Have you ever wondered why some people tend to be listened to more than others?

It's not their age or their physical appearance that catches your attention, but the way they speak. No matter what they say, the message gets across. 

This happens because they use simple and direct language.

Whether in Spanish, in French...

Written by Gabriela Estrada

If you feel like your brain "shuts down" when you hear a Canadian accent, or that the conversation doesn't flow as smoothly as it does with other colleagues, it's because you're not yet familiar with certain phrases used in the local corporate environment.

For a Spanish speaker in Canada, communicating in...

Written by Gabriela Estrada 

“The thing is, I’ll never be able to pronounce that guttural R. And having to add 60 + 10 to say seventy (soixante-dix) just doesn’t make any sense!”

Anonymous student

I was talking with one of our French teachers after her class, and she told me that her most active student...

Written by Gabriela Estrada

A few months ago, I was talking with one of our new students, and he told me that his overall test score was a B1, but he felt that his speaking skills was still at the A2 level.

I listened carefully and then told him that feeling is completely norm...

Improve your language skills and make new friends

Written by Marian Valentina Rivas Delgado

"Take courage, my heart: you have been through worse than this. Be strong, says my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this."

— Homer, *The Odyssey* 

Without a doubt, it takes courage to speak...

“All I knew was that I wanted to study in Canada and needed to learn English.”

Written by Ana María Valero Ramírez

"When I arrived at Planeta Immiland Education, I knew I wanted to study in Canada, but I wasn't sure where to start. The only thing I knew was that I needed to learn English."

This was...