Talaera Talks - Business English Communication

Send us Fan Mail While the United States and Canada celebrate Labor Day in September, many countries around the world celebrate International Workers' Day, or Labour Day, on May 1st. So what better way to kick off the month than with these 6 work-related idioms? Learn their meanings with a little story and examples and check the meanings and examples on this LinkedIn post . Speak up, be heard...

Send us Fan Mail Small talk can be a powerful tool for building connections, promoting resilience, and demonstrating empathy.  But how can you do it effectively during difficult situations such as a crisis, a war, or a natural disaster? Is it still OK to ask ‘How are you’ when we know they are not OK?  In this episode, we invite Alex Bair, who has a wealth of experience in crisis communication, ha...

Send us Fan Mail What do Oprah Winfrey, Simon Sinek, and Jacinda Ardern have something in common? They are considered some of the most respected leaders of our time. They are inspiring, passionate, and empathetic, and they have each made a significant impact in their respective fields. But how do they convey those qualities? In this Talaera Talks episode, we explore the role of tone in effective l...

Send us Fan Mail When English is not your first language, it is normal to get nervous and have the fear of not finding the right word. Getting stuck in the middle of a sentence is more normal than you might think –especially when you are in front of your manager or other native-English speakers. This episode will help you navigate this situation. Read more on this blog post: https://blog.talaera.c...

Send us Fan Mail With different time zones, languages, cultures, and communication styles in play, it's easy for virtual meetings to lose their effectiveness or fail altogether. We talk to Felix Zeltner, award-winning journalist and author, about how to run effective meetings. Read all the notes here: How to Run Effective Virtual Meetings with Multicultural Teams Find Felix Zeltner on LinkedI...

Send us Fan Mail ✉️ Learn how to choose the right email greetings for every situation. Read all the email greetings you'll need for work on the Talaera blog: https://blog.talaera.com/email-greetings Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busines-english-coaching-programs

Send us Fan Mail When you want to convince an audience, do you prefer to explain the context first, then provide arguments, and then end with your conclusion or suggestion? Or do you prefer to get to the point faster and start with the proposal, and then add supporting arguments to justify it? In this episode, we’ll take a quick look at bottom-up and top-down approaches and will discuss which one...

Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest challenges we face when speaking in front of other people is to speak clearly. How can you make sure that you got your message across? In this episode, you will get four quick tips that will help you speak clearly in meetings and presentations. Read all the tips in this blog post: 8 Useful Ways to Make Your Point With Precision & Clarity Speak up, be heard,...

Send us Fan Mail Phrasal verbs can be confusing for non-native English speakers. Move up, call off, run over... What do they all mean? Listen to this short story and learn the most important phrasal verbs to schedule a meeting. Did we miss any? Tell us on this LinkedIn post . Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busin...

Send us Fan Mail What do Arnold Schwarzenegger and accent reduction have in common? Spoiler: your goal should not be to get rid of your accent but to be clear . Listen to Arnold's story and get some great tips to reduce your accent in English... or not! Get all the tips on our blog: https://blog.talaera.com/reduce-accent-english Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication ski...

Send us Fan Mail Building rapport is about developing mutual trust, friendship, and understanding with someone. This communication skill can be incredibly beneficial to your career – it helps you to establish long-lasting relationships, close more deals, and improve your performance at work. In this episode, we explore 7 quick tips that will help you build rapport with customers and coworkers. Acc...

Send us Fan Mail If you regularly communicate via email, you'll probably need to follow up often to get what you need. In this episode, we show you an effective way to follow up and actually get a response. Read all the tips on our blog: https://blog.talaera.com/follow-up-email Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.co...

Send us Fan Mail Discover how different cultures apologize and learn an effective framework to say sorry effectively and sincerely. Get the summary on this LinkedIn post . Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busines-english-coaching-programs

Send us Fan Mail Are you aware of the cultural differences within your team? This episode will help you keep communication open and effective with your global remote team. Read the full post: How To Overcome The Top 4 Communication Barriers In The Workplace Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busines-english-coaching...

Send us Fan Mail Speak up with confidence in meetings with these 3 simple steps. Get the episode summary on this Talaera LinkedIn post . Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busines-english-coaching-programs

Send us Fan Mail Asking for help at work can be very scary. And yet, the vast majority of people who do great work (and get awarded for it) ask for advice and help from others. In this episode, Simon walks us through the different steps one should take to ask for help professionally. Get the summary on this LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7019224405096509440 Spe...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us set New Year’s resolutions yearly, but only 9% successfully keep those resolutions. In this episode, we discuss goal-setting and research-backed strategies to stick to new habits. Check out the episode notes here: https://blog.talaera.com/stick-to-new-habits Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera...

Send us Fan Mail Saying "thank you" more often at work can have a very powerful impact. But are there other ways of expressing appreciation? How do we say 'thank you' in a professional way? Read all the notes and additional ways to say "thank you" on our blog: https://blog.talaera.com/other-ways-to-say-thank-you Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communica...

Send us Fan Mail Peer feedback, or the art of evaluating your colleague's performance, has vast potential for change and improvement, but only if done correctly. In this short episode, you will learn effective tips and examples to give effective peer feedback. Expand your knowledge with these 14 Effective Tips to Give And Receive Peer Feedback : https://blog.talaera.com/peer-feedback Speak up...

Send us Fan Mail Effective communication is important in almost every aspect of life. To get that job, to enjoy more stimulating interpersonal relationships, or to close that deal. Communication makes the world go round! In this episode, our hosts pick their top three strategies that make you a better communicator. Grab all the other tips in this post: 14 Simple Rules that will Make you a Better C...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever get confused with affect and effect ? Don't worry! In this short episode, we’ll help you keep them straight. Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busines-english-coaching-programs

Send us Fan Mail If you work in a multicultural workplace, there may be situations where you think you understand something in one way and later realize that a colleague from a different culture understood it in a completely different way. In some cases, you may only find this out when a project isn't completed on time. Or it is completed in a totally different way than you had originally tho...

Send us Fan Mail Is self-directed learning for everybody? What can organizations do to nurture learning autonomy? What can you do to implement successful self-study programs in your organizations? In this episode, we have a very special guest - L&D expert Lavinia Mehedintu. She's the mastermind behind Offbeat and she shared invaluable insights into self-directed learning with us. 🤩 Read...

Send us Fan Mail In this terrifying Talaera Bit, we look at a few spooky idioms that you can use today for Halloween or any other day of the year. Speak up, be heard, get promoted. Imporve your communication skills with a Talaera coach . https://offers.talaera.com/busines-english-coaching-programs

Send us Fan Mail Agreeing and disagreeing are a fundamental part of collaboration. Learning how to do it effectively without offending anyone gets more difficult when you interact across cultures. In this episode, you will get a wide range of tools –phrases, frameworks, strategies, and tips– to agree and disagree effectively across cultures. Get more phrases and tips: https://blog.talaera.com/agre...