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How can I tell that I need help to improve my speaking in English?

In May Article, we provided 4 reasons why you need english conversational competence with the help of an experienced Tutor or a Coach, who has helped individuals from international countries.

Today, we thought of reinforcing the mentioned article to help you with a personal guide on how you gauge yourself in your speaking abilities. We are giving you a  mock up list of descriptions that may be relevant to your own personal experience and proficiency. Try it out, and then let us know how you fair.

Procedure:

Please choose all applicable items below that will describe your present abilities when you are speaking in English with another individual at any given setting such as; at home, at a party, among friends, applying to a job, on the telephone, in the store buying something, at a doctor’s office or at any location where you need English as the means to share your idea.

	1	I can only say the words I learned from my language classes through memorization and grammar
	2	I struggle to find the right word or phrase to say
	3	I cannot explain myself when asked to describe. Unless the other person will ask me something that is answered only with yes or no
	4	I only ask simple questions but cannot discuss more to inquire about the details
	5	I can ask and answer simple questions that are only familiar to me
	6	I can talk about usual activities that I was trained for. I can engage with simple conversations but limited to discuss more information that may be relative to activities. I cannot do a progressive conversation
	7	I can share certain degree of fluency during conversations with native speakers on familiar topics, express and support my ideas but will not engage with topics that are broad and need more knowledge because I don’t have all the words and expressions to support my views
	8	I can express myself fluently without searching for informal expressions during basic conversations but don’t have control on topics within the business environment. I lack technical terms to engage with better conversations professionally
	9	I can use the language somewhat effectively for informal social and professional purposes. I can share my ideas and opinions with confidence but limited with formal expressions and cannot handle specific topics that require additional situations like entertainments, jobs, articles with specific focus, sharing more in depth knowledge on certain topics

Important Considerations:

Please note that the above items are only estimated concepts to identify self-deficiencies in speaking English.  A professionally trained Language Teacher can determine and assess actual value of your competencies or proficiencies in speaking. Conducting a speaking proficiency test will take place in order to identify your level. That will tell you where to begin your lessons and progressively overcome your difficulties. 

For your advantage:

Speaking in English with fluency and clarity will create confidence in yourself to talk with anyone, discuss issues, offer suggestions, clarify questions, file a concern, share your ideas, emotions and perspectives. It is very useful in any settings including doing business across countries that speak English. 


Globally, English is understood and is the preferred language of major businesses and business people and their families. For those who like to get better opportunities in English speaking countries, they will learn to speak English the best they can.   

Call us for an experienced trainer of multinationals, professionally trained and with an advanced degree in  English Language Teaching. 


Our telephone number is +1 650 241-3207 or send an email to: info@ideasnconversations.com   


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Role of English Language in the Conversations

Conversational English Competency for Business or Personal Use

Program Title: Conversational English Competency for Business or Personal Use

Do you know your level of proficiency when speaking conversationally in English?

The following mock-up descriptions provides a self-identifying level which make you feel the need of learning additional proficiency or not.

"To make the Learner of ESL / ESOL talk successfully during and after class, the Coach must provide them the environment that force them to practice speaking with coherence and flair, in order to achieve a certain level of English Conversationalist. However, this is only achieved when students are guided and trained by experienced Language Coach, who demonstrates strategic methodologies and philosophy of learning." - Terrenal said.

Brief Summary:
This program is designed to create the meaningful experience and increase the speaking proficiency in order to gain competency of applied language within personal or business setting of the individual. By learning many essential factors that will result to effective Conversational English for Business or Personal Use. It provides interactive action-oriented, results driven, competency-based that are applicable in any setting within personal environment, business, relationships and daily transactions.

Philosophy:
The Whole Language influences the intent of anyone who likes to learn, improve and gain proficiency in English Conversations. This educational philosophy will create the experience of a meaningful exchange of discussions, verbal interactions among individuals within different settings, performing a job or searching a new job, like a native speaker of English.

Approach:
Our experienced American Coaches / Trainers use techniques that overcome the identified difficulties of Learner and complement to increase the current level of proficiency. These various learning approaches will sustain results through interactive, effective, easy-to-experience with realistic impact to identified difficulties. Activities will change progressively in order to support the growing level of proficiency which results to demonstrable skills and effectiveness.

