Tip – Listening

Here’s a fact: We only listen to the first 10% of what is spoken.

Better Listening skills can improve your communication. Wait for the other person to complete talking before you respond. Take turns while talking. Here are a few things to keep in mind to be a better listener:

* Listen without the intervention of any thoughts
* Pay more attention to others
* Empathize with the speaker
* Build rapport
* Listen intelligently

There are no ready solutions to improve Listening. You have to TUNE IN.

Use of Can and Able

When you say ” I can” or ” I cannot” , it talks about ability. It means ” You are able to or you are not able to.” Therefore, using ” can” and “able” together in the same sentence is an error.

Ex- Instead of saying ” I can able to remember the details” say, ” I can remember or I am able to remember”

Tip – How to speak lesser errors.

The best way to keep your sentences error free, is to speak shorter sentences. The longer the sentence, the more the errors. When you think in your first language and speak in English, the scope of errors increase. You tend to add a few extra words or speak in the continuous tense. By making your sentences shorter, these errrors can be avoided.

What is this blog about?

Hi there. This blog is intended to share tips, tricks and methods to improve your English speaking skills. I intend to share stories, anecdotes, links, quips, tips and my experiences from the training programs that I conduct.

I intend to update the blog regularly – God be with me – and also invite my trainees to ping me with their doubts and clarifications. I do not declare I know all the answers, but together we can find out!