by Nathalie Danon | Mar 5, 2019 | Phil Gowler
English is full of amazing expressions. Here is just one of thousands:‘I’m going doolally tap’ (I’m going mad).Where on earth did this come from?In India, there was a hospital at a place called Deolali used by British soldiers during the time of the Raj and in the...
by Nathalie Danon | Feb 22, 2019 | Phil Gowler
Language as we know can throw us a curve ball every now and again, even between different countries that speak the same language.I was brought up in Australia.In Australia, what we Brits call ‘Flip-Flops’, in Oz they call them ‘Thongs’. I’m sure that causes some...
by Nathalie Danon | Nov 29, 2018 | Phil Gowler
The day I nearly walked out of the Opticians, a true story direct from my own experience:I went to an optician a while back to get some glasses, while I was trying on my new glasses, the optician (from Poland) looked at me and said:‘You know, if your skin wasn’t so...
by Nathalie Danon | Nov 29, 2018 | Phil Gowler
When we study communication skills, one thing we learn early on is that telephones distort our voice slightly, and more importantly, using a telephone means that the caller and receiver cannot see their body language and expressions.We are told that body language...
by Nathalie Danon | Nov 29, 2018 | Phil Gowler
Just imagine this:You are 21, you have got a good degree at university and you are looking at your future.You are thinking that while you are young and have no ties you could go anywhere in the world and get some great experience. After all, this is the time of your...
