Ready to take your English to the next level? Meet the Three English Experts – Birgit Kasimirski, Rebecca Deacon and David Preston – with over 60 years of combined experience in teaching business English. Whether you’ve struggled or succeeded in your language learning journey, we’re here to inspire, motivate, and guide you with practical tips that work.
Native British coaches Rebecca and Dave, alongside Birgit, a native German business English coach, bring you authentic advice on how to tackle real-world language challenges.
And why are we so good at helping English language learners? Because we’re not just teachers, we’re language learners too! Rebecca has learnt German, Spanish, Japanese, and Swahili, Birgit speaks English, Spanish, and Dutch, and Dave speaks German and is starting his Spanish journey. We know how it feels to learn a language firsthand!
Native British coaches Rebecca and Dave, alongside Birgit, a native German business English coach, bring you authentic advice on how to tackle real-world language challenges.
And why are we so good at helping English language learners? Because we’re not just teachers, we’re language learners too! Rebecca has learnt German, Spanish, Japanese, and Swahili, Birgit speaks English, Spanish, and Dutch, and Dave speaks German and is starting his Spanish journey. We know how it feels to learn a language firsthand!
Want to switch between languages effortlessly or handle conversations in any setting? We’ve got you covered. We teach languages daily and know what works. Discover where to focus your energy, what to avoid, and how to fast-track your progress.
Our unique combination – two Brits + a German – will help you unlock tricky English challenges with ease. Looking for a fresh approach? Tune in for proven, practical strategies to finally make your English learning stick! Practical, proven, authentic and fun.
Your Three English Experts
Birgit, Rebecca and Dave.
Want to meet us live? Join us for our 2-day workshop in Cologne in September! 2 full days of English training to boost mindset & motivation, grammar accuracy and communication skills:
https://www.threeenglishexpertsworkshop.com/
Want to meet us live? Join us for our 2-day workshop in Cologne in September! 2 full days of English training to boost mindset & motivation, grammar accuracy and communication skills:
https://www.threeenglishexpertsworkshop.com/
How to use linking words in English - part 1
2025-03-23 19 min
Looking to enhance your English fluency? In this episode, we explore the power of linking words, uncover a game-changing pronunciation tool, and share exciting news about our upcoming live workshop in 2025.
- Introduction to the podcast (0:03 - 0:21)
- The importance of linking words in English (0:24 - 2:14)
- Examples of common linking words (2:14 - 3:51)
- Building confidence through vocabulary expansion (3:52 - 5:02)
- Linking words for presentations and writing (5:03 - 6:52)
- Positive vs. negative cause-and-effect linking words (7:31 - 8:42)
- Avoiding the common mistake of starting sentences with "because" (8:42 - 11:07)
- Uncommon linking words and their usage (11:07 - 12:51)
- Spelling challenges in linking words (12:51 - 13:14)
- Emphasizing arguments with linking words (13:15 - 13:33)
- Upcoming episode on contrasting linking words (13:33 - 13:34)
- Golden Nugget: YouGlish – a pronunciation tool (13:35 - 16:04)
- Exciting announcement: Live workshop in 2025 (16:05 - 17:20)
- Next episode teaser: Authenticity in language learning (17:22 - 18:26)
Would you like to work with us?
Rebecca: https://rebeccadeacon.com
Birgit: https://birgitkasimirski.de/
Dave: What about improving your communication skills in 2025? Check out my Short & Sweet 4-hr webinars: @ https://businessenglishacademy.de/company-short-sweet-soft-skill-webinars/
Möchten Sie Ihre Englischkenntnisse verbessern? In dieser Folge erforschen wir die Macht der Wortverknüpfungen, entdecken ein revolutionäres Aussprachetool und teilen spannende Neuigkeiten über unseren kommenden Live-Workshop im Jahr 2025.
- Einführung in den Podcast (0:03 - 0:21)
- Die Bedeutung von Verbindungswörtern im Englischen (0:24 - 2:14)
- Beispiele für gängige Verbindungswörter (2:14 - 3:51)
- Selbstvertrauen aufbauen durch Wortschatzerweiterung (3:52 - 5:02)
- Verknüpfungswörter für Präsentationen und Schreiben (5:03 - 6:52)
- Positive vs. negative Ursache-Wirkung-Verknüpfungen (7:31 - 8:42)
- Vermeiden Sie den häufigen Fehler, Sätze mit „weil“ zu beginnen (8:42 - 11:07)
- Ungewöhnliche Verbindungswörter und ihre Verwendung (11:07 - 12:51)
- Rechtschreibschwierigkeiten bei verbindenden Wörtern (12:51 - 13:14)
- Argumente mit Verbindungswörtern unterstreichen (13:15 - 13:33)
- Kommende Folge über kontrastierende Verbindungswörter (13:33 - 13:34)
- Goldener Nugget: YouGlish - ein Aussprachetool (13:35 - 16:04)
- Aufregende Ankündigung: Live-Workshop im Jahr 2025 (16:05 - 17:20)
- Teaser für die nächste Folge: Authentizität beim Sprachenlernen (17:22 - 18:26)
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