Vocabulary in English from Card games

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The Jerome Meadows Experience

Cards on the Table


Job insecurity is the feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about the continued existence of your employment. It's the opposite of job security, where there's confidence your position is stable. Job insecurity can be triggered by actual threats like company restructuring, economic downturns, or technological advancements, or it can be a perceived threat based on factors like short-term contracts, limited job control, or a lack of clear career advancement opportunities.

While the fear of job loss might be the main concern, job insecurity goes beyond that. It encompasses feelings of powerlessness, a lack of control over your future, and potential negative consequences like stress, anxiety, and decreased motivation. This can impact not just employee well-being but also company performance through lower productivity, increased absenteeism, and higher turnover.

Job insecurity is a complex issue with various causes and effects. Understanding it allows businesses to create a work environment that fosters security and reduces employee anxiety. This can involve providing clear communication about company goals and employee roles, offering opportunities for professional development, and promoting work-life balance initiatives. By addressing job insecurity, businesses can create a more stable and productive workforce. 

A business coach, like myself, can be a valuable asset in combating job insecurity within a company. They can work with managers to develop transparent communication strategies, ensuring employees understand their roles and the company's direction. Additionally, the coach can guide managers in crafting career development plans for employees, fostering a sense of growth and opportunity. By creating a culture that values continuous learning and clear communication, business coaches empower employees and mitigate the anxieties associated with job insecurity.

The Global Professional Podcast

Job Insecurity - Episode 101

Join Billy and Amy in "Making Plans" on the "Everyday Dialogues" podcast! 🗓️

In this exciting episode, learn the art of making small talk and expressing your preferences. 💬 Discover how to use words like "rather," "prefer," and "I feel like/don't feel like" to make plans for the weekend.

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Everyday Dialogues

Making Plans 🗓

In questo episodio vi racconto di uno studio sui bambini introversi ed estroversi. 

Interagiamo

Un esperimento sulla personalità.

Wat is een broodje aap? In aflevering vijf van de podcast Beter Gezegd staan we stil bij de oorsprong en etymologie van het woord "broodje aap". Ter illustratie ronden we af met een beknopte samenvatting van Nello en Patrasche, de meest bekende Antwerpse stadslegende.

Beter Gezegd

Een broodje aap, alsjeblieft!

Making suggestions is an essential skill when you want to offer advice or ideas to someone. So, let's dive right in and explore these five useful ways to make suggestions.
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Five useful ways to make suggestions in English. Let's do a quick recap:
1.	"How about…?" for proposing new ideas or alternatives.
2.	"Why don’t you… ?" for offering suggestions to someone who's unsure.
3.	"Maybe we should… ." for collaborative and friendly proposals.
4.	"I’d recommend… ." for advice based on personal experience or expertise.
5.	"Have you thought about… ?" for introducing new ideas or options.


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"5 Ways to Make a Suggestion" 

The Nordic countries of Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are regularly top scorers in world happiness rankings. These countries have placed in the top 10 of the World Happiness Report (WHR) every year since 2013 — so what's their secret?

These five countries score well in all six of the things considered in the WHR: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity and corruption.

But the WHR has noted that there might be another thing these countries have more of than others — trust.

Trust is very important, says WHR editor John F. Helliwell, a former professor at the University of British Columbia. And he developed a study to test how community trust is linked to better well-being.

In Helliwell's study, he looked at how likely people thought it would be for a lost wallet to be returned to them, and he compared this to their life satisfaction score from zero to 10.

He found that those who expected their wallet to be returned had a higher life satisfaction score.

"We find people are much, much happier if they feel they're in an environment where people are going to watch their back," Helliwell told Euro News.

In a 2023 experiment by Reader's Digest, wallets were actually left for people to find in cities around the world. And where was a lost wallet most likely to be returned? In Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

The WHR has noted that a high level of trust may be among the things that explain Nordic happiness.

However, as Forbes has suggested, it may not be so much about big-smile "happiness" as quieter "contentment."

Rather than always trying for something better, people in Scandinavian countries are more often content with what they have. As a result, few of them will say they are unhappy — which helps these countries do well in world happiness rankings.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

What's the Secret to Nordic Countries' Happiness?

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Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节

こんにちは、あかりです。私の地獄(じごく)の1週間(いっしゅうかん)についてお話(はな)しします。(My voice is a little hard to hear because of the cold.)

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