(Note: Specific sessions are customized to the identified level of difficulties)

 Why do you need to demonstrate Conversational English Competency?

 How do you improve your Proficiency and gain Competence?

Components:
Twelve Modular Sessions of two hours each
Intensive Program Participation
Continuing Progress Proficiency Evaluation
Competency Demonstration + COC

Terms and Fee Schedule:
1. Tuition Fees are pre-paid
2. 2:12 Intensive and interactive Sessions
3. Customized class topics based on learner's assessed proficiency
4. Coaching class type: 1 on 1, dyad, or clusters of 3, max of 10 per class
5. Learner's Centered: Whole Language Approach and Results-oriented Methodologies
6. Cancellation: 48 hours' Notice

After completing this class you must have:
- gained an intermediate to advanced proficiency in Conversational English for Business or Personal Use
- acquired handy techniques in speaking fluently with anyone without hesitation and fear
- assimilated the competency demonstrating communication skills, with correct use of grammatical functions in both conversational, speaking and writing, including culture and social implications of the English language within business or personal settings.

American Coach Background:
Over 20 years of experience in teaching English Language Courses (basic to advanced curricula) among college students, adults and young adults, ESL/ESOL students from many countries like Vietnam, Japan, S. Korea, the Philippines, China, Mexico, France and other non-English speaking countries. Career professional in both private and public environments. Have worked with clients in over 40 countries. Students acquired better opportunities in career and living after speaking English fluently.

Coached, trained and tutored business professionals whose mother tongue is not English. These include multinational executives, employees and their family members. Demonstrated English proficiency was helpful in the performance of their duties and responsibilities within an English speaking country.

For more details and information, please call +1 650 241 3207 or send an email to: info@ideasnconversations.com

Avoid being auto-deleted:
When you email us with your inquiries, please avoid going to a 'Spam box and be auto-deleted'. We suggest that please provide the following information, then our Coach will give you a call or reply to your inquiry.
1. Name:
2. Telephone:
3. Email Address:
4. Zip Code:

We like to hear from you or from your friends who may be interested to participate in any of the programs that we conduct.

Summer Special: Take 10% Off of Five Sessions Class

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The different classes covered in the above coupon are either of the following:

Item	ID Code	Title
1	INC-ConvEng-01	Conversational English for Personal  and Professional Use
2	INC-EngLang-02	English the Language for Communication
3	INC-EngESL-03	English as a Second Language / English for Speakers of Other Languages
4	INC-EngVocab-04	English Vocabulary Development
5	INC-EngGram-05	English Grammar Proficiency

For your convenience, the Language Teacher or English Coach/Tutor will travel within 30 miles from 95158 to your location. Class will begin immediately upon completion of the Assessment of Proficiency Level, the class type will be individualized tutorial, dyad, or cluster of four up to six individuals. Two or more students can be arranged accordingly. Registration is continuous based on slot availability.

For inquiries and registration please call +1 (650) 241-3207 or
Send an email to: info@ideasnconversations.com 

Class Description:

1. Conversational English for Personal or Professional Use

    ID Code: INC-ConvEng-01

This class develops the essential skill and speaking proficiency when you live in an English speaking country. This will help you to converse and articulate your ideas and feelings everyday without fear and hesitation.

Take a look at the scale level below. What is your proficiency level?

Level 1 - groping with words or think a long time about the right words to say when sharing an information

Level 2 - can express basic utterances and information but limited in free flowing conversation

Level 3 - can handle an average conversation but limited in expanding thoughts and ideas 

If you feel that your proficiency in English speaking is limited as identified above. It is strongly recommended that you will take lessons in Conversational English. Developing your ability as a good conversationalist is our business. We have appropriate programs that are customizable based on your level of proficiency. After completing the required period your gain the joys of speaking fluently.

2. English the Language for Communication
    ID Code: INC-EngLang-02
This class is designed to develop the proficiency and competency of the learner about the use of the English language. Creates learning and awareness into the relationship between semantics, morphology, phonology, expressions (formal and non-formal), vocabulary, idioms and grammatical forms. The applied techniques are based on learner's current level, and progressively use other learning approaches that will facilitate interactive, effective, easy-to-experience, realistic impact to learning needs.

