We begin in 30 min. Join us. Everyone is welcome https://community.nataliatokar.me/c/calendar/a-live-call-to-improve-your-punctuation-and-listening-skills-how-does-punctuation-matter-if-our-goal-is-fluency

We continue with the work on CLARITY. LEVEL #3. Structure. The next 30-min session is today at 14:00 (Moscow time) UTC+3. You can still join the work. We have 9 more sessions ahead of us and at least a year of practice and contirnuous feedback in the community of Practice. https://forms.office.com/r/X0z4zH1A2L

You don't need to be a professional baker to create healthy desserts for your family and friends. Is there such a thing as a "professional parent" or "a professional creator of the "feel-yourself-at-home" vibe? Human heart can't be trained professionally. You can only learn to trust it, you can let it lead you, and you can learn to listen to it... All the things we created in the kitchen this weekend are made with love, intuition, and healthy ingredients (no sugar, no white flour). We improvized a lot too.... because you always improvize when you follow your heart.

See the full report and more pictures here https://community.nataliatokar.me/c/ask-anything/our-weekend-baking-party-in-english-thank-you-it-was-fantastic

https://youtu.be/YqsOSNny-lg

I think she made it perfectly clear in less than 1 min 🙂

I mean, that's a good example of a well-structured and precise message.

So many students want to finally add the "DONE" tag to their English practice. The more advanced you become, the better you realize that you're never going to be done, but the better it gets, the better it gets.

In this video, I talk about 5 levels of clarity and how to practice each in English

Good morning! Here is an interesting tip for those who are learning to give structured responses to people.

We’re finishing a 6-month program and I’ll be happy to welcome a new cohort.

Two new groups this time!
And a slightly new approach, which is inevitably going to be better 🙂 (I always adapt and innovate).

Apply here https://community.nataliatokar.me/c/calendar/native-like-fluency-2022

Here is one awesome free tool to practice better writing skills in English (available only for IOS unfortunately) https://apps.apple.com/ru/app/daily-prompt-writing-app/id1448668946?l=en

Some brilliant examples from history...
Do you also find that sometimes you would rather die than be politically correct🙂?

Learn to express the full spectrum of your emotions in English. Don't learn new words to be only polite and "empathetic". People are obsessed with "empathy" and "vulnerability in business communication, even though they mistake vulnerability for oversharing, and empathy for sympathy.

Learn to be direct, even blunt at times. Learn to be honest, serious, playful, straightforward, open, clear, kind, silly, funny, and learn to talk like YOU in any language.

So many people just copy paste good phrases never moving past that stage.

We learn a second language to understand more about our own identity and to learn to express ourselves. Go for it! Expland. Express yourself. Explore.
Play. Chase your Joy. Ask questions.
Learn every day.