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Only English-Russian Bilinguals Will Get The Riddle:
Why did Paul McCartney yell "yellow blue bus" in concerts in Moscow?
14 seconds of love on 14/2. Love you all
Why did Paul McCartney yell "yellow blue bus" in concerts in Moscow?
14 seconds of love on 14/2. Love you all
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8 Corporate Jargons That Don't Exist but Should
1) Brazilian wax â Get it all done in one swoop.
"Let's Brazilian Wax this Gantt chart before lunch."
Literal meaning â removing unwanted hair with a wax strip.
2) GLP-1 â When the project's gotten too bloated (=too big) and you need to trim it down.
Literal meaning â Glucagone-like peptid-1, a medicine that helps you to lose weight.
3) Water it â Give some attention to an idea. Let it grow.
"You know that concept has potential. Let's water it a bit."
4) Santa Claus'd â When work or tasks just kind of magically appear on your plate.
"My manager Santa Claused me with my task this week."
5) Love is blinding â It's when the client's not giving you the necessary information or documents that you might need to proceed with the project.
"Client's love is blinding us again. Still no access to the files."
Literal meaning â lose eyesight and overlook partner's flaws because of infatuation.
6) Crunchy â Something about the project feels off. You just don't know why.
"Graph on slide four feels a little crunchy. Let's relook at that."
Literal meaning â food that cracks (eg. Pringles)
7) Cheddar â A sharp good idea.
"That was a cheddar idea. Let's implement it."
Literal meaning â cheese with a sharp taste.
8) Marty Supreme â Endless back and forth on an idea. Can't decide on a path to move forward.
Literal meaning â a tennis player celebrity.
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Which one is your favorite?
1) Brazilian wax â Get it all done in one swoop.
"Let's Brazilian Wax this Gantt chart before lunch."
Literal meaning â removing unwanted hair with a wax strip.
2) GLP-1 â When the project's gotten too bloated (=too big) and you need to trim it down.
Literal meaning â Glucagone-like peptid-1, a medicine that helps you to lose weight.
3) Water it â Give some attention to an idea. Let it grow.
"You know that concept has potential. Let's water it a bit."
4) Santa Claus'd â When work or tasks just kind of magically appear on your plate.
"My manager Santa Claused me with my task this week."
5) Love is blinding â It's when the client's not giving you the necessary information or documents that you might need to proceed with the project.
"Client's love is blinding us again. Still no access to the files."
Literal meaning â lose eyesight and overlook partner's flaws because of infatuation.
6) Crunchy â Something about the project feels off. You just don't know why.
"Graph on slide four feels a little crunchy. Let's relook at that."
Literal meaning â food that cracks (eg. Pringles)
7) Cheddar â A sharp good idea.
"That was a cheddar idea. Let's implement it."
Literal meaning â cheese with a sharp taste.
8) Marty Supreme â Endless back and forth on an idea. Can't decide on a path to move forward.
Literal meaning â a tennis player celebrity.
corporatenatalieWhich one is your favorite?
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Whack-a-mole approach
ðŦ§ Meaning: Doing things randomly
ðŦ§ Origin: Whack ðĨ Mole - blind rodent
The phrase comes from the arcade game in the picture, where you whack moles appearing randomly
ðŦ§ Example: âThe site's security team has an ongoing battle against spammers, but it's a game of whack-a-mole.â
No whack-a-mole moves, please, readers! Save mammals ðĪĢ
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The phrase comes from the arcade game in the picture, where you whack moles appearing randomly
No whack-a-mole moves, please, readers! Save mammals ðĪĢ
Send to an animal lover
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FINAL WRAP-UP & 1 INSIGHT
WHAT HAPPENED?
1 week ago I organised an offline storytelling night where speakers from 6 countries delivered their stories of personal and professional change in Pecha Kucha 20x20 format. Speakers - entrepreneurs & bloggers - shared their stories of change over 20 slides, under 20 seconds each. The speakers are from the USA, Greece, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, China, and Vietnam.
Speakers noted that the time constraint helped them to stick to the main story arc and keep engaging the audience.
You can watch their stories in my YouTube channel.
