can we measure the impact of micromanagement on performance?" "What role does organizational structure play in micromanagement?"

The Global Professional Podcast

How to Talk About Micromanagement - Episode 107

An word that repeats information or is obvious, is called a redundancy.
Exam tips on how to write better and not be worrying about how to find enough words.

The Social Evolutionary

"DON'T use Redundancies!" he shouted loudly. (Exam Writing Tips.)

In this episode we are doing a small Olympics quiz with Baiwei and practice some related vocabulary in the meantime. ;)

lNote: This podcast is intended for language learning ONLY. Not for promoting or criticizing any political party or ideology. Let’s keep it friendly and accessible to all :)

Also, all of the experiences are the hosts’ own experiences so please do your own research if you need more information.



Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

Olympics Trivia in Chinese!

I want to speak English; this is the wrong goal!

Do you want to be more motivated to achieve your English-language-related goals but sometimes feel demotivated?

Do you feel the desire to achieve the goals faster but see yourself at a slow pace?

And do you believe there are methods to help you?

If you'll turn to psychology and look at solutions for your English language-related goals, you'll find something I am here to help you gain—the understanding of secondary gains!

In psychology, a secondary gain is when you benefit from a problem. It’s when you receive advantages from unwanted conditions, circumstances, or limitations. In other words, you benefit from not overcoming problems. 

It doesn’t mean the problem is positive, but the benefits of having the problem support you in keeping it rather than solving it.

Secondary gains are guides to help you get unstuck. They’re an invitation to understand the advantages you receive from retaining problems instead of solving them.

In simple terms, you crave attention and accidentally injure yourself. As a result, people care for you. You get what you want (attention), but at the expense of what you don’t want (injury).

Is it now clear to you? What are your secondary gains from not following through on your language learning goals that you benefit from?

This might be a game-changer for you in learning to communicate in English confidently and fluently.

Give it a go and allow yourself some space to think and resolve some uncommon issues. Good luck.

The Habits of Highly Effective English Communicators

I want to speak English - this is a wrong goal!

こんにちは！
Japanese daily life podcast のAtsushiです。
このPodcastは、日本語を楽しく勉強しているみなさんに向けたPodcastです。

ぼくの日常生活の話を聞くことで、日本語のリスニングをよくしたり、新しい言葉を知ってもらえたらいいなと思います。


みなさんお元気でしょうか。
今日もジョージアでPodcastを録っています。

今回はネコの出産に出会いました！という話です。

ぼくたちは今、ジョージア🇬🇪にいます。

それで、1か月ごとにアパートを変わっています。
先週から新しいアパートに移動しました。

そこの近くにかわいいネコがいました。
お腹が大きくて、もうすぐ子どもが産まれそうなネコ。

3日ぐらい毎日会いました。
ネコは良く近寄ってきました。

ぼくたちは、もしかしたらこのネコはもうすぐ子どもを産むかもしれない、と思いました。

それで、一応、YouTubeでネコの出産の動画を見ました。

そしたら、翌日、そのネコは本当にぼくたちのアパートの前で出産をはじめました。

足元に来て、横になっていたので、ぼくの服を下にしきました。そして、ネコの背中をさすりました。

ネコは1匹産みました！
奥さんと良かったなーと言っていたら、まだしんどそう。
そうやってそのまま全部で6匹！産みました。

その日の夜だけ、部屋の中で世話をしました。

だけど、ぼくたちのアパートではないので、翌日には外に出しました。

母猫は子どもたちを安全な場所に連れて行きました。

今日も母猫はぼくたちに会いに来ました。

子どもたちが元気に育ってくれるとうれしいなと思います。


こんなことは、日本では絶対に起こらないことだと思います。

貴重な経験で、とても感動的でした。
ネコはぼくたちに手伝ってほしかったのかもしれません。


ということで、今回は以上です。

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！



Atsushi のJapanese podcast (travel/news /文法・漢字・語彙/Osaka/Hokkaido/🇹🇷🇬🇪🇦🇲🇪🇸🇵🇹)

#446 🇬🇪ジョージアでネコの出産に出会いました、について！

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fBLWiMZnZVD01QB55YZez2okCkDpnybC/view?usp=drivesdk