As you know that English is the global language that everyone’s speak throughout the world and this is the language that helps different nations to communicate and share their thought, their businesses and other such things. Speaking English will surely be not a task for someone whose mother language is English but for those who had spoken their own mother language from the start of their life and now they have to be best English speakers just for getting a good job or becoming a good student in a foreign university.

If you are also among the people of the second category I have stated here, want to be a good speaker but lacks fluency due to any reason then this article has been written just for your assistance. Remember one thing being a fluent English speaker is not a very hard job because apart from being a foreign language you started using it in the schools just from the childhood and you can’t claim yourself totally illiterate of English, if you are good at writing English but speaking is a problem the go through the rest of article and I am sure you’ll get a solution.

• The most important thing that a person who wishes to be fluent in English speaking must perform is conversation in English. Approaching some native English speaker and starting some sort of conversation with him can be difficult for someone who is not at all good at speaking English, but actually this is a way that will start your journey of fluency in English speaking. Whatever comes to your mind just say and repeating this activity will sooner make your language automatically improve.
• Making yourself aware of the grammar and Syntax is also a required for fluent English speaking, and for this you’ll have to consult the books. As we all know that the language we speak is quite different from the one we write but once you’ll not understand completely the writing stuff then becoming a fluent speaker will also become double difficult for you.
• You can also make your speaking power strong by reading different stories in an English magazine or reading some novel in English language. You’ll find a lot of English magazines about business, fashion, technology, world and on other topics, just go for the one of your interest and try  to read the maximum number of stories as possible for you.
• Try to watch television shows and movies in English language, and while you are watching, keenly observe the style with which people are talking. This is a best way for those who just hate reading, like me! While watching a movie you can get a full time English training and with that your desire of entertainment will also get fulfilled.
• If you don’t have some fluent English speaking friend then start online chatting with fluent English speakers, never get ashamed if your are unable to response quickly just keep this thing in mind that I am learning something and I’ll be the master of it soon.
• Another very fantastic tip that I have got from my teacher is ‘think in English’, most of the times when we have to think about thinking English, we use to think in our mother language and this is the thing that holds us away from being the proficient of this language. Just think in the English language and you’ll find the ways to speak out by yourself.

Becoming a fluent English speaker is not at all difficult but just like any other task it also requires consistency and determination, don’t carry this attitude that you decided to be a good speaker and then after 4-5 days you come back to your mother language, still after some months the soul of English speaker got awaken in yourself and you again stepped into journey of English speaking. If you’ll carry this attitude then English would be hell difficult for you, be consistent and you’ll be the master.

One of the most popular ways for searching jobs is the internet as it carries information from all along the world and another great benefit is that the person can personalize his search according to his specifications and thus get the more accurate results. While searching for the job online the thing which deserves the maximum importance is your email that you are supposed to write to some employer.

While writing an email for a job especially when you are a new job seeker is quite a big job and it should be given due attention. While writing an email to the person that is supposed to hire you, certain things should be kept in mind and here I am going to discuss some of them with you.

• The online job Ads often contain a person to be contacted, so while writing an email first of all you should address that person with quite respect, if there is no particular person mentioned there then just start you email with a formal hello/Hi.
• Always mention that source from where you have get to know about that job, simply start your email with reference to that source, you can also look for some cover letter’s samples that are easily available over the internet and from there you’ll get a guideline for starting your cover letter or simple that email for job.
• You have to be very conscious about the format of your email; this is a very professional sort of email so you should not go beyond the default setting of your email providing page. Using larger fonts and bright colors in writing email for job is considered quite childish and it leaves a negative impact over the employer.
• Don’t use of mixture of complex words and phrases for the sake of inspiring the employer, simplicity is always the best policy and that has got the capability to attract the hearts of the employer.

These were some tips that can help you in writing the email for getting your desired job by inspiring the employer.

• You have to cite all the data that is not your own research or it’s a kind of common knowledge; this may include arguments, speculations and also facts and figures along with that. Never try to show other’s work as your own because it is a crime and you might get fined or that act.

• Whenever you want to give some others point of view, always start the sentence in such a summarizing format that will show that the next part coming is of some other person’s for example according to smith or in his study of …, relating others work in your research will not leave a bad impression of you but using other work will definitely be a negative point of your work.

• At the end of sentence which contain some other’s argument or quote always refer the source from where you have got that argument for example according to smith “ INSERT HERE SMITH’s WORK’ (THE SOURCE OF CITATION).

• Remember one thing, whenever you are using some material of other source then don’t forget to use the quotation marks as they’ll should that the work is not your.

