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Take on the ‘Th’ Challenge!

Here’s a 30-second YouTube video offering you a smile – and a lesson to remember.

Laugh & Learn – in less than 1 minute.

What are you sinking about?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noq6FXkyVy8

Mastering the English ‘th’ sound may be a significant pronunciation challenge for many learners of English.

Why? Because the English ‘th’ sound:
1. doesn’t exist in many other world languages
2. is *very* common in English, and it
3. changes depending on where it occurs in the word?

Read more: https://www.owlsglobal.com/2023/11/20/take-on-the-th-challenge/

Simon Miles (My Writing Coach) shared this on LinkedIn. It's well worth recalling.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drsimonmiles_to-believe-this-activity-7026787048736923649-E-9n

Our most basic duty as writers is to help our readers.

We want to make our messages easy for our readers to understand. This is equally true in professional, academic and personal messages.

Einstein’s message, “You can only explain something simply if you understand it well enough yourself” certainly applies to business and academic writing.

All of your readers will benefit from any extra time and effort you choose to invest in crafting simple, clear written messages. You will benefit, too.

Food for Thought:
How can you help your readers today?
How can you continue to build your life-long skills as a confident, competent communicator?

Webcopy: https://www.owlsglobal.com/2023/11/10/einstein-said-explain-things-simply/

Interview Warmup A quick way to prepare for your next interview. Practice key questions, get insights about your answers, and get more comfortable interviewing.

Let me share a habit I have come to value highly:
I have learned that I listen best with a pen in my hand.

To listen well, I need to turn off the often whirling ‘background noise’ of my own thoughts, concerns and preoccupations. I need to give my full attention to the words someone else is using – as they have their moment-in-time to share their own passions, observations and proposals.

Very often, that’s not easy! Our own concerns often drown out almost everything else.

Read more here: https://www.owlsglobal.com/2023/11/07/i-listen-best-with-a-pen-in-my-hand/

Getting to Truly Know a Person

Got 90 seconds? – Three powerful elements of listening well

Loved this! I hope you’ll love it, too.

Here’s David Brooks of the New York Times and PBS – with dynamic tips on being an excellent communicator.

www.owlsglobal.com/2023/11/02/getting-to-truly-know-a-person

The Listening Muscle - from Malcolm Andrews

Today, I'm sharing an article by a friend in Hong Kong.

Are you too busy SPEAKING to take time to LISTEN?

In this article, Malcolm Andrews discusses the benefits of using 'the listening muscle' when giving presentations.

You can read it here: https://malcolm.andrews.hk/the-listening-muscle/

Can you apply the same ideas to listening
in meetings,
in family gatherings, or
at a meal with friends?

If you enjoy this article, you might enjoy exploring some of Malcolm Andrews' other postings
- in his blog ( https://malcolm.andrews.hk/blog-3-col/ ) or
- on LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-andrews/ ).

What do you think?

Please do let us know.

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