Presentation Skills Tip #8: Tell Stories- Рассказывайте Истории Stories help us to pay attention, and also to remember things. If you can use stories in your presentation, your audience is more likely to engage and to remember your points afterwards. It is a good idea to start with a story, but there is a wider…
Present Continuous Tense. Use #2: Longer Actions than in Progress Now “Now” means not only “this second”, but it can also mean “today”, “this week”, “this month”, “this century”, etc. We use the present continuous to express the process of doing a longer actions that is in progress. We should note, however, that the action…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “rehearsal” (n.) Translation: репетиция Meaning: a time when all the people involved in a play, dance, practise in order to prepare for a performance Example: Now, I have dance rehearsal for the parade.- Сейчас у меня репетиция танца для парада. Synonyms: practice session, prep
Every year on May 9, Russia celebrates Victory Day to commemorate the Soviet victory in World War II. In Moscow, the day is marked with a massive parade through the city center, showcasing the Russian military’s tanks, planes, artillery and soldiers. A total of 13,000 troops, military police and cadets, as well as 159 combat…
Presentation Skills Tip #7: Use your Voice Effectively – Используйте свой Голос Эффективно The spoken word is actually a pretty inefficient means of communication, because it uses only one of your audience’s five senses. That’s why presenters tend to use visual aids, too. But you can help to make the spoken word better by using…
Present Continuous Tense. Use #1: Something Happening Now We use the present continuous to express the idea that something is happening at this verb moment. Also to show that things are not happening at this very moment. Example: I’m drinking coffee.– Я пью кофе. Example: I’m not sleeping.– Я не сплю.
Today’s Word of the Day is: “intention” (n.) Translation: намерение, цель Meaning: Something that you want and plan to do. Example: We must go from words of intention to deeds. – Мы должны перейти от слов, выражающих наши намерения, к делу. Synonyms: aim, purpose
Springtime in Moscow is good news for athletes: the running season is off to its annual post-winter start. On May 20 Moscow will host a half-marathon (21.1 kilometers), one of a series of races that gradually help runners train for the full marathon in September. Dmitry Tarasov, director of the Moscow Marathon, told The Moscow…
Presentation Skills Tip #6: Smile and Make Eye Contact with your Audience- Улыбнитесь и Установите Зрительный Контакт с Аудиторией This sounds very easy, but a surprisingly large number of presenters fail to do it. If you smile and make eye contact, you are building rapport, which helps the audience to connect with you and your…
Present Simple Tense. Use #4: Now (Non-Continuous Verbs) Speakers sometimes use the present simple to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with non-continuous verbs and certain mixed verbs. Pay attention to which verbs can be used in this way. Example: I am here now.- Сейчас…