How to Check Email on Vacation and Still Enjoy Yourself. Tip #2: Set Boundaries While you’re Gone Check emails in the morning before anyone else is awake, do it alone, so others don’t feel overlooked or as if they aren’t your first priority during your planned time off.Keep it short, for example, 15 minutes in…
How to Check Email on Vacation and Still Enjoy Yourself. Tip #1: Prepare A week before you leave, let colleagues and clients know you’ll be gone, giving them time to get information from you before you leave. Let key players know how to reach you in case of a true emergency, such as calling or…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #7: Don’t be Shy or Embarrassed, Just Do Your Best In the end, the most important thing is to just try your best. Don’t worry about the little errors when speaking to co-workers. The most important thing is to be understood—even if you accidentally use the wrong tense or…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #6: Practice Common Scenarios with a Native Speaker When you first begin your job, find a native speaking friend or teacher and practice common work scenarios with them.This will help you feel more comfortable speaking in English at work. You will be able to think about how you want…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #5: If Your Co-workers Didn’t Understand You at First, Try Saying It a Different Way You know the situation. You start explaining something to a co-worker or boss, and when you are finished, they shake their head and say “I’m sorry, I didn’t understand.”When that happens, don’t just repeat…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #4: It’s OK to Say “I Don’t Understand” and Ask for Help Most bosses and co-workers will prefer you say “I don’t understand” or “I don’t know what you just said” than pretend like you understand. Not admitting that you didn’t get something will cause problems later, and honesty…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #3: Learn Slang and Idioms, Especially Those Relevant to Your Job Every job, company, and industry has their “jargon,” or set of vocabulary and idioms that are specific to that job, company, or industry.Be sure to make extra effort to learn the jargon, slang, and idioms that your co-workers…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #2: Carry a Language Notebook with You Buy yourself a small pocket notebook that you carry around with you at all times. Whenever you hear a word you don’t understand, write it down so you can look it up later. Similarly, if you have a friend who is a…
Successfully Using English at Work. Tip #1: Talk with Your Co-workers Outside of Work If your co-workers go for a drink or dinner after work, join them. If they invite you to lunch—say yes. Even if you are shy, it’s helpful to talk to your co-workers outside of work. This way, you will become more…
Diplomatic Tone for Better Business Communication. Tip #5 Minimizers When you encounter a problem in business, you generally want to tone down its severity (seriousness) and avoid causing unnecessary alarm while you are working to find a solution. Using minimizers, or words that have a minimizing effect like “slight,” “small,” “a few” and “a little,”…