Happy 2025! I hope it's off to a great start. In today's newsletter: 🚀 Help! I don't understand the question. 🚀 Thoughts about goal and habit setting 🚀 A free webinar to activate your professional vocabulary What was the question exactly? 🤔 In the NGO & International Cooperation community, you are working with colleagues from around the world. 🌍 World English is amazing But sometimes, it’s hard to understand an unfamiliar accent. A client recently told me that she feels nervous when...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read
Let's get back on track! In today's newsletter: 🚀 Language for getting a conversation back on track (on-topic) again! 🚀Expressing gratitude at Thanksgiving (and every day) Don’t you hate when a conversation gets off-track? (off track = off topic, from the idea of a train going off the tracks 🚂) An International Cooperation client and I were recently discussing how her boss often gets off-track or sidetracked during their conversations. She was going to have an important conversation with him...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Are you a perfectionist? Or do you know one? As a perfectionist myself, I hate admitting that I'm a perfectionist. Why? Because I know being a perfectionist isn't the best thing to be, so of course, I don't want to be one. Because I'm a perfectionist. Make sense? So why does this matter for your communication skills? Because if we are expecting perfection of ourselves, then we are limiting our progress. We are waiting to have perfect English in the future and not using the English we already...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hello! Great to have you here as always. In this newsletter: 🚀Joining a conversation in English 🚀 One small change to make a BIG difference in your English vocabulary 🚀 Group coaching opportunities for Meaningful Meetings and Powerful Presentations It's one of the hardest things to do in another language. You've been there. At a conference or regional meeting. On a call with headquarters. Hosting a group of funders. 🌎 Everyone is chatting and laughing in English. But you feel lost. Or...
over 2 years ago • 3 min read
Keep reading to find out what WILL help your English when watching Netflix. 🚀But first, I’ve listened to your requests. The Confident Communicators for 🌎NGO & International Cooperation 🌎 group coaching is now available in two courses for maximum flexibility and faster results. You can participate in both courses or pick the one that is best for you. Each course is just $197 USD! All the details are at the end of this email ⬇️⬇️ I'm visiting the US this month and got to visit my sweet dog...
over 2 years ago • 3 min read
No one ever corrects my Spanish mistakes. And that is NOT because I have perfect Spanish. It’s because I have decent Spanish. I can keep a conversation going. I can talk about my dog Laika 🐶, a funny situation on public transportation 🚇, and my favorite place to eat Mexican food in Bogota. 🌮 I recently discovered La Taqueria 82 in Zona T, and it met my very high Mexican food standards. The only time I get a Spanish correction is when I ask for help. Like when I don’t know the phrase for...
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
Your work isn't easy. In my coaching, I see a lot of NGO & International Cooperation professionals who feel overwhelmed by the amount of work they have. It can seem like there is always more to do and not enough time, resources, or energy. Here’s the definition of overwhelmed, according to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (my favorite online dictionary, by the way!) https://www.ldoceonline.com/ This word originally related to ships, and the experience of waves crashing over and...
over 2 years ago • 2 min read
It seems like everyone wants the same things. I talk to a lot of NGO & International Cooperation professionals, and it seems like you all want the same things. To express yourself fully in English. To feel confident. And the always popular: To think in English. So, how do you do this? 🗣️By talking to yourself in English. 💭Then, thinking in English. 😴Soon you’ll be dreaming in English! Seriously, you just do it. 🌙 At the end of the day – Tell yourself a work story from the day in English. If...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hello! Last week I posted about what to NEVER say in an NGO/International Cooperation job interview. Click here if you missed it: LinkedIn: NEVER say this in an NGO interview But what SHOULD you say in an interview? 🎯Tell your unique story. What makes you different from other candidates? What do you bring that offers value? Perhaps you have a unique experience that has prepared you for this role. Maybe you have a perspective on the issues or context that others don’t. Share it! 🎯Connect with...
almost 3 years ago • 1 min read