Miscommunication is an issue for all types of companies and teams — big, small, distributed, co-located… you name it. Here are a few tips on how you can minimize miscommunication in your team and safeguard (=protect) yourself from having to deal with the consequences of failing to communicate clearly. #1 Don’t assume There…

You have probably heard about IQ (intelligence quotient) as a way to measure intelligence and ability. But what about EQ? EQ (emotional quotient) reflects (=shows) your emotional intelligence. As researchers began to figure out what factors contribute to a person’s performance at work, they came to realize that emotional intelligence…

If you have a job interview in English coming up, you might want to make sure you avoid these 6 common mistakes. This way, you will make a much better impression and your English will come off (= seem / look) much more advanced. Mistake #1. You use a limited vocabulary You don’t have to memorize a…

2023 is around the corner, so how do your feel about reflecting on 2022? It is time to take a moment and process your feelings. Have you had any big challenges this year? How did you overcome them? Who helped you? You need to be resilient to overcome challenges. However, resilience (=the…

Let’s get one thing clear: an interview is a two-way street (=a process with two active participants). It’s not just about the questions you answer but the questions you ASK. …

If you want engagement, you have to engage This article is a huge shout-out to Provectus for helping us organize the contest, and to their team (our students) for supporting the initiative and taking part in it! At English For IT, we offer corporate training sessions of English and soft…

It’s time we give you our take (=opinion) on online learning. After all, English For IT has been creating online courses since 2019, and we have a new one launching very soon (something we’re very excited about, and we’ll say more about that later in the article). So we hope…

Can you swallow an apple whole? “What a strange question!” you might say. Of course, you don’t swallow an apple whole. You take individual bites out of it, one at a time (=one by one) until the flesh of the apple is gone. Look, we all know how to eat…

Business communication is hard. Cross-cultural business communication is even harder since you have the cultural and language barrier to deal with. However, there are 3 key rules of thumb (=basic rule) that will make you a much more effective communicator in any cultural setting. Without further ado, here are the…