Showing posts with label phrasal verbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phrasal verbs. Show all posts

Monday, 30 May 2022

F**K?! | English's Worst Word: It's History & Use


 It can't be avoided. If you're going to write about the English language, the F-word has to come up at some point. So, here it is. This post is as safe-for-work as it can be, but still be careful: it's a bit NSFW.

Sunday, 5 July 2020

Words With Multiple Meanings | Watch Out 😱!


Polysemy is the ability of one word or phrase to have multiple meanings. Today, we'll look at how to tell the difference in those meanings. Do you know what I mean😆?

Sunday, 4 March 2018

Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Phrasal Verbs: Put


 I'm not putting you on when I tell you that learning phrasal verbs is essential for ESL learners. Today's post will focus on phrasal verbs using "put".

Saturday, 6 August 2016

Business Presentations - Part 4: Dealing With Difficult Questions


You've have reached the end of your presentation and are now going to take questions from your audience. This can be the most challenging, and  it's the most important part of your talk. People's final impression of you will likely be made at this point. 

In today's post we'll cover the following types of situations:

a) You Don't The Answer

b) Question Machine Guns

c) Emotional Questions

d)  Hijackers

Saturday, 25 June 2016

Business Presentations - Part 3: Infographics & Technical Problems



We'll now look at business presentations focusing on:

  • directing the audience's eye to infographics (charts and graphs) and audio-visuals (videos, images, etc)
  • dealing with technical problems (e.g.,projector doesn't work)