by Shanthi Streat | 1 Mar, 2018 | Business English, Business Tips, Learning Tips, Vocabulary
How often do you read the business news? Every hour, every day, twice a week? Where do you read it? On your smartphone? On your tablet? The traditional print edition? What do you read? I bet it depends on the time of day. Let me guess… #1: Good Morning As...
by Shanthi Streat | 26 Oct, 2017 | Business English, Guest Posts, Learning Tips, Listening Skills
“Podcasts are music for the mind” It’s the end of the month and that means one thing – another guest post. This month, I have the enormous pleasure of introducing you to my fellow teacher, Luciana Fernandes. A non-native speaker of...
by Shanthi Streat | 24 Aug, 2017 | Business English, Guest Posts, How To, Learning Tips, Literature, Vocabulary
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader”. Margaret Fuller This week’s lesson comes to you from France. Trisha Traughber is a fellow English Language teacher based in France. Trisha and I met on Facebook (where else!). We share a passion for...
by Shanthi Streat | 17 Aug, 2017 | Business Tips, How To, Learning Tips, Skills
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Albert Einstein Imagine…… You’re in a business meeting and your client asks you a question that requires a fairly detailed explanation, say about, why there’s a discrepancy...
by Shanthi Streat | 11 May, 2017 | Business English, Guest Posts, Learning Tips, Small Talk
I am delighted to introduce you to another fellow English teacher. Kirsty Major first approached me a year ago to appear on her podcast, English with Kirsty. I am ashamed to say we still haven’t recorded an episode together. All my fault. However, being someone...
by Shanthi Streat | 24 Nov, 2016 | Business English, Learning Tips, Skills
Yesterday I had a live lesson on my Facebook Page on what you need to do business with the British. You can see the lesson recording here. I shared 10 tips with my audience and one of them was to be diplomatic. In other words, it was about how to use polite and...
