A friend sent me an interesting email today.
And this is Dewsbury in Yorkshire , United Kingdom………………………
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All you Francophiles out there should go along to the French Market, to be held at French Bay, Titirangi on 11 July 2010. This event is going to be really awesome as it's held in conjunction with Bastille Day. Our friends Catherine and Frederic from Eurodis are organising this, and they are doing such an awesome job promoting French culture in New Zealand. Buy some yummy French food, meet some good-looking French people, and practice speaking French!
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Sun 11 Jul, 9:00am–1:00pm |
The only indoor market with French food to eat on the spot or take back home including cheese, baguette, patisseries, patés, savouries, coffee, and much more.
Also many non-food products available: Savon de Marseille, decorated boxes , "Tintin" items, table sets…
To celebrate Bastille Day, go along and enjoy a petit dejeuner including croissant, cheese, charcuterie, baguette, tarte a l'oignon, coffee and a soft drink.
Live Music for Bastille Celebration with Oscar, a young and very talented musician
P/S: Tickets for breakfast/brunch are $17 and can be bought through Titirangi Pharmacy, ph 817 76 58 or by contacting Catherine on 816 92 24 or via email at catherine@eurodis.co.nz.
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It’s do or die tonight for the All Whites.
New Zealand is ranked 78th in the world, and Paraguay is 31st. On paper Paraguay is a superior team. But that’s what they said about Italy, and we all know what happened there. With Paraguay at the top of the table with four points, New Zealand will have to beat them to get to five points and qualify for Round 2.
If Paraguay and New Zealand draw, and Italy and Slovakia draw as well, it will come down to goal difference.
Should be an exciting game. We support the All Whites, and wish them all the best for this crucial game.
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Five years down the track, my opinion hasn’t changed. I can still recall vividly the experiential exercises: from trying to sell an exercise machine infomercial-style to producing a travel documentary, it was an amazing experience. I met some really interesting people, and we all had a great time on this course. It was initially a little unnerving to put myself out there, especially when I was the only guy in the class. Every speech is recorded and played back to the whole class. If most people are like me, they will feel uncomfortable with seeing themselves on screen, as this means having our insecurities laid bare.
Once I learnt how to let go and just be myself, I started to enjoy myself. Towards the end of the course, I was actually looking forward to the weekly session, and really missed the sessions once they were over. Perhaps the most important lesson I learnt was that there wasn’t a specific technique to master. In fact the real key to becoming an effective public speaker is to overcome our own fears and insecurities.
The Presenters Platform was created by Paulus Romijn in Auckland in 2004. Paulus was brought up in Wellington from Dutch migrant parents. He was picked as a speaker from an early age at school delivering Church readings and Drama. Over the years in his studies he excelled in subjects like motivation, leadership, group norms and International Business. Then after attending many courses he thought there was so much more to presenting to an audience or screen he developed over years of research a series of courses with comprehensive tutelage with small groups.
Over the past few years, I’ve kept in touch with Paulus and recommended some of my friends to sign up for his course. In fact, we even had the opportunity to work together, with Paulus assisting a few of Euroasia’s corporate clients with skills-development and learning how to effectively present to a Kiwi audience. Paulus is certainly a talented teacher and facilitator.
I asked Paulus to give me a list of 10 tips for effective presentations.
1. What do I want to say rather than what I think the audience wants to hear.
2. Do not have the objective of going through the motions but of making an impression.
3. Keep movement minimal and if you do move know where you are going.
4. If using Power Point do not rely on it.
5. Think about the chronological order of your delivery. What is a powerful opening rather than a predictable opening.?
6. Practical examples are always credible in relation to a theory.
7. Allow yourself to pause rather than use non words such as um and ah.
8. Practice, practice,practice. Say it out loud to a friend or partner and ask for their feedback.
9. Give yourself permission to have an opinion. “I believe” is a very powerful start to a sentence.
10. Fear of judgement is in your own head; your audience wants you to succeed.
After 7 years in the education business and seeing thousands of Kiwis come to Euroasia to embark on a journey to learn a foreign language, I am now more convinced that the key to self-improvement is the ability to push yourself beyond your comfort zone. This applies whether you want to learn a language or to speak in public. With a lot of life development, what holds us back is not a lack of skill, but a lack of will.
