This article discusses some of the benefits of conversational Spanish lessons. I explain what my lessons were like at the Spanish school I attended in Antigua, Guatemala for two weeks and in what ways they helped me to improve my overall level of Spanish.

Many people are under the assumption that proofreading is an “innate” ability. The reality is that it is actually an acquired skill. By following these tips, you can transform yourself into the expert proofreader you’ve always dreamed of becoming! 1. You are the best judge of yourself. By this I mean that you can determine exactly what your most common mistakes are. Whether it’s placing the “e” before the “I,” or simply forgetting the semi-colon; once you familiarize yours...

Writing business letters may be one of the best skills a business person can possess, especially during these times when few people possess it. The following tips will help you to construct better business letters. You can also adapt these principles to write better business e-mails, in terms of both format, style and tone.

You know it's true. Everyone has told you. You have to spend as much time as possible listening to a foreign language. But how?

Writing and publishing a newsletter is one of the most satisfying ways to promote your business, get involved in your community, or exercise those creative muscles. Imagine it: you at the helm of your very own publication, organizing the content, calling all the shots. Sounds great, right? It is great, but be forewarned: writing and publishing a newsletter takes a lot of work. You need to coordinate many things. Producing a newsletter can overwhelm even the most seasoned w...

Here is an article telling you what you need to do to achieve success writing online. Technical writing is a field in existence for many years now. But the internet publication revolution today has made success come right at our doorsteps. There are many thousands of authors who make thousands of dollars every month publishing online. Find out how.

Which word is more scarier to you? If someone yelled “fire!” or if someone whispered, “resume”? To most people, hearing the word “resume” induces panic attacks and beads of sweat across the forehead. Writing a resume is hard work. You must write your resume correctly; it must be perfect! Any blunders in your resume could cost you the job. The entire resume-writing process can be confusing. We’ve all asked ourselves these questions: “Which information goes in?” “Which stays...

If you know how to do something -- and can do it well, almost without thinking -- it makes sense that you’d want to share this information. What better way to do it than with an instruction manual. Writing an instruction manual may seem complicated and overwhelming, but it is easier than you think. The following tips will instruct you what to do and how to do it. OUTLINE YOUR TOPIC Before you can teach someone how to do something successfully, you need to conceptualize ...

In this article I start to talk about my travelling experiences through Central and South America. The start of my trip took me to California and then Mexico. I talk a little bit about the benefits of learning about different Spanish cultures and Spanish history and then about some of my early attempts at trying to communicate with the locals in Mexico.