What it can sound like when the English disagree
You must be joking! Rubbish! Nonsense! Oh, come off it! After you’ve given an opinion, you may hear any one of those from an English friend or a colleague you know well. And, of course, the message is completely clear: your friend or colleague disagrees with you. Now imagine that you express your opinion or make […]
Introducing yourself in a meeting
Let’s just go round the table and introduce ourselves. Do those words set your heart racing and bring you out in a cold sweat? It’s hardly surprising. You may have already spoken to one or two members of the group before the meeting, but this is the first time you address the whole group. Naturally […]