By Nancy Daniels

Speaking in monotone is more than just a problem. It is boring. There is no other way to say it. The problem with a monotone delivery is that it puts your audience to sleep and it does so very quickly. If actors were to speak in monotone, television and movies would not be one of our greatest forms of entertainment. The other problem if you speak in a monotone is Read the rest of this entry »

By Dennis Kwan

Developing good communications skills is important, so that we convey our messages clearly and prevent any misunderstanding. Read the rest of this entry »

By Larry M. Lynch

More Bad Habits That Spoil the Development of Good English Language Speaking Skills

In the first part of this article post, we began a discussion of seven bad habits which spoil the development of good English or other foreign language speaking skills. In this second part, we’ll continue with some additional aspects to be considered when teaching and learning to speak English or another foreign language. Read the rest of this entry »

By Allen J Hoge

One student struggles to learn English.  His speaking is slow and hesitant.  His pronunciation is garbled and heavily accented. He is painful to listen to.

Another student speaks easily.  English flows from her, seemingly without effort.  Her pronunciation is clear; her voice is strong.

We all know both types of students.  The question is, what creates the difference between them.  Why do some students forever struggle to speak English fluently, while others seem to do so naturally, with a minimum of effort? Read the rest of this entry »

By Amy Nutt

Introduction

When you take a look around the world, there are a number of places that still do not speak English. This is likely to continue for some time as well over half of the world’s population lives within areas that do not have heavy English-speaking populations. For that reason, Read the rest of this entry »

By Louise Manning

Communication is the passing of a message from one person to another person or a group of people. To put it another way communication involves Read the rest of this entry »

Business Communication – Listening Skills
By B.N. Sridhar

Listening skills are a very important part of any effective communication. Unless you carefully follow what you hear, you will not be able to respond to it effectively. Listening skills can be improved with practice. Read the rest of this entry »

By Martin Rola

THEME: Recognize situations where direct conversation should be used instead of email.

Did you ever imagine that you would have to remind people that they know how to talk? Surprisingly, management in today’s business world often needs to! Read the rest of this entry »

By Kim S. Lednum

When you take time to make people feel special they are not the only ones who benefit — you also become a beneficiary! Just as food, water and shelter are considered basic needs, psychologists tell us we also need contact with other people to survive. So, right off the bat you are taking a proactive role in your own survival!

In addition, Read the rest of this entry »

By Louise Manning

Communication is the passing of a message from one person to another person or a group of people. To put it another way communication involves people, information and often requires an action to be taken. Communication involves one person passing the message and another person or group receiving the message. This could be speaking and listening, demonstrating and observing, or writing and reading. Communication involves an interchange so at times you might be speaking and at others listening – it is definitely not one way traffic. Read the rest of this entry »