This podcast series gives you strategies to succeed on each part of the IELTS Speaking Exam.

The three parts are very different from one another so you need to use strategies that are specific to each part. In this episode I look at the ways to succeed on Parts 1 of the exam.

IELTS Speaking Success

IELTS Speaking Strategies 1 2 3 - Episode 2: Part 1 of the Speaking Exam

Our struggles in life develop our strengths. Without struggles, we never grow and never get stronger, so it’s important for us to tackle challenges on our own, and not be relying on help from others.



Short Stories with Rose 

The Butterfly (Struggles)

日本の職場で毎日使う「お疲れ様です」。
意外と奥が深いあいさつ。

今回のエピソードでは、ビジネス日本語教師Mayukoが、この言葉が持つ真の意味と、あなたが職場で信頼を失わないための大切なルールを解説します。

【クイズ】
Q.　日本の職場で、相手が疲れていないときに「お疲れ様です」というのは失礼ですか？
A.　はい、失礼です。／ いいえ、失礼ではありません。

このさいさつが単なる“ねぎらい”ではなく、チームの一員としての貢献をお互いに認め合うためのポジティブなコミュニケーションツールであることを解き明かします。
※ねぎらい＝相手の労力に感謝すること

使い方や場面を理解して、積極的に「お疲れ様です」を使いましょう。

✅ 切り替えルール：「おはようございます」から「お疲れ様です」に変わる、多くの会社での時間的なデッドライン（午前11時頃）を解説。
✅ 絶対NG：目上の人には絶対に使ってはいけない要注意フレーズ「ご苦労様です」のルーツと理由。
✅ 社外ルール：取引先やお客様など、社外の人には何を使うのが正解か？

あいさつの使い方で、あなたの協調性や信頼度は大きく変わります。
「お疲れ様です」を適切に使い、日本のビジネス文化に根付くコミュニケーションをマスターしましょう！


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#ビジネス日本語教師Mayuko
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Let's work in Japanese!（日本語を使って、働こう）

「お疲れ様です」の役割とNGルールを徹底解説

My 4 minute summary of the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Luiz.
Book a lesson with me: https://teach.italki.com/teacher/1947582

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SWE # 8 Excellent Book Recommendation - The 4 Agreements

Korean Podcast with Naeun

일하고 싶은 곳 | What Really Matters at Work | Korean Podcast for Intermediate

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

The goal of my 1 minute podcasts is to have you communicate in a freestyle manner - without criticizing or over analyzing your performance.

Additional goal - building up more confidence and improve your story telling skills.

Listen to the recording and inspire yourself to speak today!

Some idioms to use in today's story:

1. Burning the candle at both ends
Refers to working excessively hard, both early and late, leading to exhaustion.

2. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Suggests that without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring.

3. Keeping your nose to the grindstone
Indicates staying focused and working hard, but can imply neglecting other important aspects of life.

4. Work hard, play hard
Encourages balancing intense work with equally intense leisure activities.

5. Finding the sweet spot
Refers to achieving the perfect balance between work and personal life.

Include some of them in your short story and pat yourself on the back for achieving another goal!

To your success
Anatoly

🎙 One-Minute Speaking Challenge by Anatoly Glazkov – Voice Unlock Method™

One Minute Freestyle Speaking Challenge: Work-Life Balance

Hoy conoceremos un poco de la novela El Amante Japonés, de la famosa escritora chilena Isabel Allende. La autora ha logrado trascender la barrera del idioma y sus obras se han traducido a más de 42 idiomas. Es considerada como la escritora viva más leída del mundo de la lengua española.

La novela de la cual leeré los fragmentos aborda la relación entre Alma Belasco y el jardinero japonés Ichimei, pero la trama se desarrolla con inusitados escenarios y personajes que acompañan y enriquecen el relato.
¿Has leído el libro? ¿Qué opinas de la temática?
¡Comenta y comparte con tus amigos!

Español con todo 

FRAGMENTOS DE EL AMANTE JAPONÉS

FLO TALKS 

Show up for yourself first

New York is known for its yellow taxis. They're everywhere: pushing through the busy streets like bees.

They are a symbol of the city and there are more than 13,500 of them buzzing around the "Big Apple."

That's a lot of taxis. But there are some other things buzzing around the city and they aren't always quite so easy to see — millionaires.

The city of yellow taxis is also the city of millionaires, and according to a new report there are about 26 times more millionaires in New York than there are taxis!

The 2024 World's Wealthiest Cities report, by investment company Henley and Partners, says New York has almost 350,000 millionaires.

That number grew by 48% between 2013 and 2023, and there are also 60 billionaires in the city.

But like so many wealthy cities, the gap between the rich and the poor in New York is big, and it's getting bigger.

According to 2023 data, the top 20% of earners in the city make almost six times as much as the bottom 20% of earners.

New York is also the world's second most expensive city to live in.

There are 11 US cities in the top 50 wealthiest cities in the world.

The Bay Area, which includes San Francisco and California's tech area of Silicon Valley is second in the list. More than 300,000 millionaires live there, along with 68 billionaires.

Tokyo is third with 298,000 millionaires, although the Japanese capital has seen a small decrease in the number of millionaires over the last 10 years.