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23/09/2026

SKILLS ≠ ABILITIES ≠ CAPABILITIES ≠ COMPETENCIES

They are connected, but they don’t mean exactly the same thing.

When you talk about your professional profile, choosing the right word helps you communicate with greater precision.

🔹 SKILLS → What you have learned to do.

🔹 ABILITIES → What you are capable of doing.

🔹 CAPABILITIES → What a person, team, or organization can accomplish.

🔹 COMPETENCIES → The combination of knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that supports effective performance.

💡 Think about it this way:

You develop presentation skills.

You have the ability to communicate complex ideas.

Your team has the capability to deliver a global presentation project.

Effective communication is a professional competency.

The words overlap, but the focus changes.

Your turn:

What is one professional skill you have developed, and what ability would you like to strengthen?

Share your answer in the comments. 👇

21/09/2026

18/09/2026

💬 REAL ENGLISH. REAL CONTEXT.

Today’s expression comes from a post on X by Jacob Coxon, who recently resigned from Anthropic.

🔎 TO COUCH SOMETHING IN…

“To express an idea using particular language, often to make it sound less direct, controversial, or alarming.”

His post about AI got me thinking about how much vocabulary we can discover when we read what people actually write.

🧠 A different way to learn vocabulary

You don’t always need a vocabulary list or a textbook exercise.

Sometimes, all it takes is:

📖 Reading a news article.
💬 Exploring a comment on X.
🔎 Coming across an unfamiliar expression.
🤔 Understanding how it works in context.
🗣️ Finding your own way to use it.

That’s how vocabulary becomes more than a definition. It becomes a communication tool.

English is everywhere. Let’s use it.

What interesting expression have you come across recently?

13/09/2026

✨ 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗕 𝗣𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗦: -𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝘃𝘀. 𝗧𝗢-𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘

Did you know that the verb pattern you choose can change the meaning of your sentence?

🔹 𝗧𝗥𝗬
Try + -ing = experiment with a method.
👉 Try restarting your computer.

Try + to-infinitive = make an effort.
👉 Try to fix the problem.

🔹 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥
Remember + -ing = recall a past experience.
👉 I remember meeting her.

Remember + to-infinitive = not forget an action.
👉 Remember to send the email.

🔹 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓
Forget + -ing = not recall a past event.
👉 I’ll never forget visiting New York.

Forget + to-infinitive = fail to do something.
👉 I forgot to attach the file.

🔹 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐏
Stop + -ing = end an activity.
👉 Stop talking.

Stop + to-infinitive = pause to do something else.
👉 Stop to talk.

💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲? Grammar is not just about choosing the right form. It’s about communicating the meaning you want.

Save this chart for your next English conversation! 📌

Which verb pattern do you find the most confusing? 👇

12/09/2026

✨𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

In professional English, choosing the right adjective helps you communicate with greater precision and impact.

Compare these:

📌𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓
This issue is important and we should look at it soon.

🚨🅲🆁🅸🆃🅸🅲🅰🅻
This issue is critical and requires immediate attention.

🎯𝙍𝙀𝙇𝙀𝙑𝘼𝙉𝙏
These ideas are relevant to our current goals.

🔑𝐊𝐄𝐘
There are several key points we need to address today.

⏰𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘-𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘
This deadline is time-sensitive. We need to act before Friday.

💡𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟
Clear communication is crucial to the success of the project.

The difference? It’s not just about using more sophisticated vocabulary. It’s about choosing the word that communicates your exact meaning.
𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁? 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁? 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹? 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹?
Which one would you use in your next professional conversation?

Save this post and upgrade your English one word at a time! 🚀

10/09/2026

Two insightful messages on the same day, one after the other.
Two students who don’t even know each other.

What more could I ask for? ❤️

Supporting my students, following up with them, and being there when they need guidance is something that goes beyond professional boundaries. Teaching is my calling, but when a student takes the time to appreciate your work and share such thoughtful and caring words, it reminds you that what you do goes far beyond the profession.

These are the moments that make teaching truly meaningful. ❤️

09/09/2026

🔎 TRY or PROVE? Small difference, big impact!

These two verbs are easy to confuse, but they communicate very different ideas:

🟡 TRY = make an attempt
👉 I’ll try to finish the report today.

🔵 PROVE = demonstrate that something is true or effective
👉 The data proves that the new approach works.

💡 Think of it this way:
TRY = attempt
PROVE = evidence

Which one do you tend to use more at work? 👆

04/09/2026

I think I’ve become a 🅲🅾🅽🆃🅴🅽🆃 🅲🆁🅴🅰🆃🅾🆁

Not because I set out to be one.

It happened because I wanted to create more and more meaningful content for my students.

A lesson idea leads to an article.
An article leads to a discussion.
A discussion sparks another activity.
A real-life situation becomes a task.
A question becomes a new lesson.
And suddenly, there’s a whole new piece of content.

I find myself constantly reading, researching, creating, adapting, designing and connecting ideas, always with one question in mind:

How can I turn this into something my students can actually use?

So yes, I guess I am a content creator.

But my audience isn’t really the point.

My students are.

And creating content for them has become one of the most exciting parts of being a teacher.

03/09/2026

🌎 NEW TRACK | WORLD NOW

What’s happening in the world? And how much of it can you understand in English?

With WORLD NOW, you’ll listen to real news, podcasts and videos, explore stories from around the globe, and build the language you need to understand, discuss and express your own point of view.

🎧 Listen to the world.
📰 Understand the story.
💬 Find your voice.

Because English isn’t just about understanding words.
It’s about understanding the world.

🌍 WORLD NOW | Real news. Real English. Real conversations.

02/09/2026

Today, I felt I had fulfilled one of the most meaningful purposes of my professional career.

As a teacher and, at the same time, a student at a Yoga Teacher Training School, I had the opportunity to bring both worlds together and deliver an experience focused on well-being at ICANA, the institution that kindly gave me the space to do so.

At the end of the session, I invited my students to take five minutes for a moment of mindful awareness: to pause, connect with their breathing, and simply experience the present moment.

I felt I was able to give them something meaningful to start their day with renewed energy and awareness.

And that feeling is priceless.

I feel lucky to be able to keep learning, keep teaching, and keep creating experiences that go beyond language.