“The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.” Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist (1883-1931) Great teachers are masters of expressing complicated things in a simple way. As are great copywriters. Or mentors who hold a mirror to you. I’m wondering what other professions can you think of…… Continue reading Simplicity
Category: Reflections & In-Between Thoughts
Short reflections, observations and unfinished thoughts, written in the spaces between projects, journeys, and more fully-formed ideas.
The Pursuit
A documentary with intrepid economist and social scientist Arthur Brooks who travels around the globe in search of an answer to the question: How can we live a good life and lift up the world together, starting with those at the margins of society?
Brexit and how I feel about it
On the day of the UK’s component of the European Parliament Elections I was interviewed live for a Hungarian news channel called HirTV. It was a very interesting experience to see how a brilliant news reporter works live and what sort of linguistic and other challenges one has to overcome in split seconds, when in front of the camera. Here’s what I said – and what I didn’t have time to say …
The apple tree
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”
Collisions
Now, at a time when technology is changing everything around us, Collisions is a salient message about how the past continues to reverberate across the generations.
Event marketing – my contribution to a new book
I was asked to contribute to a soon-to-be-published book on how to grow your reputation, by internationally recognised marketing expert Timea Kadar. My piece will be a case study on how to start an event.
What a year it’s been …
2018 was full of ups and downs, challenges and successes, surprises and disappointments, sad and joyous moments, and the occasional overwhelm. I’ve not really had any goals or plans that I stuck to. I let most things evolve spontaneously, went with the flow and listened to my intuition. My highlights from 2018: Seeing my clients…… Continue reading What a year it’s been …
Ear for language – my thoughts on an exciting survey
A few weeks ago, I was asked to comment on the results of an interesting research that was conducted by Vervesearch, an international marketing agency in collaboration with GoCompare. They took 10 of the world’s languages that you can regularly hear spoken in the UK and tasked 1000 Britons with recognising them. The objective was to…… Continue reading Ear for language – my thoughts on an exciting survey
World Teachers’ Day
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” /Albert Einstein/ On this #WorldTeachersDay, I’m grateful for all the teachers, mentors, coaches, colleagues, supporters I’ve had and continue to have – including my clients who all teach me, inspire me, keep me on my toes and empower me…… Continue reading World Teachers’ Day
Building communities
I’ve been working as an independent language coach for over 10 years in London. I’ve had loads of wonderful clients whom I’ve been teaching either German or Hungarian, but I’ve been feeling lonely in terms of enjoying the company of colleagues and fellow language professionals. Yes there are professional conferences, there are loads of different…… Continue reading Building communities
Gabriella Ferenczi 