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  1. Photonics enabled by Artificial intelligence, or vice versa?

    Photonics is one of the cross-cutting enabling technologies, especially suitable for combining ... sectors. Each speaker has around 10-12 minutes for the presentation. Among the speakers: Prof Balpreet...

    Article IKT-bloggen Dec. 10 2021 Streaming

  2. The Unspoken Yet Real Reason You Didn’t Get Called For That Job Interview

    ...situation is not limited to first-language English speakers; on the contrary, you can find glaring spelling ... spelling and grammar mistakes in many a ‘native speaker’s’ writing. One need go no farther than reading Comments...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 3 2021

  3. First Impressions and Foreigners: Which Language Should You Speak?

    As often happens when I’m running a course, what’s said by participants is much more interesting ... sensitive. The outcome? Seeming consensus that native speakers should always initially speak to everyone, no...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 17 2017

  4. Quick Tips for Teleconferencing

    Is English your second language? Do you have a job that’s gone remote? Does that mean you ... teaching business English courses to second language speakers, that’s the one challenge my students have told...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 27 2020

  5. Multicultural Meetings: Do you speak up?

    ...decided that the polite participant/less skilled speaker just had to accept that they would have to take ... phrase can be difficult for some second-language speakers – because, as they say, they’re not really sorry...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 22 2018

  6. Integration at Work: Simply the Best?

    If you’ve lived in Norway for awhile, you’ll be familiar with the funny ad campaigns run by one ... we call it? – economy of expression by native speakers. Actually, they were talking about a situation...

    Article Working in Norway May 12 2018

  7. ‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Playing the Sympathy Card

    ...a) the country and b) a foreign language? Native speakers want the whole truth The extra interesting ... It’s because at the time I as a foreigner/foreign speaker felt just a few notches lower on the social ranking...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 8 2021

  8. Be your best: Interview tips for second-language Zoomers

    Are you a second language English speaker who’s got a Zoom interview coming up? Working in Norway Here’s ... starts, try and concentrate on what the first speaker is saying. You’ll most likely hear a description...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 7 2020

  9. Gamification: Why Is Behavioral Change Difficult?

    The stream will be available as a recording shortly after the broadcast. Gaute Godager Creative ... Gaute is also a truly engaging and knowledgeable speaker. Ledelsesbloggen Gamification has proven to be...

    Article Ledelsesbloggen Nov. 4 2020 Streaming

  10. Your job search: How to show how smart you are?

    Do you need to show other people that you’re smart? It’s okay if you do (we all do). Especially ... Who’s made an impact on you? Think of the writers, speakers, business people, etc. who’ve made the most impact...

    Article Working in Norway Sept. 30 2019

  11. Less is More: Business E-Mail Insecurity Issues

    A surprisingly large crowd showed up at my evening course last week on how to write correct ... improve my teaching with regard to helping foreign speakers of English write e-mails that they can send off...

    Article Working in Norway May 22 2016

  12. Living Abroad and Leaving Your Own Behind (in Your New Country)

    It’s interesting to observe how, when living in a foreign country, certain foreigners behave ... was new to the country, I encountered English speakers who, when I met them, showed themselves unwilling...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 12 2016

  13. A Few Thoughts on a Foreigner’s Comfort Zone

    ...sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a short motivational talk on among other things ... sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a short motivational talk on among other things...

    Article Working in Norway Feb. 25 2017

  14. ‘Why didn’t I get the job?’: Our Need for Post-Interview Answers

    Even though it took place a good many years ago, I still remember my first interview in Norway. ... Norway. Any moral here? Well, several – foreign speakers at an interview: don’t be so nervous that your...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 7 2021

  15. Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included

    About a month ago I gave a piece of advice regarding how to start a conversation when out on ... way every winter. It’s a day-long affair with speakers ranging from creative thinkers to top industrial...

    Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2017

  16. By the numbers: Use metrics to improve your CV

    Do you mean the metric system? Working in Norway When English is your second language, it can ... thrown your way. And if you’re a second-language speaker looking for work, there are so many “buzz words”...

    Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2020

  17. Don’t Buzz: How to Avoid Using the Overused When Writing Your CV

    If English is your ‘L2’ (second language), don’t fall into the trap of using superficial buzzwords ... This is an answer that works better for a native speaker – and even then, this person has to think very...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 13 2021

  18. Why You Should Say ‘Sorry’ at Work

    When said with sincerity, this five-letter word can solve more than a few sticky workplace ... ‘strong verb’ that is only in situations when the speaker is asking someone else for forgiveness. Heavy stuff...

    Article Working in Norway June 3 2017

  19. Application Letter Writing: A Little (List) Goes a Long Way

    In my most recent blog post, I wrote about how job-seekers need to use active verbs in their ... you ever listened to a presentation where the speaker talks in what I call ‘big headlines’? You sit there...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 11 2021

  20. Membership benefits from A-Z

    ANSA membership Banking services Cancelling your attendance at an event or course Contract of ... job-seeker course featuring one of Norway’s best speakers on finding employment. The course contains 10...

    Article Råd og tips Aug. 16 2021

  21. When Just Being Nice Won’t Cut It: Why You Need Interview Adjectives/Examples

    Does anybody actually enjoy being interviewed? Sitting in the hot seat being grilled and judged ... answered. This is especially true for the foreign speaker of English, as if unprepared for their interview...

    Article Working in Norway Apr. 9 2021