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Why not speaking English when you should is bad for you, your company, and the world!
Welcome to1%Every Thursday you receive tips and content to help you improve your English skills, 1 % at a time. I have seen and heard it many times: a person is about to speak, probably with something intelligent and valuable but then... they stay silent. Or, people tell me: "I wanted to say something/I had an idea, but I didn't feel comfortable/confident saying it because of my English." If this has been you in some version, please read on... Not speaking English when the need or desire arises is bad for you, your company and the world, and for many reasons... Another consequence of second-language silence is the loss of relationships. You will not connect with people or express your true self if you keep quiet and don't communicate in English. This could mean less chances of building personal or professional relationships, and may mean you miss out on opportunities that these relationships could bring. So if you keep your ideas, thoughts, and feelings inside, everyone loses. You feel bad because you haven't taken the chance to express yourself or connect, your company is worse off because maybe your ideas and thoughts could lead to a new/better product or service or way of working, and the world is too. So what can you do? The first thing is to create an environment where psychological security is part of the culture and people feel safe to express themselves. IKEA have a wonderful initiative called The Banana Card. The Banana Card refers to the viral physical card which reads "Go bananas" (meaning get excited and do it!). You are pre-forgiven for failing says CEO Jesper Brodin and you have permission to make mistakes, because Brodin recognises that only through trying without fear of error can people actually be creative. The second thing is to practise listening to and giving opinions. If you can recognise and understand people's opinions you can respond. And if you practise how to give your own then you will feel more comfortable doing so in front of a group. And the third and most important is give yourself permission to make mistakes! This is so important, not only for your English development but also for the world. We need people who are not afraid of giving their opinion or making a mistake, because that is the only way to innovate and move forward. And that is something we are all responsible for. You just need to start... TIPS
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A CHALLENGENext time you have an opinion or idea, share it, and don't worry about making a mistake with your English... You just need to start... AN INSPIRING QUOTE"Psychological safety is a belief that the context is safe for interpersonal risk-taking—that speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes will be welcomed and valued even when I'm wrong." Amy C. Edmondson- Industrial Psychologist. If you want to improve your communication in English, book a free call to see how we can help you: https://calendly.com/ben--palmer/30-minute-calls If you want to learn English, you can read the How to (finally) learn English book: https://lighthousetraininggroup.com/books/ Out on Amazon! Find out more about us at https://lighthousetraininggroup.com/ Ben PS: Keep progressing! |
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Welcome to 1% Every Thursday you receive tips and content to help you improve your English skills, 1 % at a time. I will be taking a break from the 1% newsletter in August. See you again in September. Happy holidays! This is second and final part of how to create and use an AI agent. Last week I showed you how to create an agent, this week we will see how you can use it. First, a short review of what exactly is an AI agent... What is an AI agent? For the purpose of improving your English,...
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