These were some of the very effective suggestions for the researchers and also students which can make their work free from Plagiarism and referring other’s work in ones research may leave a positive impression on the reader.

Business letters are written to accomplish different business tasks. It is used for communication between two organizations, between organization and their customers, clients or external parties. Body of the letter is changed according to its subject matter i.e. letter of complaint, letter of inquiry or job letter. However, in any type it is different from personal letters exchanged between friends.

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Instructions:

Before writing a business letter few instructions are required to understand.

• Business letter should not be hand written. Word programs are normally used to write a business letter.
• Wording of letter should be simple and self-explanatory. So that the concern person easily understands, what you want to say.
• Letter should be brief – few lines explain the whole phenomenon-because no one has enough time to study lengthy letters.
• Select a specific font i.e. Times New Roman to size 10 or 12 .It should be same for the whole letter.
• Business letter must be justified lines and the text is aligned on both the right and left margins.
• Professional language must be used through out the letter; it will give an inspiring touch to your letter.
• If a company is using it’s letterhead than return address and thank you notes are not required to mention.

Format of business letter:

The format that our business organization normally used has following points.

1. Addresses:

• Dispatcher -

The person who is writing the letter or the return address should be written on the top-right corner of the letter.

• Addressee -

The address of the person you are writing to or the inside address should be written on left side and it should be written after the sender’s address.

2. Date:

After the addresses, date is written after double spacing. It can be aligned left or right side. Write the month as word i.e. 29 January 2010.

3. Salutation:

After double spacing from date, salutation can be added and it has two possibilities in writing.

1. If you do not know the exact name of the person, you are writing to. You can use the words like Dear Sir/ Madam,
2. If you know the exact name of the person, you are writing to. Use words like Mr, Ms or Mrs. or Dr, and the full name instead of sir or madam i.e. Dear Ms Anna,

4. Content of the letter:

Content of the letter can be divided into three phases.

1. The first paragraph of the letter should be short and will explain the purpose of writing i.e. with reference to your advertisement appeared in daily News dated 25 March, your letter of 25 March or your telephone call on 25 March.
2. The middle paragraph of the letter is related to the information behind the writing of the letter. This portion must be concise; few lines will explain the whole phenomenon.
3. The ending paragraph is related to the action, which you are expecting from the receiver.

5. Ending of the letter :

In the ending of the letter, again there are two possibilities.

1. If you know the name of the person you are writing to, than you can write in the end yours sincerely.
2. If you do not know the name of the person you are writing to, than you can write in the end Yours Faithfully.

6. Signature and title:

After the ending words, four or five lines must leave blank for signature. If the recipient do not identify you, than add your title in brackets after the space of signature. Signature must be with hand produced not computerized.

Resume is kind of a self promotional document which mirrors your eligibility and capability in front of an employer. You might have heard that ‘first impression is the last impression’ and your resume is the first impression of you in front of employer so try to make it as essential and detail-worthy as you can.

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In this article I am going to give you some resume writing tips which will be helpful for you while writing your resume.

1. First of all you are required to define the purpose of your resume i.e. what’s your purpose behind getting the job for which you are writing this resume. You objective should be well defining your aim behind writing the resume.
2. The titles and headings which you are using should be in accordance to the status of job for which you are applying for. Don’t include those headings which are irrelevant to the requirements of that job.
3. Employers get your first impression by viewing your resume so always make this document in some standard well-defined design which looks pleasant to the eyes.
4. The content which you are adding under the headings should be to the point and the description you includes of your skills and ability should be in short form and don’t go for long details of your abilities or skills.
5. Shortly define your purpose or description regarding you and use the powerful words to give emphasis on certain point. Try to quantify you description as it leaves a pleasant effect to the readers.
6. You can identify the key words which you can use while quantifying your resume by analyzing the Ad and especially the job description provided with that advertisement.
7. In addition to the list of skills requirement listed in the advertisement the employer has some hidden needs which you can identify by deeply analyzing the advertisement.
8. Describe the details of your skills in such a manner that you are selling the benefits of your skills to the employer and adopt a style which gives an impression to the employer that you are very useful for that company/organization.
9. In resume you can directly talk about your salary but by the description of your qualification and skills try to make an image of you which direct matches with the salary you want.
10. Write the contents of your resume on the priority basis i.e. write the important details first and then go to the other necessary description.

These were some of the resume writing tips which can really prove to helpful in writing a professional kind of a resume and in other words they will convey your abilities to the employer.