Presentation Delivery Course
Course aims Build learner ability and confidence in delivering English presentations. Give learners support in improving their delivery quality in[…]
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Speech Communication Course
Course aims Build fluency and confidence in English speaking. Give learners practical skills that can be applied to real-life communication[…]
Read moreSpeech Quality & Pronunciation course (live-online)
Looking to improve your English speech delivery? I will be starting a new speech quality and pronunciation course this summer. […]
Read moreWhat does ‘Can you give me a hand?’ mean?
Do you know what it means when someone asks ‘Can you give me a hand?’? If you hear the idiom[…]
Read moreEight words you need for job-hunting in English
Are you looking for job using English? Sometimes the job advertisements will be written in English. Sometimes you will also[…]
Read moreNara JALT downloads
Download 1 Useful phrases for speaking activities 2 Useful phrases for discussion/Q&A 3 Oral presentations: Evaluation[…]
Read moreSpeech Quality Tip 8: Enjoy accents
Do you know what an accent is? It is how people from different places etc. sound different when speaking English. […]
Read moreSpeech Quality Tip 7: Know linking patterns
Do you know what linking is? In English speech, words often join together. Sometimes the gap between them disappears. Sometimes[…]
Read moreWhat does ‘twist your arm’ mean?
Do you know what ‘twist your arm’ means? To ‘twist someone’s arm’ is an idiom that means to persuade or[…]
Read moreSpeech Quality Tip 6: Understand focus words
What are focus words? How can they help you communicate? Just like words can have syllables with more stress, phrases[…]
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