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Four key elements for successful non-business conversations in business

07/12/2023 | Gabor Legradi | Professional Communication, Speaking

What is small talk in business? Small talk (socializing language) is an important part of business relations, though its length may vary depending on the business culture or country. Meetings or negotiations are direct business language situations. Small talk is all that light conversation which is not direct business dealings. Yet, small talk is a […]

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Fluent thinking for better speaking fluency

19/10/2023 | Gabor Legradi | Speaking, Vocabulary & Expressions

Speaking fluency is related to thinking fluency. The more fluent your ideas are, the more fluent your speech will be. Of course, speaking fluency also requires sufficient vocabulary and grammar. However, vocabulary and grammar alone will not make you into a fluent speaker automatically if your thinking in English is not fluent enough. Today I’ll show an example for thinking

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A practical use of “actually” in conversations

12/10/2023 | Gabor Legradi | Speaking, Vocabulary & Expressions

Managing simple conversational situations outside “business hours” is an important skill. Native or fluent speakers of English often use a variety of conversation filler expressions in informal conversations. But how comfortable do we non-native speakers feel about using them? In a foreign language we usually focus a lot on correct grammar and vocabulary when speaking. We tend to pay

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