New Year 2013 Brings New Outset & Experiences Ahead

We wish you with a rewarding wisdom, achievable ambitions, fun-filled experiences and advancements in the Year of 2013. 

At Ideas N Conversations, we enable one’s ability in leading, by using Advanced Business English and Business Technical Proficiency for effective communication in either business or personal use. The skills that every Learner gains will increase opportunities for success.

In 2013, you can upgrade your skills and competencies through various practical lessons that will increase your ability to perform efficiently in order to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Christmas Rekindles the Spirit of Kindness Among Humanity

Advanced Business English that Results to Leadership Competencies

"The power of innovative thinking, critical reasoning, communicating affectively and learning new insights enable us to connect with others throughout our lives. The skills are intangible to many but these are the competencies that will make us adequately communicative as human beings."

Facts: 
Our Researches show that there is a growing deficiency in the area of Advanced Business English Competency among individuals who are leading teams, communicating extensively to external parties outside a given organization, cannot explain or sustain effective communicative proficiency when speaking with an audience, notwithstanding that a bigger population of Expats deployed in many English speaking countries cannot demonstrate adequate competencies in Business English as a business language.  58 percent up to 71 percent range of internationally deployed workforce have acknowledged their handicap is on Business English Skills in Advanced Level to support the demand and communication requirements of their jobs. 

Innovative Goals:
Among the workforce of multi-national organizations from other countries, who migrated to the United States and other English-speaking countries needed extra efforts in exploiting their inabilities of articulating their ideas with their co-workers. To increase the needed level of proficiency, one must register in Advanced Business English Class, Coaching or Workshop that will enable usable techniques and skills of being a leader at a given work setting.

Limitations Prohibit Career Advancement:
While there is an enormous desire to increase one's competencies in Advanced Business English after arrival at their new environment. Majority have failed in making strategic decisions to learn effectively. Instead, they enrolled in traditional ESL Classrooms and centers that provided those Generic ESL Lessons and did not develop their business technical English competencies.

Reasons Why ESL Lessons are Incorrect:
Item	Description
1	ESL Class does not provide the development of Advanced Business English Competencies
2	Many ESL Teachers were not trained to teach or coach Advanced Business English Curriculum for Leadership Candidates within the business environments
3	Many ESL Teachers did not have actual business experiences working in various industries and corporate settings that require business acumen integrating technologies and language
4	Advanced Business English is a linguistic specialty that is only acquired through the help of experienced Adult Coach who has been immersed to various industries and cultural settings
5	The competencies acquired through the specialized curricula or workshops can be used immediately at learner's environment because the sessions were created based on their “Summary of Identified DifficultiesSM”
6	The Coach in Advanced Business English demonstrates multi-linguistic competencies that are relevant to business focus; leverages success at targeted specific business sector of the learner

Program Brief Summary:

The Advanced Business English for Effective Communication Program is designed to increase the proficiency and competency of any individual who aspire to demonstrate leadership and communication competencies by learning many essential factors that create effectiveness within the business community in an advanced level. It provides relevant, action oriented, results driven, learning experiences that are applicable in any business setting, relationships and transactions. Session-based Modular Lessons are created based on “Summary of Identified Difficulties^SM” from individuals pursuing a career advancement.

Methodologies:
Our experienced Coaches / Trainers / Tutors will use techniques that overcome the identified difficulties of the Learner. These various learning approaches will validate results through interactive, effective, easy-to-experience and realistic impact to identified difficulties. Activities will change progressively in order to support the in-progress level of proficiency which results to demonstrable skills and effectiveness.

Overview of Scope:
Item	Description
1	Understanding which mechanisms illustrate effective speech in speaking
2	Business Language Structures that demonstrate results
3	Techniques in communicating that articulate results at work
4	Engaging effective conversations with critical and persuasive thinking
5	Modifying enunciations that are relevant to listeners and specific audience
6	Sensible speaking that are driven with meaningful ideas

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

Components:

Twelve Modular Sessions of two hours each

Intensive Program Participation

Continuing Progress Proficiency Evaluation

Competency Demonstration + COC

Benefits from completing this program: Learner will achieve the following;
Item	Descriptions
1	An Advanced Proficiency Level in Effective Business English and Communication
2	Handy techniques in speaking affectively as a Leader
3	Better communication skills that articulate ideas toward any audience

For more details and inquiries please call +1 (650) 241-3207. Please note that Classes of Ideas N Conversations are being held in 7 Bay Area locations; Campbell, Cupertino, Milpitas, Palo Alto, San Jose, San Mateo and Sunnyvale. It is a matter of choosing the closest to your location.

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In Memory of the Massacre Victims at the Sandy Hook Elementary School

Ideas N Conversations shares the griefs of all families, who lost their children and family member. The void of their absence cannot be filled forever.  

"So our hearts are broken today -- for the parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers of these little children, and for the families of the adults who were lost.  Our hearts are broken for the parents of the survivors as well, for as blessed as they are to have their children home tonight, they know that their children’s innocence has been torn away from them too early, and there are no words that will ease their pain." -said  President Obama

Presidential Proclamation:
Honoring the Victims of the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

Conversational Communication Challenges Can Be Resolved with Bold Decision

"Many hear the sounds of enunciated words and phrases influenced heavily by the mother tongue instead of listening to the meaningful essence of what is being communicated." - Terrenal 

Here is a personal question for yourself.

