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A wooden dummy ventriloquist is a person who uses his own voice to make it appear that it is coming from the dummy sitting on his lap. Watching a ventriloquist perform is a source of entertainment...

The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary has almost half a million words. Even the compilers probably don't know them all. The average college graduate knows the meaning of 17,000 word families (the...

Have a lot of books that you bought hoping to read eventually but it takes you forever to read even one of them? Or do you get a lot of reading assigned to you for school? Well it's time for you...

German is spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein. German-speaking communities also exist in many places, such as Northern Italy, the East Cantons of Belgium and the French...

Learning Spanish is becoming important to many people as they seek to communicate with the growing Hispanic population in the United States. While Spanish classes are being offered at schools and...

Speed reading is an effective way of being able to quickly read through large amounts of material and find the information that is most important to you. As you have access to more information,...

Lip reading is a helpful communication skill for the hearing-impaired. Reading lips is less about the sounds words make than about the movements of our mouths when we make them. Lip reading is...

There are many reasons that you might need to have a good knowledge of current medical terminology. You might be need to know it in preparation for a career or training in the medical field, you...

Many foreign born English speakers confuse certain words. This video targets a confusing word pair: HEAR and HAIR. Say them correctly to get the your meaning across. People will notice the...

Pronunciation games can be played to teach ESL students to improve their speech and to help pronounce difficult sounds. Pronunciation games are used to practice speaking in English while teaching...

Sign language is an elaborate system of hand and arm movements that allow you to speak without using your voice. The language was designed for the hearing impaired, but some people learn it just...

There are many times when you need to gain influence over people, whether it be to climb the social letter or to balance an uneven relationship. By employing these simple techniques to increase...

Learning another language can be difficult for many people. Those who wish to learn English can have trouble understanding its unique conventions. Perhaps you are teaching someone or a group of...

English presents a number of issues to non-native (and sometimes native) speakers. It is grammatically unlike other languages, even those from which it has borrowed large vocabulary groups, and...

Some sign language signs for kitchen words you may want to learn include the words for cook, freezer and oven. Learn more about how to sign kitchen words in American Sign Language with tips from...

Sign language signs for meals will include the words for breakfast, snack and lunch. Learn more about how to sign meal words in American Sign Language with tips from a deaf signing expert in this...

Learn more sign language signs with instructions for words related to grocery shopping. Get tips on how to sign grocery shopping words in American Sign Language with information from a deaf...

Signs for fruits in sign language include the words for apple, banana, orange and grapes. Learn more about how to sign fruit words in American Sign Language with tips from a deaf signing expert...

If you need to sign words in a restaurant with sign language you may need to know words like order, drink, menu and check. Learn more about how to sign restaurant words in American Sign Language...

Because of the complexity of writing Chinese characters, many people that want to learn this language are experiencing lots of trouble. But not all is bad, learning how to write Chinese is not as...

Having good oratory skills is an unmeasurable asset. When you look back on some of the great speakers in history you can clearly see the effectiveness of their dialogue. It doesn't matter what the...

Speed reading programs teach various methods of increasing reading rate while also enhancing comprehension and retention. Basically, speed reading programs show people how to read groups of words...

People tend to want to learn American Sign Language for a variety of reasons. Some use ASL to help their young children enhance their communication to overcome speech delays, some lose their...

We all know the power that words can have. That's why improving your vocabulary is so very important. If you are just wanting to learn more vocabulary words or if you are learning English as a...

For many of us, the thought of writing makes us feel anxious. Perhaps, many of us associate writing with school assignments. I remember the red ink on my papers. I would often ask myself, 'How can...

Dyslexia is a type of learning disability that stems from the brain and nervous system. People with dyslexia have a more difficult time reading, spelling and sounding out words. Having dyslexia...

Specialists in early child-development generally agree to some degree with Jean Piaget's observations that children learn via interactions with their environment. Their definition of environment...

Japanese has a reputation for being one of the most difficult languages to learn. With its strange-looking writing and quick sounds, it can seem pretty intimidating. However, the widespread...

Power reading techniques can benefit students of all ages. Using these strategies will help your students to read faster with more comprehension and with less effort. Power reading is all about...

When writing, most people tend to use the terms “i.e.” and “e.g.” interchangeably, or just use i.e. in all references. The terms are similar in that they are used to...

In this world of long emails and lengthy documents most of us are looking to increase our reading speed so we can move on to other things. Many programs on the market promise to make you an expert...

Here are some useful tips to keep in mind when learning a new language. If taken seriously, you will be spitting new words and phrases in no time.