Goals of the lessons:

1. Learn how English as the form of communicating;

2. Acquire the writing proficiency that improves clarity of ideas that are being communicated,

3. Demonstrate proficiency and level of competency in using grammatical and social components of both writing, and speaking including certain extent to the culture when communicating.

3. ESL - English as a Second Language
    ID Code: INC-EngESL-03
This is intended for anyone who is interested to gain proficiency level of the English language in order to exchange discussions, verbal interactions or comprehend ideas and thoughts received, like a native speaker of English.

ESL is a subset of applied linguistics. It covers utterances, writing, reading, grammar, comprehension and cultural implications. The main objective is to learn and acquire English proficiency in order to use it like the way native speakers do. Experienced Language Trainer executes methodologies that will  give you adequate control of the language within 6 weeks. The acquired proficiency level in reading, writing, speaking, comprehension and cultural implications will be demonstrated during conversations of topics that relate to any day-to-day living or by sharing unique and informative ideas that illustrate meaningful thoughts and meanings to another individual.

The techniques used are holistic with experiential approach. Progressively use different learning approaches that facilitate interactive, effective for day to day living for personal or business use. Techniques will change according to the growing level of proficiency.  The results of this class will provide the student a level 4 or 5 proficiency wholistically.

4. English Vocabulary Development
    ID Code: INC-EngVocab-04
This class develops a reservoir of English vocabulary that learner needs to illustrate ideas, thoughts, topics when speaking or writing. Having adequate supply of words to use correctly at a given time, situation and location when communicating within personal or business settings. The fluency of using the right words will create a fun and meaningful clear communication among listeners, audience, and users of the English language. Best Approaches to learning will be utilized: 1. Use Holistic learning principles 2. Understanding the meaning and usage of the word is important 3. Techniques that draws interest, interaction, fun environment, learning is a must 4. Create a personal and conducive atmosphere with certain level of fluency

5. English Grammar Proficiency
    ID Code: INC-EngGram-05
This class develops the use of correct grammar in writing and at certain level of speaking. Learn the relationship between meaning and grammatical form, vocabulary and sounds, etc. The techniques use learning approaches that will facilitate easy-learning-experience with realistic impact to learning needs. Techniques will change according to the growing level of proficiency. The result of this class is a demonstration of correct English grammar in any written or speaking form in regards to structures, tenses, relationships, numbers and other grammatical features. Communicating clearly and effectively is the essential outcome.

We look forward to assist and coach you with your learning needs.

Articulating Ideas Can Be Developed with the Help of Your Coach

Fluency in speaking creates an engaging conversations thus result to meaningful communication wether in a personal or business setting. You share great ideas, information, showing rapport and connection to your listener, audience, colleagues, customers, co-workers, subordinates, superiors, family and friends.

Normally, engaging conversation begins with small talk like day-to-day routine and then evolve into discussions about bigger issues, topics or phenomena, like storms, hurricane, earthquake, unusual performances of great singers, sometimes politics, activities, hobbies or responsibilities at work.

Conversational proficiency and fluency in maneuvering your ideas are important. Many individuals who are conversationalist learned many techniques in listening actively, critical thinking, persuasive and affective terminologies, articulating impressive comments, clear sounds and enunciation, brief thoughts, nuggets of wisdom, and useful handy expressions appropriate to the setting; have gained big successes in their lives, you too can do the same. Even today, those who can speak with fluency and can discuss topics with competence get better opportunities and respect as an individual.

Evidence of Low Proficiency and Competency:
Inability to express your thoughts and ideas is a factual evidence. After years of learning experiences in various learning environments did not get you at a higher level of conversational proficiency, two things have contributed to that fact. One, you were in a wrong environment and you did not put dedication in learning. Can you correct these facts today? Yes, you can. And you can begin at any time. How? Get a Linguistics Coach!

Advantages of having a Coach:

When you work with a Coach who possess numerous experiences and acumen in business, leadership, conversational language teaching and linguistics teaching, you will gain exceptional proficiency at the shortest amount of time. The progress of your efforts will be significantly higher because your Coach will examine difficulties, piece by piece and then gives you usable techniques to overcome those areas with great improvement. 

