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Project briefing – sponsors must do better!

That was the response from participants on a project management workshop.
How did this come about? We have an activity where I give them a brief. By brief I mean some background information about a project. This led to a an interesting debate with a su…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |

“Choose the Correct Word” Activity

I've noticed that some ESL teachers and learners have been looking for an activity that addresses what is going on in Haiti. I thought that it would be good to make one that focuses on the relief efforts instead of just the bad news that we are inu…

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |
 

Memorize a Song

Learning and enjoying songs can be a great way to improve your listening, vocabulary and pronunciation. In this activity we are going to use two websites to help you find, listen to and memorize the words of a song.

[ More ] January 11th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Planning Is Not A Project Life-cycle Phase

Planning Is Not A Project Life-cycle Phase
By William R. Duncan
Planning is not a project life-cycle phase. Planning is an ongoing activity throughout the project. The only time planning looks even a little bit like a phase is when you are managing a s…

[ More ] November 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

Read and Write Very Short Stories

Reading and writing both help to improve your vocabulary and give you the opportunity to use your language skills in a creative way.

[ More ] October 26th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Project Identification

Project Identification
By Chuck Tryon
Introduction
The key feature of this activity is recognizing that identifying candidate projects is something that an organization should do on a regular basis, not just once each year. Further, when examining proj…

[ More ] October 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Professional, Project Management |
 

A City Love Story

Today’s activity is about talking about your city and the things you love, and was inspired by a YouTube video that tells a short love story. The Story is set in Beirut in Lebanon and tells the story of how two young people meet and fall in and out of …

[ More ] October 22nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Learn to Put Your Make Up on in English

YouTube offers you so many opportunities to learn English and also to learn how to do new things, learn how to do things better or teach others how to do things.

[ More ] October 13th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Study a Classic of Literature

Many great works of literature have been translated into other languages, but there is nothing quite as good as reading a book in the original language. In today’s activity you are going to study a classic of English literature; ‘The Old Man and The Se…

[ More ] October 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |

Learn from and Create Animated Music Videos

Learning English from songs lyrics and music is a great way to study. In today’s activity you are going to be able to watch and enjoy some simple ’stop motion’ animated music videos and then find out how to create your own.

[ More ] October 8th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Language, Learning English |