Awareness / アウェアネス 自分の伝えたいことを言語化することから見えてくること
先日 あるワークショップに参加してきました。理由は2つ。① （周りの方からはそうは見られないのですが）実は緊張しいで人前で話すのが大の苦手。これをどうにか克服したい。② クライアントさんがご自身の想いをプレゼンしたいということで、せっかくな...
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Awareness / アウェアネス 
Awareness / アウェアネス 背伸びをしない, 身の丈に合った英語を使ってみては？
『身の丈に合う』という表現。辞書によると、衣服などが背丈、体の大きさにぴったり合っているさまなどを意味する語。転じて「分相応」という意味で用いられることも多い。身長155ｃｍの私が身長165ｃｍ用の服を着ても、大きすぎてたぶん似合わない。『...
Mindset / マインドセット Learning – Back to Basics
Today, I went back to Japanese language classes, this was after a very long time due to coronavirus restrictions. It was...
Communication What The FAQs? Here are the facts.
In our Your English programme, there is a practical exercise where I chat with our students online. It’s interesting, fu...
Culture Cultural Similarities of Bad Jokes
I love a bad joke. I do not mean a joke that is in bad taste nor a joke that injures anyone's feelings. What I mean is a...
Culture Proud of Our New Business Card!
Part of what Masami and I teach is English with cultural awareness. Western cultures are different from Japanese culture...
Personal Japan – Things I prefer in Britain
I don't consider myself to be patriotic, being proud of where you were born is a bit strange to me but I do miss a few t...
Awareness / アウェアネス Is “Why are you here?” a good question?
“Why are you here?” is a question I often hear from Japanese people. I understand it as an innocent question. The questi...
Personal Modern Nostalgia and an Aladdin’s Cave
Sometime in the seventies, I vaguely remember my mother taking me to visit one of her friends. When we arrived at the ho...