Five Major Roles of Your Coach in Language, Communication and Business:
1	Identify opportunities in advancing current difficulties and reinforce strengths
2	Give strategic guidance and mentoring to achieve higher level of competency with results
3	Clarifies identified difficulties, engage learning partnership and evaluate achievement
4	Advocate learning accountability, progress, and follow through to affect results
5	Supply interactive meaningful learning experiences and accomplishments derived from holistic-based approaches and whole language frameworks

Understanding Your Coach in Linguistics, Business, Communication and Leadership:

Your Coach focuses on developing your competency in living that will relate to life's decisions and ideas, personal or business goals, results creation, leading others, evolving changes and advancement. The main core goal is to accelerate the acquisition of personal competencies that will allow better communication whether verbal, written or body language cues, articulating your ideas in any setting, personal and professional use of the language, cultural implications and deeper understanding about the role of language in any setting. 

When you know what to say, what to say next, and you can handle the next steps of conversations with clarity and fluency, then you can say you are successful in your learning.  Appropriate use of methodologies and activities are important to succeed in speaking fluently and have meaningful conversations. That competency will serve you life with more opportunities in both personal or business.

To change the course of your current status and when you like to become a better conversationalist, gain more opportunities and can advance from where you are, make a personal initiative. Ideas N Conversations Coach can help you.  Call us at: +1 (650) 241-3207 or email us to: info@ideasnconversations.com

To Avoid being auto-deleted:

When you email us with your inquiries, please avoid going to a 'Spam box and be auto-deleted'. We suggest that please provide the following information, then our Coach will give you a call or reply to your inquiry.

1. Name:

2. Telephone:

3. Email Address:

4. Zip Code

We like to hear from you or from your friends who may be interested to participate in any of the classes that we conduct.

Learning English Vocabulary Reinforce Ability in Speaking and Writing

Program: English Vocabulary and Competency Development

Goal: Developing adequate English Vocabulary that will reinforce one's ability to speak and write effectively.

English vocabulary plays an important role in speaking and writing. It makes up the construction of the both the spoken and written forms of the English language. The same is true with any other languages in the world. 

Brief Summary:

This program is designed to develop and increase adequate supply of vocabulary of the learner(s) in order to gain proficiency in communicating by either verbal or written forms of the English language. 

By learning many essential functions of vocabulary, it will result to effectiveness in communicating . Learning sessions provide interactive action-oriented, results driven, competency-based that are applicable in any setting within personal environment, business, relationships and daily transactions.

Philosophy:

The Whole Language influences the intent of anyone who likes to learn, improve and gain proficiency in English communication. This educational philosophy will create the experience of a meaningful exchange of discussions, verbal interactions among individuals within different settings, performing a job or searching a new job, like a native speaker of English.

Approach:

Our experienced American Coaches / Trainers use techniques that overcome the identified difficulties of Learner(s) and they complement to increase the current level of proficiency. These various learning approaches will sustain results through interactive, effective, easy-to-experience with realistic impact to identified difficulties. Activities will change progressively in order to support the growing level of proficiency which results to demonstrable skills and effectiveness.

Vocabulary Development:

Using Vocabulary Effectively:

What is the Role of Vocabulary in Writing?

Writing is the tangible language form which illustrates ideas and thoughts concretely. This is something that another person can read in many different media whether in a printed material, electronic forms, digital devices or anything that can be held, touched or see.

Today, when students say, "I like to learn writing" what do they actually mean?

There are many areas of writing that are important to know about. Which of the many fundamentals of writing do students like to learn? In some instances depending on the level of learning needs, or current level of schooling of the student in need of writing lessons - a coach or tutor can easily determine where to begin when the student identifies where the deficiencies in writing are.

When you learn the technicalities of writing effectively, the following are basic areas to pay attention with.
1. Legible writing illustrations when done manually by hand
2. Readability with style, context and passionate illustrations when done electronically
3. Subject matter
4. Number and tense agreement
5. Action words and descriptions
6. Use of words or vocabulary
7. Time and location
8. Effective usage of the Other parts of Speech of the language
9. Cultural implications of thoughts
10. Audience

As the learner advanced to more specific areas of writing, depending on where this language form will be needed, there are lessons that can be learned. Experienced professionals in many areas of this type of language forms and types of its use can easily be used as resource.


