10 Jan 2014 | English Language, speaking skills
I know, I know late again! Day #9 blog that is being posted on day 10. I was listening to a groups of teenagers speaking with each other the other day and I was jerked into socio-linguist mode for the first time in many years. When I was a furry Masters student at...
8 Jan 2014 | English Language, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking, speaking skills
What does your voice sound like? Did you know that the sounds you hear when you speak are not the same as the one people hear? The voice you hear has the vibrations through bone in your skull added in – obviously people hear the sound of your voice without...
5 Jan 2014 | English Language, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Hints & Tips
These humble marks on the page do so much to corral the meaning of your sentences. Here is a quick guide to important ones which can make or break your meaning. Punctuation Full stop [.] signifies the end of a sentence was used in...
4 Jan 2014 | Business Writing, English Language, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Hints & Tips
A well-constructed sentence is like music to me. I am a self-confessed nerd and proud of it. A sentence – the four essential elements: is the basic structure of our written language expresses a single thought begins with a capital letter and ends...
3 Jan 2014 | Business Writing, English Language, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Hints & Tips
I have a special fondness for apostrophes. I have spoken about them on radio – take a moment to listen to the recording on the home page here. I have championed them when they were in danger of deletion. I ask you to save Aunt Em from the ‘twitch’ when they are...
1 Jan 2014 | English Language, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Hints & Tips
Hands up all those who consider grammar as an outdated concept? Well, I challenge you to consider what our world of reading and writing would be without this set of rules? Admittedly some of these rules seem arbitrary, particularly spelling, but come with me...
