by Jessica Gardner | Oct 29, 2021 | Interviews, Meetings, Presentations
This month on the blog, I interviewed a colleague who focuses on listening skills and strategies in her business. Cara Leopold, from Leo Listening, is an English listening skills coach who brings together adventurous expats and intrepid travelers to watch and discuss...
by Jessica Gardner | Sep 30, 2021 | Interviews, Meetings, Presentations
Have you ever just totally nailed a presentation? Left the audience laughing, clapping, or wanting more? When I was in college, during a study-abroad program, I had to give an end-of-semester presentation about what we’d been studying. It was an art history...
by Jessica Gardner | Aug 31, 2021 | Application Essays, Cover Letters, Interviews, Portfolios
What’s something you can easily do in 30 seconds? Wash your hands? Run up a flight of stairs? Decide someone’s future? A designer in one of my recent workshops was upset to learn that his audience might only look at his portfolio for 30 seconds. He asked...
by Jessica Gardner | Aug 2, 2021 | Interviews
A lot of people feel nervous before an interview. Personally, I always get cold fingers. It’s totally normal, and if you are interviewing in a second language, it can feel even scarier. But, don’t worry. Interviewing is a skill you can build just like any other, with...
by Jessica Gardner | Aug 28, 2020 | Meetings
How many times have you sat through an entire meeting and not spoken a single word? It’s pretty boring, isn’t it? I know some people would rather not participate because they don’t think their ideas are important enough or they feel anxious if they...
by Jessica Gardner | Jul 31, 2020 | Emails
A lot of people struggle to write good emails. We worry that our messages are too long, too indirect, don’t have the appropriate tone, or aren’t engaging. Is this a concern for you? Read on! I’ve shared some tips to help you feel confident about your...
by Jessica Gardner | Jun 26, 2020 | Meetings
I taught my first English classes at the University of Macau in the fall of 2011. Nearly all my free time in the evenings and weekends was spent creating my curriculum and preparing for those lessons. Since I was a new teacher, I had a lot of anxiety about saying the...
by Jessica Gardner | May 20, 2020 | Resumes
Beautiful resumes can be a big problem. In case you haven’t heard, many companies now use an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to process resumes for the jobs they post online. It saves time and money for the employers because they can just focus on the resumes...
by Jessica Gardner | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
In these posts, I want to share the stories of my past students and clients. I’m very proud of their accomplishments, and I think their successes reflect my skills as a teacher and coach. I hope these stories will paint a clearer picture of my goals for Artglish...
by Jessica Gardner | Feb 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the important ways that design differs from art is that it is created to please a specific audience – the client. Typically, the goal of most artists is to convey their creative visions to others – whomever their audience may be. For designers, the...
