Pep Talk India

Whenever you write, your aim is to get your message across clearly. This involves a careful selection of words so that your ideas and opinions are expressed in a lucid and forceful manner while also do not offend any particular community, group, or race. For this, you need to write using a bias-free language i.e. words and phrases that are not denigrating or demeaning to age, race, gender, physical conditions, ethnicity, and religion. Here are some detailed suggestions on the same that will help you improve your English writing skills: Refer to a group by the term it prefers Language changes as per the evolving social structures. What was deemed acceptable some fifty years ago could be seemingly offensive today. For example,   Black people were referred as ‘colored’ or ‘negro’ earlier, but now the acceptable terms are African American and Black. Asian is used instead of Oriental. Latino/Latina is used for males and females from Central and Latin Americ...

Learning English can be a deeply satisfying experience both intellectually and professionally. When you learn English, new avenues open for job opportunities, you becomes more aware of the social and cultural identities of people around the world and how the English language has become the facilitator of communication among people in different countries.  However, there are also some pitfalls of learning the language as you find it increasingly difficult to pronounce the words in the correct manner. There are many factors to this, with mother tongue influence being a leading cause among people in the eastern states of Bihar and U.P., where there is a tendency to utter ‘sh’ as ‘s’. There are different ways through which you can improve your English pronunciation. There is no short cut and you will have to work diligently on these steps for an extended duration of time to witness long-term gains. Here are some recommended ways: 1. Record Yourself Speaking English...

We need to communicate with people almost on a daily basis. There can be different situations- formal or casual, that require us to convey our message to the other person in a sophisticated manner. Using communication idioms can make you sound slick and smooth, while also helping you to get your point across effectively. Here are 10 such idioms (the ones that indicate miscommunication are also included) that you can use in your daily conversations: 1) Get hold/ahold of To get hold of ahold of someone means to get in touch with them or contact them, usually by phone. E.g. I need to get hold of Rohit to tell him that his class has been postponed to tomorrow. 2) Drop me a line When you drop someone a line it mean to contact a person. This can be done through e-mail or phone. E.g. I am looking for new job opportunities. Please drop me a line if there are any good openings in your company. 3) Keep me posted To keep someone posted means to keep that person updat...