1 INSIGHT
Last week in this post I asked you: "Who's a good speaker? How can you tell one?"
Gleb Godunov and I talked this over in a Pitch Up club's meeting. As we were discussing what really makes a good speaker, we got rid of quite a few initial hunches: a smart person, charismatic, has good knowledge on the subject... All of that helps, of course, but doesn't guarantee your being a good speaker.
We reached a conclusion: a good speaker is a person who is...
ðŦ§ easy to follow AND/OR
ðŦ§ entertaining
People love either having fun or digesting info easily. If you help them with at least 1 point - you're a good speaker. Or, you may be smart, knowledgeable, have a great accent, grammar, and vocabulary, but - alas, reach neither of these goals.
âĻ Want a review of your speech in English? DM me to get a short call
WHAT HAPPENED?
1 week ago I organised an offline storytelling night where speakers from 6 countries delivered their stories of personal and professional change in Pecha Kucha 20x20 format. Speakers - entrepreneurs & bloggers - shared their stories of change over 20 slides, under 20 seconds each. The speakers are from the USA, Greece, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, China, and Vietnam.
Speakers noted that the time constraint helped them to stick to the main story arc and keep engaging the audience.
You can watch their stories in my YouTube channel.
1 INSIGHT
Last week in this post I asked you: "Who's a good speaker? How can you tell one?"
Gleb Godunov and I talked this over in a Pitch Up club's meeting. As we were discussing what really makes a good speaker, we got rid of quite a few initial hunches: a smart person, charismatic, has good knowledge on the subject... All of that helps, of course, but doesn't guarantee your being a good speaker.
We reached a conclusion: a good speaker is a person who is...
People love either having fun or digesting info easily. If you help them with at least 1 point - you're a good speaker. Or, you may be smart, knowledgeable, have a great accent, grammar, and vocabulary, but - alas, reach neither of these goals.
âĻ Want a review of your speech in English? DM me to get a short call
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ð 12 Days Until 1-Year Birthday of @englishforimpact
An important announcement - your role in the future of this outlet for high level learners
An important announcement - your role in the future of this outlet for high level learners
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Bring in 1 friend to join this channel - help me to reach 1K subs before March 3, 1-year anniversary ð
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Remember last July I published a post on "The Velvet Sundown," a viral AI band that wasn't?
Back then, the topic gave rise to a Speaking Plan that S2S users enjoyed discussing and learning vocabulary from. You can access it in the Notion doc.
Now, as I met Oli, a musician from the UK in Da Nang at the Lunar New Year Party, I couldn't pass a chance to ask him what he thinks about AI, the future of the music industry, and other uncomfortable topics.
Soon it became obvious that the conversation was getting too interestimg to be kept private. So we recorded it for you!
ðđ Watch the Interview with Oli on YouTube. The format came out to be a rare mix of a learning material for advanced learners and a lively uncensored chat. Let me know if you have any questions I should pass to Oli!
ðAs was announced in this post, until March,3 I'm pushing to get 1K suvs which will make it possible to keep and grow the channel. Bring +1 here to make it possible.
Back then, the topic gave rise to a Speaking Plan that S2S users enjoyed discussing and learning vocabulary from. You can access it in the Notion doc.
Now, as I met Oli, a musician from the UK in Da Nang at the Lunar New Year Party, I couldn't pass a chance to ask him what he thinks about AI, the future of the music industry, and other uncomfortable topics.
Soon it became obvious that the conversation was getting too interestimg to be kept private. So we recorded it for you!
ðAs was announced in this post, until March,3 I'm pushing to get 1K suvs which will make it possible to keep and grow the channel. Bring +1 here to make it possible.
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Thank you @altacommunity_ch and @NikitaKruz for inviting me to lead a workshop for your business community.
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"Now I know why Spanish speakers don't get me" â is my personal highlight. One of those aha-moments when you know the learning path gets on the right trajectory.
ðŠī PitchUP Club is your 90min per week investment in the speech that inspires clients, investors, and team to be on your side. DM @ybeymlina to apply.
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"Now I know why Spanish speakers don't get me" â is my personal highlight. One of those aha-moments when you know the learning path gets on the right trajectory.
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