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From “Beast of Burden” to Boss: How I Survived Door-to-Door Sales & Built My Own Firm【Business Chinese ｜CEO Interview#8】「社畜（牛馬）」から社長へ！日給100元から起業するまでの10年【中国語ビジネス・CEOインタビュー＃８】

?? 【FREE】Notion Study Guide Get the full script, summary, and key vocabulary for this episode on No...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer: Mind and Body Balance (Как оставаться в тонусе и сохранять продуктивность летом: баланс ума и тела)

Summer is a great season, but not everyone loves it due to the frequent intense heat, which can eas...

Office English: Setting Realistic Expectations

Thursday Office Hours Setting Realistic Expectations Business Communication • Project Managemen...

Don't Study English Only When You Need It

A lot of students come to me with a clear, urgent goal: an interview is coming up, and they need to...

Confessions of a Fan Follower: Staying Cool and Productive in Summer

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer ☀️?? Living on the east coast of South Africa has its per...

コンビニでよく聞かれる日本語、知っていますか？Do You Know the Japanese Phrases You'll Often Hear at Convenience Stores?

Hello everyone! I'm Yui.I. Japanese convenience stores are popular not only because of their food, ...

One of my biggest challenges. Musicians in two weeks !

Aloha, One day there was an unscheduled knock on the door. Two families had just flown into town fr...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in Summer

Summer is a season that many people look forward to. The longer days, sunny weather, and opportunit...

How to Stay Cool and Productive in the Summer

Hello everyone!   This past 3-day weekend, I went camping with my sons in the mountains just outsid...

Beat the Heat, Keep the Flow: How to Stay Cool & Productive This Summer

Hello everyone, and happy (very warm!) summer! ☀️   I don’t know about you, but when the temperatur...

Why 'It's Urgent' Means Different Things in Different Offices

If you manage or work with an offshore or outsourced team, you've probably said something like "ple...

《轉念練習》友情×社交半徑

關係的疏遠或流動，其實就像四季的更迭一樣自然。   有時候感到失落，並不代表你做錯了什麼，只是彼此當下的能量暫時不再同頻。   今天的社交檢核，是為了幫你的心理節能。   無論是感到被耗電還是被排擠...

I love connecting through music

I love connecting with students through music ? Tell me your favorite artist and we’ll use it to pr...

「私は 佐藤です VS 私が 佐藤です」・・「は」と「が」の違い① "Watashi WA Satou desu" VS "Watashi GA Satou desu" — Difference between "wa" and "ga" ①

今日のテーマは 助詞の 「は」と「が」！   English below ↓ はい、では恒例の ★クイズタイム！★ 絵を見て答えてくださいね！ 下の ①と② に「は」か「が」を入れてみましょう ...

My favourite school subjects

Photo: Me, as a student, preparing for an exam with many sticky notes! As an elementary school stu...

I LOVE LEARNING!

I love learning new things, improving on things I already know, and most of all comprehending how I...

Being able to read tablature opens a whole other world……

Aloha, There is no teacher, no ukulele program, no expensive ukulele and no medicine that can make ...

The Quiet Revolution: How AI Became Our Everyday Co-pilot

There was a time when the phrase "Artificial Intelligence" conjured up images of sleek, sentient ro...

The Weekend Story Chain Challenge: Let's Play a Game!

The weekend is finally here, and I thought it would be fun to try something a little different an...

Hello, everyone!! I am a new teacher!!

My name is Emiko and I am a new teacher here on Cafetalk!!About myself, I have worked at an English...

《轉念練習》原生家庭×親情界線

很多時候，我們在親情裡感到的刺痛，往往是長大後的自己，正試圖穿過時光去保護那個曾經受挫的小孩。   當糾結發生的時候，請試著對自己說：對方的匱乏與習慣，是他們的功課，並不定義妳的價值。   今天...

「晩ご飯カレーでいい」って言ったら怒られた？ I Said "Bangohan Karē de ii." ...Why Did My Partner Get Angry?!

今日のテーマは、日本人がちょっと傷つく「〜でいい」   English below ↓   今日はパートナーが ご飯を作ってくれます ：）   パートナーに 「何がいい？」と聞かれたので、 「カレー...

Paperback Books on the bus ride home.

Everything I enjoyed learning as a student happened mysteriously enough outside the classroom.   Wh...

Travel with Me! (HSK 4+) Chinese Listening Practice | 王総と行く端午節の山野リフレッシュ旅 Vlog ??| 端午山野躺平记

?? 【100% FREE】Notion Study Guide I’ve put together the full script, key phrases, and cultural insig...

Beyond the Textbooks: How Reading Sparked My Love for Learning

Hello, lovely learners! Welcome back to my column. This week, we are diving into a really fun topic...

The Big Smoke

Photo: Toronto's smoky skyline today The sky in Toronto today is orange and hazy due to wildfire s...

「日本のコンビニはなぜ外国人旅行者に人気なの？」Why Are Japanese Convenience Stores So Popular with Foreign Tourists?

Hello everyone! I'm Yui.I. Japan has convenience stores, called konbini, almost everywhere. For Jap...

The Magic of Real-World Vocabulary vs. Textbook English

Have you ever noticed how the English we find in textbooks can feel a bit like a mannequin in a sto...

Did the England Football Team ‘Get Lucky’?

If you have been following the World Cup recently, you may have seen that England managed to scrape...

Identify house shores