Components:
Twelve Modular Sessions of two hours each
Intensive Program Participation
Continuing Progress Proficiency Evaluation
Competency Demonstration + COC

Terms and Fee Schedule:
1. Tuition Fees are pre-paid
2. 2:12 Intensive and interactive Sessions
3. Customized class topics based on learner's assessed proficiency
4. Coaching class type: 1 on 1, dyad, or clusters of 3, max of 10 per class
5. Learner's Centered: Whole Language Approach and Results-oriented Methodologies
6. Cancellation: 48 hours' Notice

After completing this class you must have:  - gained an intermediate to advanced proficiency in Conversational English for Business or Personal Use
- acquired handy techniques in speaking fluently with anyone without hesitation and fear
- assimilated the competency demonstrating communication skills, with correct use of grammatical functions in both conversational, speaking and writing, including culture and social implications of the English language within business or personal settings.

American Coach Background:
Over 20 years of experience in teaching English Language Courses (basic to advanced curricula) among college students, adults and young adults, ESL/ESOL students from many countries like Vietnam, Japan, S. Korea, the Philippines, China, Mexico, France and other non-English speaking countries. Career professional in both private and public environments. Have worked with clients in over 40 countries. Students acquired better opportunities in career and living after speaking English fluently.

Coached, trained and tutored business professionals whose mother tongue is not English. These include multinational executives, employees and their family members. Demonstrated English proficiency was helpful in the performance of their duties and responsibilities within an English speaking country.

For more details and information, please call +1 650 241 3207 or send an email to: info@ideasnconversations.com

Avoid being auto-deleted:
When you email us with your inquiries, please avoid going to a 'Spam box and be auto-deleted'. We suggest that please provide the following information, then our Coach will give you a call or reply to your inquiry.
1. Name:
2. Telephone:
3. Email Address:
4. Zip Code:

We like to hear from you or from your friends who may be interested to participate in any of the programs that we conduct.

For inquiries please call: +1 (650) 241-3207 or email us to: info@ideasnconversations.com 

Why is grammar important when communicating?

Grammar is the coherence between words, their tenses, punctuation marks, behaviors, gender, number, ideas, thoughts, time, location and etc. within phrases, sentences, paragraphs, statements, expletives, utterances or gambits. Grammar anchors the many language features to form and facilitate easier understanding of thoughts being conveyed to the recipient, whether through writing or speaking.

Native speakers of English do not necessary follow grammatical patterns when they speak. This is because it is their mother tongue. It is an innate learning and characteristics that were imbedded to their personal development when growing up. They become aware of the correctness of using grammar when they begin to write and speak effectively within a more formal settings and environments such as work or at school. Once they recognized the difference of their spoken language forms to that of the writing form, they begin to adjust and integrate grammatical features in their communication. Oftentimes, they come across this when they go to school or begin working. However, for those that are not involved in a formal use of the English linguistic features it was not an essential part of life.

On the other hand, people whose mother tongue is not English. They learn the English language in school as a subject matter. This is either called a Second Language or Communication Arts. Many countries offer English as a Second Language in their schools. Some countries particularly those with private schools use English as their media of instructions and preferred communication means among students in order to effectively acquire the essential use of English language through practice.

Many speakers of other languages besides English have difficulties in forming a coherent thought when communicating in either written or spoken forms of the English language. They don’t have the control of the linguistic grammatical features needed to be understood easily by their listeners. These individuals feel their deficiencies when they begin to communicate interactively among English native speakers and or fluent speakers.

Having the ability and proficiency to control the linguistic features of grammar when you communicate is important. Particularly when you are in school, passing a test requiring English proficiency whether written or speaking, having a job interview, applying for a job, making written communications and or reporting within the workplace, doing research where your command of English linguistic features are required, even when conversing with other speakers. Living within any English speaking country require certain proficiency of English language with emphasis in speaking, reading, writing and comprehension. It will make living in these areas more profound with experiences and to the fullest.

