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Tired of People Talking Over You? Do This.

8 Ways to control your conversations

5 min readMay 17, 2024

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Stick figure cartoon titled “Attack of the Interruptor.” A large stick figure interrupts smaller figures, saying, “No, I don’t think so,” “Anyway, me…,” and “No, that’s not right!” while they run away

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Avoid These 4 Conversation Killers Part 3: Your Words

Protect your rapport — for the last time!

6 min readMay 2, 2024

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Text overlay: Conversation Killers pt.3. An illustrated cartoon of an angry stick figure carrying a baseball bat. He is pointing directly at the reader and demanding to know “What did you say?!”

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Avoid These 3 Conversation Killers. Part 2: Your Voice

Protect your rapport! Again.

5 min readApr 24, 2024

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A cartoon illustration showing a stick figure holding a smoking gun saying “speak up.” Another stick figure lies on the ground in a pool of blood moaning “uhhh.”

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Avoid These 5 Conversation Killers. Part 1: Body Language

Protect your rapport!

5 min readApr 12, 2024

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Avoid These 5 Conversation Killers.
Part 1: Body Language

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Frustrating Conversations? This Skill Is The Key.

Your ultimate guide to rapport

6 min readApr 5, 2024

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two stickmen struggling to fit puzzle pieces together. An arrow points to the gap between th puzzles pieces asking “conversations feel like this?”

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Listen More, Speak Less. The Simple Secret to Better Communication.

How active listening will help you communicate better.

5 min readMar 25, 2024

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A shocked stick figure pointing at a huge ear. The ear is wearing a crown and has lightning bolts shooting out of it.

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The Truth About Idioms: Do You Really Need Them?

Are idioms worth the risk?

6 min readMar 8, 2024

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stick man with a thought bubble worrying about idioms while staring at a pile of idioms

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Want Better Conversations? Ask Better Questions.

Questions that connect every time

5 min readFeb 22, 2024

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Unhappy stickman surrounded by colourful question marks.

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Alex Y.
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Want more successful conversations in English?

You need these two ‘secret’ skills

5 min readFeb 14, 2024

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Two stickmen. One is whispering to the other. A thought bubble over his head has three triangles overlapping, with the letters L,K and C. The other stickman has a surprised look and has a thought bubble with a lightbulb in it. The text reads “Want this” (pointing to the lightbulb) “Read this” (pointing down to the article.)

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Alex Y.

Alex Y.

Language | Knowledge | Culture | 25+ years helping people in Japan communicate. One conversation at a time.

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