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How Learning a Foreign Language Has Positive Effects on Your Brain

February 26, 2023

Learning a new language is like learning to drive. It doesn’t matter in which order you learn to steer, use the brake, or change gear. It’s what you do as a whole that is important, not which component you learn first. The latest breakthroughs in neurosciences, combined with innovative technology for measuring brain activity, are … More How Learning a Foreign Language Has Positive Effects on Your Brain

Specific Communication: A Mandatory Skill?

July 3, 2019

Most of us know how to speak, but do most of us know how to express what we want to express? Along my journey I witnessed people talking for hours but saying almost nothing and it made me wonder what the whole purpose of that is and how it’s affecting our communication skills. Talking for … More Specific Communication: A Mandatory Skill?

About Communication… Again – Reblog

July 2, 2019

This is such a deep topic and I’ve found some more interesting ideas about communication which I want to share with you. Besides those 4 steps that I mentioned here, Jacques Salome and Sylvie Galland talk about different levels on which we’re expressing ourselves and in their book If Only I’d Listen to Myself … More About Communication… Again – Reblog

7 Reasons Why Daily Reading is Helpful

April 16, 2019

How often do you think about how helpful reading really is? I’m sure you feel good when you read something that resonates with you, but do you ever wonder why? Don’t be surprised, but I have a list for you. If you think you don’t have enough time to read, maybe this list will help … More 7 Reasons Why Daily Reading is Helpful

About Communication – Reblog

March 12, 2019

The more specific I try to be in my speech, the more ambiguity I can notice in how my phrases initially try to come out. It’s interesting how something as common as language can create so many different thoughts and ideas, which can modify our behavior. Because of this, I’m reblogging my post about … More About Communication – Reblog

A Language Constant: Change

February 21, 2019

Provided by Betul Erbasi from betulerbasi.com Hey, it is me, Betul (betulerbasi.com)! I am here again to talk about something about languages. This time, let’s talk about language change! Let’s start this time with a guessing game this time. Guess which word the following pronunciation forms stand for (this is called phonetic transcription and we … More A Language Constant: Change

Tongue-tasteic!

February 18, 2019

Provided by Philosophy through Photography *originally posted on Philosophy through Photography The tongue is a fantastic organ! You Use it for speech, taste and decorative/culture ( tongue piercing). It’s a strong arsenal in your body. Tongue is a blessing and also your nemesis. It can make the difference between life & death, joy & sorrow. … More Tongue-tasteic!

Is over-communication a bad thing?

January 28, 2019

There are people that talk too much, but how relevant are the things they say? We all know that communication isn’t just about the talking, but what if we’re expressing some ideas other people find obvious (like the water being wet)? Is that helpful or harmful? In theory, I think it’s helpful because … More Is over-communication a bad thing?

A better communication can save the world

January 15, 2019

If we really think about it, where do most of the negative feelings come from? What triggers them? In my opinion, it’s a matter of communication. Either if we talk to other people or we talk to ourselves, we need to be specific in our speech so the message is proper transmitted. This increases … More A better communication can save the world

Listening to understand vs Listening to respond

September 30, 2018

This communication topic is something that starts to fascinate me. The more I learn about it, the more I realize I am a novice at this. I’ll be paraphrasing Terrell Owens who said that we usually are waiting for the other person to stop talking so we can start expressing ourselves. Oh, it would … More Listening to understand vs Listening to respond