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If elephants could write down their memories, they'd use their trunks. The Trunk is a collection of articles with advice on learning languages plus guidance on how to improve speaking and writing in English.

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Sorry, what did you say?

Get an English pronunciation check-up to ensure you speak clearly and sound professional.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

From mundane to memorable: How to jazz up your journey to fluency

Should boredom ever strike your language learning routine, here’s a creative and fun way to re-ignite the spark.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in English

Improve English speaking skills by zooming out and in

Communicating clearly and confidently at work is the goal for many international speakers of English.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Want better results from your DIY language learning?

Learning a language on your own can be fun and flexible … but also frustrating.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

Ce n'est jamais trop tard

It’s never too late to brush up or pick up another language.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do people say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in English

Is your English as fit as a fiddle?

We use idioms every day to express common beliefs.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in English

How to help your colleagues get you

Is it hard to grab attention in work conversations?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishNews

Don’t be fooled by ‘in’

These three pairs of words look like they should be opposites, but are they?

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare English

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishWriting in EnglishNews

Is it ‘common’ or ‘mutual’?

People often hesitate when they have to decide between these two words.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

Do you communicate confidently in professional English?

Can you jump into work conversations at any time and say exactly what you mean with confidence?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

What’s the purpose – ‘for’ or ‘to’?

A common confusion is when to use ‘for’ to describe purpose and when to use ‘to’.

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Category: Common English ConfusionsHealthcare EnglishLanguage Learning Advice

5 questions for a health professional about writing in English

What do health professionals say about writing in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceWriting in English

Do you communicate competently in professional English?

Can you say the right thing in the right way at the right time?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in EnglishNews

Are your English communication skills up to scratch?

Here are 3 quick questions to check.

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Category: Healthcare EnglishLanguage Learning AdviceSpeaking in English

5 questions for a health professional about speaking in English

What do health pros say about speaking in English when it’s not their first language?

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Category: Healthcare EnglishSpeaking in EnglishNews

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