Category: Conversation

Introduction Currently, working from physical office has been related to several challenges that range from traffic congestions during peak hours, low employee satisfaction, minimized production, and small employees’ motivation. According to the ‘State of Work Productivity Report,’ as presented by Hoskins (2016), the U.S loses about $1.8 trillion each year on productivity following physical office…

Stakeholders use consumerism as a push for social change, based on the concept that companies make decisions according to consumer demands (Newholm, 2000). Consumer demand is constrained by the massive influence large companies create via their advertising and branding. On the other hand, it has been argued that consumer power may be used to ensure…

Volunteering refers to a person willingly offering services to the society without expecting in return. Volunteering can be as simple as giving a helping hand to a person to lift up a heavy bag to rendering time and services in activities organised by any non-profit organisation. Having volunteering experience on ones records has become increasingly…

Hunters and anglers are two of the strongest components to wildlife conservation and keeping a healthy ecosystem. There tends to be controversy that surrounds the activity of hunting, but the fact is that it is really a natural human instinct that has evolved to become a vital role in society to this day. When laws…

Brief History According to V. Robin and J. Pogue et. al. (2001), the concept of Conversation Café was first propounded by three Seattle friends- Susan Partnow, Habib Rose and Vicki Robin. It all started with an experiment. They believed that more spontaneous and drop-in public dialogue would serve democracy, critical thinking and neighbourliness. So, each…

Introduction Linguistics is a science that study the units, nature, structure and modification of human language. Linguistics spans a large number of subfields, each dealing with different part of the language faculty. These branches are: phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Pragmatics is considered as the center of linguistics fields. Pragmatics is concerned with the…

Many people claim that the Stock Market crash of 1929, was the main cause of the Great Depression. Multiple predicaments led to the economic fall in the United States. World War I created a web of debts and reparations, created under the Treaty of Versailles. Nationally, stocks were being bought with credit. Agriculture began to…

Over the past decade, the United States has experienced considerable growth in oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production (E&P) activities. The US has comprehensive local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations relating to the use, development and responsibility associated with commercial activity, including domestic oil and gas production. The varied environmental implications…

John Keynes once said, Ideas shape the course of history. It was the conservation of these ideas that molded the very patent system in place today. To understand the effect that patents have on America one must first understand the origin. According to the United States Patent Office, the first patent in America was issued…

So, youve learned some English and are keen to test out your skills. How do you actually hold a conversation? My forthcoming e-book at http://www.coachmeconfident.com contains a chapter on starting and maintaining a conversation in both a business and a social setting. Here , though, are some basic rules of conversation. Its part of human…