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How good are you at managing your time?

by Alan Townend

A while ago you subscribed to our newsletter, that is, you entered your name and email address into our database. Why did you choose to become one of our readers along with 30,000 others from around the world? Well, you certainly have your reasons and it's very likely that you are either a learner of English or an English teacher. Or both. In any case you must be interested in using the English language as a means of achieving your goals. But what exactly is it that you want to accomplish, where do you want to go? I'm asking all these questions because the more we know about you, our readers, the better we can support and assist you.

I'd venture to say that one of the challenges you are facing daily is how to use your time effectively. In April 1998 I started working as a language coach and ever since I have helped at least 1000 people learn English faster than they did before. Guess what the vast majority of my clients defined as one of their major obstacles to learning English? Lack of time! Friend, you are a busy person, you have thousands of things to do every day. You get up early to rush to work or school and when you come home after a long, hard day, you are usually too tired to even think about English let alone study grammar or learn vocabulary words. What about the weekend? Since you have friends and family there isn't that much time on Saturday or Sunday to spend on learning English either, so what the heck, why spoil the fun with grammar text books and essay writing?

On Monday morning you open your email inbox at work and are frustrated to find so many messages many of which are in English. Your boss has told you several times that unless you improve your written and spoken English, your job might be at risk. At this point you wonder how that guy across your desk has managed to learn English so well. He doesn't seem to have any difficulty answering the phone or replying to emails in perfectly correct English. You actually heard him give a sales presentation in English the other day and you wished your English was as good as his.

And that's where we come into the picture. Yes friend, we will help you improve your English and save time. How? Very simple. We have created an exciting tool for you, a system that you can use for free whenever you want. It's available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The system provides you with an answer to any question you might have regarding the English language. After all, asking questions is one of the most effective learning methods. Here is an example. Let's say you need to compose an email to one of your English speaking clients. You start typing your message and realize that you are not sure whether you should write "Dear Mrs Ashton" or "Dear Ms Ashton". Which of these two greetings is more appropriate? There is nobody you can ask and your dictionary isn't of great help either. What you need is advice from an expert, somebody who can tell the difference between "Mrs" and "Ms".

As you continue writing your email, the next question arises: Which phrase is better — "I look forward to our next seminar" or "I'm looking forward to our next seminar"? Again, you want to consult somebody who can tell you the difference between both expressions. Or what about that translation your boss asked you to do? How can you be sure that the sentences you use are good, idiomatic English? There is no dictionary, no book that can tell you how a certain phrase in your native language might be translated into English. There is an endless list of questions you are bound to be confronted with if you use English as a second language. If you want to find the answers to these questions in books or even on the Internet, you need to invest a lot of time because in most cases you have to wade through lots of pages full of information. Now, wouldn't it be fantastic to have your own personal English language consultant? A professional you can turn to any time you have a specific question? Well, that's exactly what our system is all about. We call it "the forum". It's a place where you get advice and support from a team of English language experts and here you can read more about some of our most active forum members.

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