As a company owner or manager, what can we do to improve employee engagement and productivity? In the current climate, many businesses are focusing on remote working and work as we knew it is a distant past. The world is changing bringing new challenges and exciting opportunities. But how do we keep our teams… Read More
Here at The Language Guru, we noticed that we’ve had a record increase in the number of people booked in with us. This year’s language learning courses in French, Spanish, Italian, German and English started a few weeks ago and we’ve seen an increase of nearly 40% in people attending compared with the same time… Read More
Here at The Language Guru, we know there is no “one size fits all” method of teaching. Some students enjoy being in a class with others, getting to meet new people and learning languages together. Others find that a “one to one” experience suits them better. Let’s look at the benefits of taking private… Read More
Seemingly 88% of the things we promise ourselves we’ll achieve each New Year fall by the wayside within a few weeks*. And this is because: We don’t enjoy them We don’t monitor our progress We don’t really know why we’re doing it We feel despondent when we can’t see immediate results We don’t believe in… Read More
There are several types of people for whom choosing a Christmas present can be challenging: The friend who seems to have everything The colleague who thinks they know it all The boss who needs to stop working and get a life The friend who should get out more and meet new people The next-door neighbour… Read More
We’re all part of the same planet, right?! Doesn’t it therefore make sense we give our employees the tools and skills to be able to communicate effectively with colleagues all over the world – in overseas offices, business partners abroad, and everyone else with whom you do business? The world is shrinking daily in terms… Read More
Will it suit you more to learn one-to-one with your tutor or will the convenience of an app be the right choice? It’s up to you. In this blog, we’ll take a quick look at both learning methods. It’s fair to say there is no ‘correct’ answer. Everyone’s different and we all prefer to learn… Read More
September means late summer here in the UK. Young people all over the country are getting ready to go back to school and college. For The Language Guru, it also means the start of the Autumn courses of language learning. Our tutors are looking forward to a fresh intake of students as well as some… Read More
If you’ve always wanted to work overseas and find that dream job that ticks all your boxes, what will give you the edge over other applicants? The ability to speak the language of the company and the country in which it is located. Why? So, you can: Write your job application in their language, which… Read More
Following on from our popular ‘Celebrating French women’ blog post, we thought we’d take a look at some of the most famous, prolific and influential Spanish artists. El Greco (1541-1614) Domenikos Theotokopoulos was known as El Greco (‘The Greek’) and born in Crete, then a Venetian territory. He trained in Venice where he developed his… Read More