The Workspace That Takes Away Your Phone

An unconventional way to concentrate on your responsibilities Several times a week in New York City, a company called Caveday hosts $25 sessions for anyone to gather and get work done, distraction free. You will, of course, need to give up your phone to these “procrastination nannies” (те, кто опекает любителей откладывать) right as you…

Business Communication Skills Tip

How To Initiate A Conversation With Strangers: Being Interested Makes You Interesting You don’t have to make people laugh or tell a great story to be considered interesting. Being a great conversationalist is about letting other people shine. Most people love to talk about themselves. In fact, Harvard’s psychology department discovered that talking about yourself…

Grammar Tip

Have To and Have Got To to Express Necessity and Advice Have to is often used in any context to express necessity. It can be used in all tense forms. Examples: 1. She has to study a lot in order to pass the exam. 2. She will have to study a lot in order to…

Attitude (n.)

Today’s Word of the Day is: “attitude” (n.) Transcription: [ˈætɪˌtjuːd] Russian Translation: отношение Definition: someone’s opinions or feelings about something, especially as shown by their behaviour Examples: 1. It’s often very difficult to change people’s attitudes. 2. My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men. Synonyms: opinion, position,…