Business Communication Skills Tip

Ways You Can Hide Your Nerves When Giving a Speech It’s normal to be anxious when you’re giving a speech. You don’t necessarily need to fight it. You just need to manage it so that it comes through. Here is the first tool you can use to hide your nerves when you’re giving a speech.1)…

Grammar Tip

Rather and Prefer Rather and Prefer are words used to show a choice from different options. Let’s start with some examples:Example: Would you rather eat pizza or pasta? I would rather eat pizza.- Вы предпочитаете пиццу или пасту? Я бы предпочел съесть пиццу.Example: Would you prefer to eat pizza or pasta? I would prefer to…

Russian Media Unveils Pictures of New Platzkart Car Design

New trains will reportedly feature two-story cars with a shower cabin and a baggage compartment. Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency has published pictures of the concept design of new train cars slated to replace (заменять) the legendary Soviet economy class train carriages called platzkart. Russian Railways will start replacing the coaches with stacked (расположенный…

Repercussion (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “repercussion” (n.) Transcription: [ˌriː.pəˈkʌʃ.ən] Translation: последствия Meaning: the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect Example: The repercussions of her comments could be serious. Synonyms: consequence, result, effect