Is any of the following illustrated my inabilities, deficiencies or frustrations today or may be in the past?

• I have poor verbal and written communication skills
• Inability to articulate myself to my peers at work and outside work because I do not speak the English language well
• I am a Team Leader but has issues in communicating verbally and effectively with my team members
• I cannot advanced myself in my career as I felt my communication skills are not proficient
• I lack leadership skills and wanted to accomplish more results
• I always find myself below par when engaged in conversational topics with friends
• I have been to numerous interviews but cannot land the job due to my communication skills and conversational inabilities
• When explaining something to others I was always searching for the right words or phrases
• Speaking in front of others is always been my problem, I always read my powerpoint line by line when I present and cannot articulate additional information that were not listed in the presentation
• At numerous occasions, I've been tasked to relate with Excel Spreadsheets but don't have any knowledge of using it
• I went to school and learned English but I cannot express myself conversationally like other English speakers, however I can write my ideas well
• I have been living in the United States for few years but still cannot speak English well, I have also attended many ESL classes at various centers
• I am new in the area and working for a technology company, however my English is very limited

What can you do?

For someone who experienced any of the above listed 'facts', that were frustrating conversational issues, difficulties of demonstrating communicative efficiency with team members, co-workers, with friends and acquaintances. It is highly suggested to give oneself a new personal development and gain better competency, achieve more progress in the near future and be BOLD.

It is also a fact, that there are many (individuals or organizations) that discriminate those who do not communicate well. "Many hear the sound of enunciated words and phrases influenced heavily by the mother tongue instead of listening to the meaningful essence of what is being communicated." - said  J. Terrenal. 

To remedy those challenges, learn the real Conversational English Competency through the help of an experienced Coach in Communication, Linguistics, Business and Leadership. This type of Coach integrates the whole self of the learner's backgrounds, difficulties and future endeavors for success.

We like to hear your experiences and thoughts. Please share them to us and we always appreciate your inputs. Thank you.

Advancing Competencies with Learning Workshops in 2013 - Registration is Now Open

The Year 2012 is about to conclude. What assessments do you have about your proficiency and competencies this year? Have you made a list of your Challenges and Difficulties at work or at a personal level?

In order to make necessary adjustments to any of your acknowledged deficiency, consider any of the Session Workshops for the Year 2013 from Ideas N Conversations. Speak with their Specialist Trainer to fully determine your difficulties and how to improve them dramatically for better success in the future.

Our Programs are now accepting Registrants.

Register Now at the location that is closest to you ~

Classes will begin in January 2013. For maximum learning impact, seating is limited in each location.

For more details and Registration at any specific location please call +1 (650) 241-3207. Please note that when a particular class is already full, you will be encouraged to join at another nearby location or you will be put to the next class that will open at your selected location.

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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.

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Are there faster route of learning the English language?

In many instances Speakers of other languages besides English have great challenges when they like to use the English language practically in Speaking or Writing. Many have had lessons in English during an earlier schooling, however these lessons did not give them the real proficiency in verbal or written communication.

When they began working in an English speaking environment, additional pressures and challenges will occur. They face difficulties in articulating their ideas with their colleagues and business audience. These  inabilities will also hinder their prospects for promotion and career advancement.

Is it possible to learn English conveniently and not attending school? 

Yes you can! Select your options. And it is for Real!

What should I do?

How will I gain an Advanced Level of  Proficiency?

 With whatever goals that you like to achieve in a short period of time, your best adviser is your Coach. The content of your sessions must be critically developed to match with the "Summary of Identified Difficulties" that will be provided by your Coach. To achieve a meaningful result, you need to work with Ideas N Conversations' Coach. 

We always appreciate to hear about your insights and experiences. Let us know what you think!

You can email us to: info@ideasnconversations.com or share your inputs to the area for your comments. Thank you.

Let's Celebrate Thanksgiving Day with You and Your Family

Enjoy the Celebration with interesting ideas and conversations with family members and friends whom you have not seen for a little while. 

Our friendly reminder is to be 'Safe Always'!

On November 22, 2012, the Thanksgiving Day is a US Public Holiday. 

Learning English is Fun and Easy ~ We will make You Speak Better

We like to hear from you so we can provide you the best options for your lessons. You can call us at +1 (650) 241-3207 or email to: info@ideasnconversations.com 

Enrolment is Now Open - Learn Conversational English in 12 Sessions

Conversational English Lessons that will help anyone who struggles to speak English conversationally with other English speakers.

In many aspects, speakers of other languages can learn English easily specially when the Trainer or Coach will provide effective and useful learning strategies that will make them talk. When someone who enrolled in ESL for Adults has been in the same school and learning English for the last 6 Months or longer - there is a big problem with the techniques used in teaching the adults students. The curriculum is probably an old view of teaching English as a Second Language and the teachers are not competent with the current trends of teaching second language.

There are many ways to teach English specifically Conversationally focused English as a Second Language for Adults. Experienced trainers and coaches of adults students have the competencies of demonstrating essential skills to make these learners talk in English.

Ideas N Conversations Offers Six Weeks or 12 Sessions Curriculum for Adult Learners who like to enhance their speaking proficiency. Modules are based on the Identified Difficulties of each students. Workshops of 8 to 10 learners are available. There is also a Tutorial on a one on one basis with someone who preferred to be independently coached.

Call +1 (650) 241-3207 to inquire and register. Accepting enrollees now!

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