For inquiries please call: +1 (650) 241-3207 or email us to: info@ideasnconversations.com

Four Reasons Why You Need English Speaking Proficiency

The following reasons tell you why you need to enhance your proficiency in speaking like all English speakers. 

1. Are you struggling in sharing your ideas?

2. Are you searching the words and thinking for the right word when you are talking or discussing certain ideas and stories with someone in person or via a telephone? 

3. Do you like to share your ideas, new information effortlessly and with confidence?

4. Do you like to gain job opportunities that require English speaking proficiency? 

If you can relate to any of the above mentioned questions, it is recommended highly that you will learn Conversational English. Having the proficiency of sharing your ideas, thoughts, perspectives, opinions to your friends, co-workers and other individuals will give you greater experience.

Please check the example of our Conversational program below (please note that this example was based on negotiated group program that we conduct).

Please contact us to discuss your current needs.  When we speak with you, we will arrange to diagnose your deficiencies and then we develop a matching syllabus / lessons that will improve your proficiency. Our goal is to give you the progressive learning in English Conversations in order to achieve a proficiency level like a native speaker of English.

Our experienced trainer will travel to your home and conduct the lesson based on a mutually convenient time. 24 hours of cancellation policy applies to all negotiated classes. 

For inquiries please call: +1 (650) 241-3207 or send us at email to: info@ideasnconversations.com

Advanced Business English for Effective Communication within Organization

Program: Advanced Business English for Effective Communication within Organization

Brief Summary:

This program is designed to increase the proficiency and competency of the individual by learning many essential factors that will demonstrate effective communication, organization, people's competency, business goals and ROI using Business English language in an advanced level. It provides meaningful action oriented, results driven, learning experiences that are applicable in any setting of business, relationships and daily transactions.

Approach:
Our experienced American Coaches / Trainers use techniques that overcome the identified difficulties of the Learner and must match it with the current level of proficiency. These various learning approaches will sustain results through interactive, effective, easy-to-experience with realistic impact to identified difficulties. Activities will change progressively in order to support the growing level of proficiency which results to demonstrable skills and effectiveness.

Components:

Twelve Modular Sessions of two hours each

Intensive Program Participation

Continuing Progress Proficiency Evaluation

Competency Demonstration + COC 

Overview of Scope:
Item	Description
1	Mechanisms that influence critical thinking
2	Modifying influencers to benefit listeners and audience
3	Language structures with competencies and effectiveness
4	Techniques in articulating persuasive messages with results
5	Ideas that trigger actions and results
6	Integrating business practices within one's environment

(Note: Specific sessions are customized to the identified level of difficulties)

After completing this class you must have:

• gained an intermediate to advanced proficiency in Business English
• acquired handy techniques in speaking without fear
• assimilated better communication competencies with correct use of language functions and features in both conversational, writing, including culture and social implications of English within business or personal settings.

Terms: 
Tuition Fees* are pre-paid

Receipt will be issued
Fees as Non-Refundable
Acceptable form of payments: PayPal, Major Credit Cards
48 Hours Cancellation is required to be entitled for re-scheduling of missed class
*Applicable promotion (where applicable) will apply during registration

American Coach Background:

Your Coach / Trainer is internationally experienced as Business Executive, Coach/Trainer and English Linguistics Educator, with 14 plus years of coaching and teaching at various levels and areas of English lessons for adults and young-adults. Your coach work with professionals and college students, who need additional skills in Advanced Business English, speaking conversationally, writing technically, developing documentation, reporting, research, essays, short stories, narrative segmentation, grammatical competencies in both speaking and writing, and learning the arts of communication in order to advance in career and be successful.

For more details and information please call: +1 650-241-3207 or send an email to: info@ideasnconversations.com 

Avoid being auto-deleted:
When you email us with your inquiries, please avoid going to a 'Spam box and be auto-deleted'. We suggest that please provide the following information, then our Coach will give you a call or reply to your inquiry.
1. Name:
2. Telephone:
3. Email Address:
4. Zip Code:

We like to hear from you or from your friends who may be interested to participate in any of the programs that we conduct.