Check out Presenters Platform if you’re looking for a course that will challenge you so that you can be a more effective public speaker. You can reach Paulus on 09 360-5039.
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If you go to live in a new country without taking any course at all, what will probably happen is this: you will start to pick up odd words, then phrases; after a long time, you will begin to understand what people say to you, and you will be able to respond using your repertoire of set phrases; but you will find it very hard to use the language creatively. As you do not have the right foundation, you will likely be frustrated. After the initial euphoria of being able to understand a few terms here and there, you will encounter some brick walls as you are unlikely to pick up the rules of the language (grammar) simply by listening to others speak.
It is much better to learn the basics of the language before you immerse yourself in this way. Once you have mastered those, then it makes sense to go and live in the country, if you have the opportunity, and start putting your knowledge into practice.
Euroasia language courses are here to help you prior to your travel overseas. We can also recommend language schools overseas for full immersion programmes.
FAQs previously covered:
1. Why is it a good idea to learn a foreign language
2. What does learning a language really involve?
3. What’s the best way to learn a foreign language?
4. As an adult, can you learn a language the same way that you did as a child?
5. How can I obtain instant/magic results in learning a language?
6. How long will it take me to learn a language?
7. I don’t understand grammar; we were never taught it at school?
FAQs coming up:
9. Which language should I learn?
10. Are some languages harder than others?
11. So which languages will I find easier than others?
12. Which is the most popular language?
13. Can learning a language be fun?
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Can’t believe what I just found trawling through the files on the server. A very old radio ad from the European Language Academy days… sounds cheesy now, and I wouldn’t have signed off on this campaign today.
The whole “Think like a European” concept came from an ex-staff member who used to be a Creative Director at a top ad agency in Europe. The idea is to sell the sophistication and romance of Europe with a series of ads…like this one with the headline “Spring term starts 26 April. Enrol now”. Problem was people didn’t quite get the European twist.
Everyone I asked told me it was clever. But I learnt one thing. Clever does not equal sales. All part of the learning process.
I liked this one though…that we put into the International Film Festival booklet. The model was one of our students who was such an amazing actor. Very cool.
I’m glad we branched into Asian languages and rebranded to Euroasia. It was a tough decision; to ditch an established brand and “taint” a strong “European” brand with the Asian twist. The gamble paid off and today Euroasia has arguably a stronger brand than European Language Academy did in the past. The bonus is a significant chunk of our revenue now comes from our other activities including consulting and translation services. Sometimes you do have to bite the bullet.
I’ve discovered over the years the most effective marketing is consistent delivery of top-quality performance, coupled with good sales strategies to generate and convert leads. Old fashioned, but effective. I guess I would far rather be boring and rich than to be clever and poor.
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News just got out that New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra has found a French boyfriend. “I have a lovely boyfriend, who I met in London,” she told Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.
“He’s French. I’ve done very well for myself. I’m learning French, with lessons from one of his friends.”
“His English is great,” she added. “It’s really easy to be lazy and not to learn, but I really want to, particularly when I go to France and I hang out with his relatives who don’t speak a word of English.”
It’s amazing that she is even taking French lessons! She is naturally very talented; we blogged about Hayley singing in Chinese last year.
Well, I guess this is bound to disappoint some of Hayley’s male fans.
Congrats Hayley. All the best for the future.
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Euroasia will be at @SummerInThePark today at lunch time (if it doesn’t rain). Otherwise look out for us on Friday if you’re in the area.
Parnell Summer in the Park: Relax on a deckchair, use free Parnell Wireless. Every fine weekday, 11.30am–2pm from Mar 15 – Apr 9 at Heard Park, 190 Parnell Rd.
Euroasia will be giving away a free course valued at $360. All you have to do is take part in the Euroasia Language Challenge, answer the questions correctly, and you will go into the lucky draw.
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