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Monday, October 10th, 2011The words "retweet", "sexting", and "cyberbullying" have been added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. In celebrating its centenary anniversary, the twelfth edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary adds 400 new words, for a total of 240,000 total entries. By including Internet slang and terminology in its latest edition, the Oxford University Press proves [...]
Body Language Essentials for Business
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011An essential skill for all business people is the ability to spot when someone is lying, and more! In this video, Barry from Management Consultancy International, outlines how to ensure that you get the most from your face-to-face interactions by reading the vast amount of information in body language…You must login or register before you [...]
Develop Your Greatest Skill – Language
Thursday, July 14th, 2011Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between people’s abilities with words and range of vocabulary and with success in their chosen fields…You must login or register before you view this content.
How to Speak American
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Joan Houston Hall (photo left), Chief Editor at the Dictionary of American Regional English, writes this at Newsweek: As a professional linguist and lifelong word lover, I always assumed I had a good handle on regional differences in the way people talk…You must login or register before you view this content.
Lost in Translation
Monday, June 13th, 2011Lera Boroditsky (photo left), writing for the Wall Street Journal, shares this: Do the languages we speak shape the way we think?..You must login or register before you view this content.
10 Reasons Why You Should Care About Personal Branding
Thursday, October 21st, 2010The demand for personal branding is increasing faster than I can type this post…You must login or register before you view this content.
Restaurant Chains Check Out Foursquare to Check in with Customers
Friday, October 15th, 2010With consumers’ increased adoption of smart phones that are able to find a user’s location and offer nearby promotions, restaurants chains — from casual operators Kona Grill, Chili’s Grill & Bar and Red Robin, to quick-service players like Starbucks, Pinkberry and Pizza Hut — are finding a growing consumer base…You must login or register before [...]
Lose My Accent
Thursday, August 19th, 2010In our ever-increasing global marketplace, it is more and more likely that you will encounter non-native speakers of English in your workplace…You must login or register before you view this content.
Gorilla Study Gives Clues to Human Language Development
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Psychologist Dr Gillian Sebestyen Forrester developed a new method of analysing the behaviour of gorillas in captivity and found there was a right-handed bias for actions that also involved head and mouth movements…You must login or register before you view this content.
Debbie Weil on Corporate Blogging
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Click to play: Debbie Weil is a corporate blogging and social media consultant who literally wrote the book on corporate blogging, which she aptly entitled, The Corporate Blogging Book…You must login or register before you view this content.
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