TalkShop's Corporate Solutions for Lover's Quarrels (LQ's)

TalkShop's Corporate Solutions for Lover's Quarrels (LQ's)

A number of love-related articles have been circulating in the Internet. I can’t help but wonder which one of them is right and is the most effective. Some would claim their advices came from experience. 

After all, experience is the greatest teacher. It is equally true; however, that experiences vary from one individual to another, but established and proven techniques and methods about communication more

often than not would give us more precision and accuracy in dealing with spats.

So, here are 6 corporate-love solutions that can help your relationship grow stronger each day:

1.     Content development and delivery. Do not fret. It only means that you have to take a moment, pause for a little while before rebutting an argument. It also means watching your tone and the way you deliver your arguments. Remember, harsh words stir up anger. So carefully choose your words. If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

2.     Humor. A light touch of humor can help you break the ice. It doesn’t mean that you are not taking things seriously. Being civil, calm, and light-hearted can help you deal with problems more rationally and can even help you realize that whatever that is you and your partner are fighting about is not a big deal after all.

3.     The power of non-verbal communication. Body language, gestures, and proximity are frequently used metaphorically in movies to show affection that can’t be written in words. The same is true in real life. Two of the five love languages are at work here. You can use the power of physical touch and do acts of service to woo your partner.

4.     Visual aids. There was not a period in history when audio-visual presentations are very much appreciated and lauded than now. Posting a couple of your holiday photos or doing a montage of photos and video as a present or make-up gift for your partner will be very much appreciated.

5.     Going before a panel of experts. It is always wise to seek wisdom from your parents or your friends who have been through the ups and downs of preserving a relationship. Pray for wisdom and encouragement to execute your plans well. You have to admit that there are problems that you can’t handle.  Have an open and listening heart and be receptive to criticisms.

6.     Managing Entropy. There is just a handful of information that we can take in. There will be moments when you would doubt yourself and your confidence will slowly dwindle. But take heart. Everybody fails at some point. The more important and pressing action to do about it is to reflect on it, manage your emotions by praying and being honest about what you truly feel as you ask for grace and empowerment to change your ways and improve your relationship.

True love is an unconditional commitment toward an imperfect person. You work on it; sacrifice whenever you have to, and constantly put your best for your partner’s highest good. Eventually, applying the right techniques to enrich the relationship and make it work becomes second nature.

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TalkShop Business English Dominates the Market

TalkShop Business English Dominates the Market

Studies show that corporations with high proficiency in Business English are more likely to thrive in the global market. It’s no surprise that Philippines was named the world’s best country in Business English proficiency, having a top-notch English training center like TalkShop. as its medium to channel communication among its employees

Both local and international market recognize the role of business communication in achieving their goals. Excelling in Business English is a major plus!

TalkShop offers a comprehensive curriculum in its slate of Business courses which include Cross-Culture Communication, Negotiation Skills & Assertive Communication, and Presentation Support Solutions to back the rising need for effective multinational communications.

Outstanding performance in areas where Business English is dominantly used for communication is a good indication of pro-activeness in business discussions and the ability to work on complex tasks.

TalkShop’s Basic to Advanced classes give a significant boost to presentations, negotiations, meetings, correspondence and reports. The workshops provide an efficient support arm to help facilitate communication from basic information during virtual or in-person meetings, read or write professional emails in English to dealing with complexity and rapid change in a global business environment.

Training employees to achieve the necessary proficiency level in their business dealings should be viewed as a strategic imperative most especially for international corporations. Strong competency in Business English reflects good company standing and is a significant indication of efficacy among employees and corporate financial stability.

With the rapid rise of industrialization, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing systems, TalkShop is making sure that quality and effective communication through Business English is affecting the  international trade system the TalkShop way.

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Love Month Bug: Because We Communicate Love

Love Month Bug: Because We Communicate Love

Don’t we just love the idea of love? Take it a notch higher and we end up dreaming about eternal romance. Now that the love month is here, let’s take it by the day to understand what a perfect partner love and language are!

There are five love languages, according to Gary Chapman. And knowing the specific love language your partner, parents, friends or colleagues speak will surely help improve the present status of your relationship with them. (Hold that thought of changing your FB status until you finish reading this article!)

First of all is this very important note that you have to repost on your heart and mind. Love doesn’t end in falling. Falling in love is neither the beginning nor the end of good partnership or friendship.

Love like communication is not static. It needs to be honed, trained and sustained. We all fall for the idea that love is a romantically drawn randomness in the universe where boy meets girl, and then chemistry starts to unfold. For a time, yes, it is. But it is not forever.

There are two stages of love: obsessive and covenant. Obsessive stage is where you find yourself stalking your partner’s every move in Facebook and holding onto your phone as if every second a text might just come out of it to give you a big lash of love.

The covenant stage is where we all fall short to keep apace with. This is where the five love languages come in to rescue couples that are on the brink of ripping each other apart. But I am sure you all heard of this incessant demand for EFFORT. To fall in love and to stay in a relationship requires great, intentional, conscious effort. To love is to commit to doing whatever it takes to keep that love from fading away.

