What is Everyday English?
In the pilot episode of the series, Erika and Elizabeth explore what we mean by 'everyday English'. They interview two speakers of the language. Nico, a non-native English speaker from China, talks with Erika about her experiences of using English in professional and social settings, including a s…
The Story of Professional English Solutions
Elizabeth and Erika discuss how they got into language teaching, and tell the story of how they came to form Professional English Solutions. Over this chat, they discuss the type of clients they work with and their teaching philosophy. To learn more about Professional English Solutions, and to con…
Small Talk
Erika and Elizabeth discuss the challenges of 'small talk' - informal, light conversation that we use with people we are less familiar with.
To help to explore small talk, Elizabeth speaks to her client, Victor, about the weather. They go on to discuss how small talk is used in Spain, with topics…
National Indigenous People's Day
Kevin Chief discusses how he's celebrating National Indigenous People's Day; we hear from Sandra Burling, who organized a non-profit beadwork collective for incarcerated Indigenous women from the Correctional Centre in Headingley; and Danielle Morrison, a Winnipeg-based artist, explains today’s Goo…
The Winnipeg couple behind the Google doodle National Infigenous Peoples Day tribute to Norval Morrisseau
Guest: Danielle Morrison, graphic designer & associate lawyer
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 dies by suicide, The Winnipeg couple behind the Google doodle, The price of milk is set to jump again in September & Protecting teens against sextortion
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 dies by suicide, The Winnipeg couple behind the Google doodle, The price of milk is set to jump again in September & Protecting teens against sextortion - June 21th, 2022
Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by drunk dr…
Storytelling
Storytelling can be an important way of communicating with others, whether we are sharing funny anecdotes, memories from the past, or lessons learned from our experiences.
In this episode Erika and Elizabeth discuss how you can approach storytelling in English, outlining the importance of structu…
Idioms
Idiomatic expressions or 'idioms' are phrases or expressions used in everyday speech that don't have literal meanings e.g. 'letting the cat out of the bag' or 'getting the ball rolling'. In this episode Erika and Elizabeth explore several examples of idioms that are commonly used in English, discus…
All Covered: Mitigating Chronic Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Healthcare
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Danielle Morrison, National Practice Manager – Healthcare IT Services at All Covered, analyzed the healthcare threat landscape and explored how the industry’s lag in IT modernization has created severe security gaps. With an expanding attack surface of medical devices and legacy sy…
From our LIVE PODCAST EVENT: Work Hard, Show Up Harder: Danielle Morrison on Leadership, Motherhood
Welcome back to This Busy Life The Podcast!
This episode is a special one, recorded LIVE at our recent podcast event in Hobart! We had the BEST time with everyone who came along, and Launceston, we're coming for you next!
In this episode, we're joined by Danielle Morrison, who knows a thing or tw…
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