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...

At Pep Talk India , one of the most common enquiries we receive from our students is regarding stuttering or stammering while speaking on the stage or during a presentation. There are many people in this world who are well-versed with most aspects of the English language, but when it comes to giving a public speech, they fumble, hesitate, and repeat stuff to the point that it breaks their confidence. Being unable to express yourself is an incredibly frustrating experience and finding yourself tongue-tied during a crucial presentation that could significantly impact your career can push down your morale for the future. After taking into account the experiences of hundreds of students, and actively training them to overcome their fears and hesitation during public speaking, the Pep Talk India team has come up with some extremely effective tips that will help you overcome your stuttering: 1. Practice Deep Breathing One of the main reasons why your words come out like a garbled...

Learning is a continuous process and excellence in any field can be achieved only through dedication and intense hard work. In order to improve your vocabulary for SSC exams, you must have a meticulous and well-structured study plan that ensures proper practice and covers all the aspects of the English language, right from learning the word origins and their roots, to understanding the semantics and usage in different contexts. Here the top vocabulary building tips you can inculcate in your study plan to succeed in the SSC exam: Tip #1 Understand the root words If you learn and understand the root words then take it a guarantee from us that not only your vocab will improve significantly and you will learn new words at a quick pace, but you also won’t forget those words for a long time. Dissect a word, understand what it is made of i.e. prefix-root-suffix . In that way, you will also be able to identify and link the same word root to other words, thus making it easier ...