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Curated Video
A1 English Listening Practice - Language Learning
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for beginner students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of language learning. The subtitles are included at the bottom of the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Weisz - Teachers Make a Difference - Thomas Achenbach
John Weisz was born and reared in Mississippi and received a BA from Mississippi College, in his home town of Clinton. He later served with his wife Jenny in the U.S. Peace Corps, in Kenya, where both worked as teachers. Then Weisz...
Curated Video
Carl Jung’s Theory on Introverts, Extraverts, and Ambiverts
This video explains the difference between introverts and extroverts and how they gain and recharge their mental energy. It also provides tips for teachers and leaders to support both temperaments and help them develop their strengths.
Curated Video
Comics: Visual Storytelling and Expression
Comics are a form of illustrated storytelling that combines pictures, text, and visual elements to tell stories and convey ideas. From classic comic strips to modern graphic novels, comics have a rich history that spans across different...
Learning Mole
Pop Fox Theatre - Exploring Intonation
Follow Rosie, Xixi and Haha as we explore different ways to use our voices to show different feelings and reactions.
Curated Video
Commands in English
This English language learning video aims to help people learn how to confidently give, receive and follow simple commands and sets of instructions, essential for safety and compliance.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Effective Communication Skills: Concise, Clear, Confident. Part 6 (of 7) | How to Avoid Filler Words
Effective Communication Skills. In Part 6 (of 7), we'll look at how to avoid filler words like um, uh, and, you know. Those fillers not only make you sound long-winded but cut into that confident sound we all want when we speak.
Curated Video
Silence
Wai Lana Insights reveals the heart of the yoga lifestyle, making timeless, practical wisdom accessible to everyone. “When you slow down and become silent, the whole world ...”
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Suzanne Nossel - Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression organization, and she is author of Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All. Since joining in 2013, she has...
Seven Dimensions
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
This video features a discussion on the importance of diversity in the workplace and the challenges that arise when employees cannot communicate effectively in English. The conversation also touches on the need for language learning and...
Let's Tute
Topic and Purpose: The Key to Effective Public Speaking
In this video, the speaker teaches about selecting the topic and purpose of a public speaking speech. He emphasizes the importance of considering the occasion, audience, and time limit while selecting a topic. He also explains the three...
Curated Video
Part 2 Sample Answer: Describe an Elderly Person
Today you will hear a sample Part 2 answer describing an elderly person. Listen in for band 7+ vocabulary and idioms.
Food Farmer Earth
Urban and Rural Reserves: Balancing Growth and Preservation
The urban and rural reserves process in the Portland metro area aims to delineate land for future urban development and conservation over a 40-50 year period, balancing the need for expansion with the protection of agricultural and...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Do Humans Speak?
This video is answering the question of how do humans speak.
Oxford Comma
Idiom Explained: "Like Ships that Pass in the Night"
In this reading, summary, and analysis of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 'the Ocean of Life" we'll examine where these lines come from, what they mean, and what makes them so memorable.
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Brainwaves Video Anthology
Esperanza De La Vega - Language, Literacy and Culture
Esperanza De La Vega, PhD, coordinates the award-winning Bilingual Teacher Pathway (BTP) program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. She earned her PhD in language, literacy, and culture in education at UC Berkeley. Her...
Curated Video
Chatting: Practice English Conversation Skills
This video helps people improve their English and learn to chat confidently with friends and people at work. It covers basic grammar, useful everyday expressions and new vocabulary.
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Importance of Public Speaking
We'll look at the importance of public speaking skills for professionals, students, and in everyday life.
Poetry Foundation
Hannah Hart reads Khalil Gibran
Hannah Hart reads "On Work" from Khalil Gibran's book, The Prophet.
Cerebellum
Understanding Othello: Iago Fools Othello
Othello, the timeless battle of good versus evil. The sinister Iago is pitted against Othello, a man of honor. Desdemona presents Othello with a hankerchief as he is ill but he does not take it and she drops it to the floor. Iago finds...
Oxford Comma
The Basics of Prescriptive vs Descriptive Linguistics
A short overview of a hotly debated topic. Should language function through a set of official guidelines and rules or does language belong to its speakers? Prescriptive = language should follow a set structure of rules. Descriptive =...
Curated Video
Exploring Communities Rules and Laws
Help students understand how and why communities make and enforce laws! Students learn how rules are linked to safety, that they are designed to support fairness and that there are consequences for breaking them. This program helps...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Improve Public Speaking
How to improve your public speaking skills in 5 ways.