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Diego started the discussion Make a decision in the forum Case study: make a decision

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:53:10 +0200

Make a decision: for a long-term investment is it better to invest in high-risk or low-risk funds?

I do not have large sums to invest and I am afraid of losing my savings, I think it is a good idea to invest in low-risk funds even if the return is almost zero. (report a personal observation)

According to an article I read a few days ago,…

Diego started the discussion Decision time in the forum Discussion room: Decision time

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:58:24 +0200

Decision time

1) What problems might start-ups face?

1) Start-up might face difficult to access funds.

2) Why do some companies experience flat revenues at some point?

2) Because they aren’t enough scalable for entering new markets or attracting different target of customers.

3) When is a merger a good idea?

3) When your company isn’t doing well or when you…

Diego started the discussion Lessons one can learn from a dog in the forum A summary

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:18:01 +0200

Lessons one can learn from a dog

It is said that the dog is man’s best friend, and there are many lessons we can learn from this friend.

Love and fidelity first of all. A dog will always follow you, it doesn’t matter if you tell him not to, for the simple reason that he wants to be next to you.

Observe your dog and you will see that he eats when he needs to eat, without…

Diego replied to the discussion Synonyms brainstorm in the forum In other words

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:00:01 +0200

Reply to Synonyms brainstorm

It seem that there are some issue with the images upload.

Diego started the discussion Synonyms brainstorm in the forum In other words

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:52:59 +0200

Diego replied to the discussion How we perceive accents in the forum How we perceive accents

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:19:34 +0200

Reply to How we perceive accents

> I feel quite annoyed when someone use a local accents …. can you try and correct this phrase?

Uhm… maybe : I feel quite annoyed when someone useS a local accent?

Diego replied to the discussion How we perceive accents in the forum How we perceive accents

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 16:10:30 +0200

Reply to How we perceive accents

Hi Kerin,

I wasn’t aware that in UK there was so many accents, I only knew about Scottish and Welsh and then I thought that there was only a standard British accent.

On the contrary, in the United States I experienced how the english we learn at school is rarely used. In the US accents and idioms change not only from state by state but also…

Diego started the discussion Activation Project: online meetings in the forum Discussion room: online meetings

Tue, 25 May 2021 06:56:44 +0200

Activation Project: online meetings

Scenario 1

There’s poor sound quality and a lot of background noise so you haven’t heard what your colleague has just said.

Sorry but the sound quality isn’t great and there is a lot of background noise, could you please speak up?

Scenario 2

You joined the meeting a few minutes late. Greet everyone and come up with an excuse why you’re…

Diego replied to the discussion Online meetings: what do you think? in the forum Discussion room: online meetings

Mon, 24 May 2021 06:17:04 +0200

Reply to Online meetings: what do you think?

Hello Karin,

I was used to having online meetings before the Covid pandemic, so not much hase changed for me.

I really like them mainly because you can arrange them easily and in a short time, without worring about finding a suitable meeting room and without all the hassle of gathering many people in the same place at the same time.

I also…