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Combining leadership and empathy is always important but in times of crisis showing sympathy can make a real difference. This series is developed for those in managerial positions, who are responsible for a team and the well-being of staff in their teams.
The YouTube playlist includes idioms professionals can use directly on the job in situations when they need to be fluent and confident. Research in the field of Linguistics has shown that the use of idioms decreases cognitive load - allowing you to focus on things that matter. Using idioms also increases fluency and demonstrates competence. In this list, it is demonstrated how the idiom is used in real life, how to look it up in different dictionaries (i.e. dictionary definitions are included in these videos), and what to do next to be able to acquire them. Please note that you would need to use them at least 7 times afterwards to make that happen.
Are you currently using English professionally and are you a non-native speaker of English? Are you currently using idoms in your speech at all? In this article, I explain why it would be useful to start acquiring and using idioms in a professional domain.
Ik krijg vaak de vraag: hoe word ik beter in spreken en schrijven in het Engels? Hoewel er veel manieren zijn waarop je zou kunnen verbeteren, is er eigenlijk maar één manier. Gewoon gaan doen. Zo kom je erachter waar je goed en niet zo goed in bent. Op welke […]
