It’s not speed that makes you tired. It’s speaking word by word.

| | Pronunciation, Speaking

I’ve noticed this repeatedly when working on spoken English with professionals. They know the words, the grammar. They often pronounce the individual words quite well. But when they speak, each word gets its own little piece of attention. The result can sound surprisingly effortful. And sometimes the speaker concludes: “I need to slow down.” Sometimes that […]

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Your professional thinking may be ahead of your English

| | Professional Communication, Speaking

One thing I have noticed repeatedly when working with Spanish-speaking professionals is that their professional knowledge is often considerably more advanced than the English they are able to produce in real time. This can be difficult to recognise because, from the outside, it may simply look like an English mistake. For example, I have heard

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Your audience doesn’t know what matters

| | Professional Communication, Pronunciation, Speaking

There is something I have noticed with a number of company clients when working on online presentations. Presenters often say their name and title, their product or service, or other job-related terminology in an unclear way, usually because they pronounce it too quickly. It may seem like a small detail, but it can change how

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