How to Pitch Yourself (представить, подать себя) in an Interview Without Seeming Too Promotional Listen More Than You Speak We humans like to talk about ourselves. In fact, a study by the Harvard University revealed (выявило, показало) that people spend 60% of their conversations talking about themselves, and when they’re not talking about themselves they are…
The Art of Office Small Talk Don’t Panic, It’s Almost Over Small talk doesn’t last long. If you’re a generally anxious person, you have an out — you’re at work! You’re not supposed to spend too much time chatting. After a few moments you can reference a meeting or project you are supposed to work…
The Difficult Art of Office Chitchat Advance the Dreaded “How Are You?” Loop The ping-pong of “How are you? Good, how are you?” can feel like a waste of time and energy, but be the change you wish to see in the world and break the cycle (разорвать порочный круг). Go to your inner secret…
The Difficult Art of Office Chitchat A Little Planning Goes a Long Way If you’re generally anxious (тревожный, волнующийся) in social situations, which means human, come up with core (главный, взятый за основу) questions or stories from which you can pull. Whether or not you share personal information about yourself is up to you, but discussing things…
The Art of Office Small Talk Remember: You’re More Likable Than You Think A 2018 study published in Psychological Science showed that people “systematically underestimated (недооценивали) how much their conversation partners liked them and enjoyed their company.” Think about it: when you have an awkward (неловкий, натянутый) small talk interaction with a co-worker (it’s stunted (вялый), there…
Office Small Talk Can Help You Get a Promotion Every day around the world, an estimated (согласно оценкам) three billion people go to work and 2.9 billion of them avoid making small talk (непринужденный разговор, легкая светская беседа) with their co-workers once they get there. Although small talk can be difficult, the absence of it also makes…
Secrets Your Boss Won’t Tell You—But You Need to Know Performance: do less to do more When you’re under the wire (в последний момент), sometimes doing more just means spinning your wheels and not actually accomplishing (завершить, довести до конца) anything. A good boss will understand and give you the space to clear your head and…
Secrets Your Boss Won’t Tell You—But You Need to Know Promotions aren’t simply about checking off a list of boxes Promotions—getting one, being denied one, or working towards one—are one of the trickiest things for employees to navigate (зд. преодолеть, справиться). But while you may think you’re a shoe-in (наилучший кандидат) for that managerial role, you aren’t…
Some Secrets Your Boss Won’t Tell You — But You Need to Know Stick to the point (говорите по существу) It’s understandable that you feel your work is the most important thing, but don’t expect everyone else to feel the same. The best way to start things off right with a new client or partner…
Four Useful Expressions with the Word “Time” 1. To be short of time — испытывать нехватку времени Example: I’m a bit short of time today, can we meet tomorrow? У меня сегодня мало времени. Может быть, встретимся завтра? 2. This time next week (month) — в это время на следующей неделе (в след. месяце) Example:…