🗒️ Summary: Simple English for Everyone | Yukiko Nakayama | TEDxKyotoUniversity

Source: Simple English for Everyone | Yukiko Nakayama | TEDxKyotoUniversity
By Luis Francisco Montero Hernández @luisframontero

• When learning English, the most important goal is to communicate with effectiveness.
• Simple English means speaking and writing clear and plain English.
• Speak English can change your entire career.
• At your work you can realize that you don’t need an advance English, but maybe you need easy and plane English, even to describe difficult things.
• Technical writing:
• Use the active voice.
• Put statements in positive form.
• Use definite, concrete language.
• Omit needless words.
• Avoid fancy words.
• Avoid any innecessary words.
• Simple English can increase your auto-esteem.
• Simple English can motivate you.
• Simple English can change your life.
• Use dynamic verbs instead static ones.
• Instead of use complex or sophisticated phrases, use simple phrases.
• The active voice is more direct, clearer and uses few words.
• Simple English improve your confidence in your English skills.
• Try to using simple English in your every day interactions.