Language Extreme

Każdy, kto chce zmieniać świat, powinien zrozumieć różnicę między „niezłym”, a „wybitnym”. Do przetrwania wystarczy pierwszy; do znacznej poprawy potrzeba drugiego. Bez wybitnego (wysiłku, talentu, skupienia, pomysłu albo zespołu) każda robota będzie pozorować zmianę – i tylko udawać sukces. Organizując kursy języka angielskiego dla centrów usług wspólnych, stosujemy tę zasadę w praktyczny sposób: uczymy kompetencji, które zmieniają […]

Organizując i prowadząc kursy językowe dla firm, od 10 lat leczę ciężkie przypadki marnotrawstwa – kompetencji, czasu i pieniędzy – które wynikają nie ze złej woli, lecz z braku informacji i niechęci do eksperymentu. W rocznicę nauczycielsko-biznesowego debiutu chciałbym więc wyjaśnić, jak najlepiej zorganizować kursy językowe w dużej, średniej lub małej organizacji. Podam przykłady bystrych rozwiązań, […]

Coronavirus. That’s why we now want to work remotely and substitute the face-to-face meetings with online calls – the digital ordeal that so many have wanted to avoid before. Why are some of us so prejudiced towards online meetings? There are numerous reasons. Firstly, tech issues are a deterrent (what’s worse than to disconnect in […]

COMMUNICATION TIPS… FOR PARENTS! We help business professionals communicate better in their working environments. Presentation skills, negotiation, feedback, emailing, video-calls. All that. We work hard to improve the skills that are key to business success. But communication is so much larger. Today is about that. But it is also about you – and your communication […]

In almost all of our presentation trainings we hear a burning question: “How should I behave while presenting?”. The general answer is quite simple – behave like yourself. Of course, there is “room for improvement” when it comes to your presentation skills. However, changing a fact-oriented, a bit shy IT expert into Steve Ballmer won’t […]

This opening slogan holds more value than you probably think. In business presentations, you should practise it by limiting your content to the essentials. But how to decide on what those are and how to achieve this challenging goal? Start with these four steps: State what you want to achieve with your presentation. Ask yourself […]

I guess it’s the most frequently asked question when it comes to languages and, unfortunately, it’s impossible to give one answer. The word fast is rather relative since the speed in making progress can enormously differ as it depends on the type of person that we are working with. To generalize as much as possible, […]

Ricky Gervais’ speech at Golden Globes went viral, mostly for the reason that his jokes absolutely slammed Hollywood. However, apart from the roasting content he produced, the speech was brilliant for the presentation skills he used. Ricky is a comedian that knows exactly how to grab the audience’s attention. We have analyzed which elements helped […]

Presenting at an exhibition or conference abroad is an exciting – but daunting – task. Apart from complex logistics, there are communication matters that need to be addressed. If you handle these well, the trip to a distant land will not be a mere exotic journey, but a chance to establish yourself in new relations. […]

You just got to let it go. Stop being fanatical about your grammar. Stop obsessing about your pronunciation. And most of all, don’t fixate on what others think about your language skills. Stop controlling yourself. Just go with the flow. The moment you find pleasure in using the foreign language is the moment when your […]