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April Fools Day, Office Pranks & How To Keep Your Job

April fools day comes once a year...thankfully. There's something about April 1st and the end of winter that turns everyone into a comedian. But once the clock strikes midnight, we all go back to our normal selves. No one wants to be the dud in the office with no sense of humor. So we all spend time thinking about the pranks we can pull. But everyone wants to have a job on April 2nd and no one wants to have to speak to Linda from H.R about the pranks. So what do you do? Can you show a lighter side of your personality AND keep your job? As with any joke, it boils down to a simple equation: 50% content and 50% delivery. Everyone will laugh if you tell the joke correctly, and have a good punchline. But no one is going to laugh if your joke is offensive. Unless they're laughing because it's followed by an awkward silence, or they just can't believe you actually said that. So, here's 3 tips to keep in mind if you want to keep your job...

BlogMarch 30, 2024Molly RomanoComments are closed Permalink

English For Professionals: 3 Skills For The I.T Industry

English for professionals is a completely different experience than your standard ESL (English as a Second Language) classes. For one thing, our English classes for companies can be as specific as you need them to be. Our corporate English training puts decision makers and leaders in the drivers seat with our industry specific English courses. Tell us your goals, and let us evaluate your ESL employees current English proficiency. We will devise a course specific to your individual needs, and improve your employees English by the end of class.

BlogMarch 27, 2024Molly RomanoComments are closed Permalink

English Classes For IT Industry Employees

English classes for Information Technology (IT) employees are people centered, business focused. Meaning that whatever class you pick, will customize to meet your specific business needs, while centering your employees who are actually taking our online English courses. For example, if your employees need to improve pronunciation, we will customize our curriculum to meet your goals. But we do this in realistic ways - because we understand that learning a language is a very long process. Most language training companies provide general English training. After assessing your employees' individual English competencies and levels, we create a unique Employee ESL program with realistic goals for them to achieve. In fact, our English courses for companies can get as specific as you need them to be. Here's some examples of what we can provide:

BlogMarch 19, 2024Molly RomanoComments are closed Permalink

English Language Vs Gaelic For St. Patrick’s Day

The English language is certainly a difficult language to learn. But whether or not it's the most difficult to learn is a matter of interpretation. Simply because learning any language is a long and difficult process. You have to draw parallels between what you already know, and what you're trying to learn. On top of that, you need to understand the grammar rules so that you can understand, and be understood. You need to learn how to pronounce words correctly, how to read and write. It doesn't matter which language you are trying to learn - learning another language is a hard thing to do. Some people say that Gaelic is the hardest language to learn, and in honor of St. Patrick's Day, here's 3 reasons why learning Gaelic is so darn difficult...

BlogMarch 14, 2024Molly RomanoComments are closed Permalink

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