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Win at Small Talk: Surviving the First 5 Minutes of a Virtual Meeting

By: Paola Pascual on 08/24/20 7:15

Oh, virtual meetings! Technical difficulties, software turning you into a potato, and the worst - those first 5 awkward minutes waiting for everyone to join.

8 Useful Ways to Make Your Point With Precision & Clarity

By: Paola Pascual on 08/10/20 5:29

Getting “lost in translation” is not fun. It can happen both to a non-native speaker trying to explain a concept and also to a native speaker trying to talk to someone whose ...

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Training Remote Employees: Business English Communication

By: Paola Pascual on 08/03/20 4:32

Remote employee training and remote perks are incredibly hot topics at the moment, since many organizations around the world have been forced to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis ...

Problems at Work? Learn These 18 Idioms About Challenges

By: Paola Pascual on 06/29/20 7:13

Being a non-native English speaker in such a competitive world can be tough sometimes, but you don’t have to roll with the punches. Instead, you can improve your communication ...

How to get your point across in remote meetings

Surviving Remote Meetings: How to Communicate Effectively in English

By: Tom Wells on 06/02/20 3:40

We’ve all been there. Sat in a remote meeting and then it happens. You miss what a colleague just said, but all your colleagues are already nodding and moving on to the next ...

Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are [TED Talk Lesson]

By: Paola Pascual on 05/11/20 5:50

Because communication is not all verbal, Amy Cuddy explains how body language can shape who you are and how others perceive you. In this post, you will learn vocabulary and ...

HR Series - Effective onboarding to attract talent

How To Attract Top Talent With Effective Onboarding

By: Tom Wells on 05/03/20 6:56

You’ve done the hard work and landed the perfect candidate. All that’s left is to make sure the onboarding phase is as smooth as possible.

HR Series - How to negotiate salary and benefits and attract talent

How To Attract Top Talent: Negotiating Salary and Benefits

By: Tom Wells on 04/25/20 6:00

Welcome to part three of Talaera's HR Series on how to attract top talent. The two previous posts were all about writing strong job descriptions and running successful ...

How To Attract Top Talent With Successful Interviews

By: Tom Wells on 04/23/20 7:19

If you’re a non-native speaker HR professional working in an international environment, chances are you have a secret fear: the fear of making mistakes in front of native ...

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