#1 WORDS OF AFFIRMATION. Appreciation is observation unfolding through loving words. Giving praises truthfully, commending your friends, giving out words of encouragement, expressing gratitude to your parents, dropping a word that you think will make your partner blush and feel appreciated can make a huge difference in your relationships. Words will always have the power to create and destroy. But if this month’s love bug is all about being romantically happy in a relationship where you want to grow and be in for the rest of your life, you might as well start practicing on your ‘motivation move’ now.

#2 GIFTS. Yes, there goes the old-fashioned gifts!  It is important that you venture on discovering your partner/friend/parents’ love language. Most of the time, the things they complained about the most or the things they do for others are also their own love language. See, it is pointless to give gifts or words of affirmation to someone whose love language is acts of service. People who love to receive gifts tie in a sort of special feelings to the object they have received. It is for them a reminder of that heart-wrenching, heart-bashing, heartrending moment and most importantly, it reminds them how much they are loved.

#3 ACTS OF SERVICE. “When we learn to speak each other’s love languages early in our relationships, we are able to keep each other’s love tanks full.” The thing about love is that we all at some point become servants. The word is rarely used because it is indicative of weakness and submission, but if you would come to think of it, wanting to serve rather than to be served is the core from where we can fully understand the power of love. Love makes us want to serve, to do something for the benefit of another person. It folds our selfishness into flaps of service. It doesn’t have to be a grandiose, flamboyant dinner party, it can be as simple as keeping your things in place so your roommate can rest or work on a clean space.

#4 QUALITY TIME. As Rick Warren puts it, “When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time. It is not enough to just say relationships are important; we must prove it by investing time in them.” Giving quality time means giving your undivided attention to listen, understand, sympathize, and enjoy with your partner with one romantic goal in mind –to create memories.

#5 PHYSICAL TOUCH. Timing, setting, manner of touching are of great importance when dealing with this love language. Physical intimacy doesn’t only have to be about sex. A tap on the shoulder can mean the world to someone who’s in a great deal of stress or depression. A hug can be an ice breaker. A soft touch can mean so much for a baby. Holding your partner’s hand while walking can paint a new picture of romance.

Love brings people together. It hushes anger. It gives us an access to a power that we seldom understand. This month of February, learn to speak any of these five languages and carry it on to your office and home. You’ll be surprised how communicating love to others can change your life. 

February Wishes

February Wishes

        Love has always been in the air even if it’s not the month of February. But what makes the love month more special is that Love Spells and Wishes could be more than just what we are expecting to find in the air. As the old saying goes, love loves to be told what it already knows. It wants to be asked for what it longs to give. So what do you desire to ask from Love this February? Make it count! Here are some February Wishes that is worth pondering about!

1.      to love being more productive

2.      to love building relationships

3.      to love going to workshops and try new classes

4.      to love blogging and reading books

5.      to love laughing

6.      to love praying and reading God’s word

7.      to love spending time with family

8.      to love giving to others

9.      to love being contented

10.  to love taking small steps to achieve dreams

11.  to love asking questions

12.  to love going on adventures

13.  to love going to the gym and getting back into shape

14.  to love giving more encouraging words

15.  to love spending less on materials things

16.  to love coming to office on time

17.  to love serving others more

18.  to love a non-smoking habit

19.  to love being more patient

20.  to love worrying less and giggling more

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Beware: Dubious men on Valentine

BEWARE: DUBIOUS MEN ON VALENTINE

This is not to intentionally crack up your perfect valentine date but if you have been told so many times to trust your heart, beware! As you may not know yet, the heart is the most deceitful of all things. No one can really understand it. So here are some pointers to save yourself the heartache of spending valentine’s day with the wrong man (again?)!

1.      Listen to your friends. If your friends don’t like the man you’re dating, you might as well send him off to your goodbye farm. Because you are most likely been blinded by his charm and guns, your friends can shed some light on you. It might hurt just a little at first but breaking it off at the relationship’s earliest stage is way better than breaking a year-long relationship where it might just be a tad too late.

2.      Different People, Different Mask. Do you think your date is way too good at pretending and shifting from one character to another as he meets different kinds of people? If yes, you should be alarmed that he can be a viable candidate for the “cheaters’ and liars’ press club.”

3.      He’s a Back-stabber. It is never cool for a man or a woman to talk behind people’s back. If he’s been chit-chattering bad things about people while commending them on their faces, he’s probably doing the same with you.

4.      The All-about-his-Ego Man. I’m sure you have seen this in movies many times – the all about me humblebrag. It’s all about you knowing what struggles and successes he experienced in life. It’s all about this egoistic epic story he created to lift his own chair. 

5.      It’s a One-Sided Relationship. Selfishness and pride go hand in hand. A relationship can only grow if two parties are willing to give themselves up to make each other happy. If you feel like you are always the one who is giving and sacrificing more, then maybe it is time for you to give him “the talk”. 

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