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The Memory Palace. Can You Do It?

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The BEST Way To Learn New Words in English

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FIRE: How to quit work and retire in your 30s

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1	Why we sleep	Health and fitness	CEF C1 \| health \| lifestyle \| sleep	C1
2	6 Elevator Speeches by Daniel Pink	Better communicator	CEF B1 \| Daniel Pink \| elevator pitch \| persuasion \| presenting	B1
3	Business Social English Test - part 1	Tests and Quizzes	business English \| CEF A2 \| everyday English \| social English \| test	A2
4	David Bowie	Wise Quotes	artists \| CEF B2 \| David Bowie \| development \| life	B2
5	Should You Learn British or American English?	Culture	American English \| British English \| CEF B1 \| dialects \| different accents \| how to learn	B1
6	How to talk about stress	Everyday English	CEF B1 \| idioms \| mmmEnglish \| practical English \| stressed	B1
7	Trends and Changes	Business English	trends, company performance, upward, downward, horizontal	B2
8	Can money buy happiness?	What do you think	CEF B1 \| controversion question \| discussion \| expressing opinions \| happiness \| money	B1
9	Deliberate Practice	How to learn	CEF B1 \| deliberate practice \| grit \| learning \| skills	B1
10	Napoleon Bonaparte	Wise quotes	CEF B1 \| decisions \| life \| Napoleon \| quotes \| values	B1
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The Memory Palace. Can You Do It?

This short lesson presents the famous technique for memorizing information called The Memory Palace.

The BEST Way To Learn New Words in English

Would you like to know how to learn more words and remember them for longer? Emma from mmmEnglish has a great tip for us.

FIRE: How to quit work and retire in your 30s

This lesson discusses the benefits of FIRE – a movement promoting early retirement. How long would you like to work for?

Idioms and metaphors: Business is war

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Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt

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Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality by Brian Little

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Idioms and Metaphors. A company is a ship

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How The Immune System ACTUALLY Works

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Storytelling – Star Thrower

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How to stop languishing and start finding flow by Adam Grant

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A-Z Challenge – Phrasal Verbs

Try this awesome A-Z Phrasal Verbs Challenge. Learn 26 practical phrasal verbs in this fun lesson.

Interesting English Idioms to talk about emotions

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How the blockchain is changing money and business by Don Tapscott

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10 ways to talk about persuasion

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Write a Resume That Gets Noticed

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How to Build Gravitas

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Are naps actually good for us?

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Briefing the big boss

Do you feel a bit intimidated when you have to go to the big boss’s office? Learn how to brief the big boss in this lesson based on HBR Management Tip.

Greta Thunberg Has Given Up on Politicians. But Not You.

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The Art of Listening by Simon Sinek

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What are parents for? Kahlil Gibran on Children

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Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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WILL Book Trailer

Who is your favourite actor? I like Will Smith a lot. Here’s a lesson about his new book.

The return of ABBA

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Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman

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What does reading on screens do to our brains?

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The Ultimate Question by Lance Miller

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How to get better at receiving feedback

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Why you don’t need 8 glasses of water a day

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Here’s Why You Should Quit

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Talking about presents

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Spokes UP! Bicycle Commuting by Sanelma Heinonen

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3 rules for better work-life balance

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The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday

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Just Pick Up the Phone

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4 ways to have more ideas by Richard St. John

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The World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer Is Almost Here

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Maintain Your Integrity When Making Tough Decisions

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How to talk about your job

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Use Storytelling to Persuade and Motivate Your Audience

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Goof-proof your grammar

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How to quit your job

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How The Barcode Made Our Modern Economy

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Virtual Presentations Don’t Have to Feel So Weird

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Nervous About Public Speaking? Try This.

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Game theory. The science of decision-making

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How to Disagree Without Being Divisive

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What’s the missing word

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Expressions with animals

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What to say when you are irritated

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