About Shaune Peebles (Edit profile)

Shaune Peebles is a Canadian English teacher (and world traveller), with over 10 years' experience across Asia and Europe. Shaune discovered his teaching vocation in Guangzhou, where he worked for more than two years at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) and at the Wall Street Institute (among others), before moving to Italy with his wife in 2009. A long-time language trainer in Milan, he completed a certification in Curriculum Development Instructional Design from Mt. Royal University in 2016, and is currently working as a Customer Success Manager for Docebo.
Dec 18th, 2018

How to Write an Out of Office Reply

Shaune Peebles

Let’s cut to the chase, the last thing on your mind before vacation is putting up an auto-responder email. More often than not, your out of office message is likely an “Oh no!” moment after you’ve already left the office.

How to Write an Out of Office ReplyShaune Peebles
Dec 17th, 2018

Una storia da raccontare a Natale – Speexx for Charity

Giulia Mendoliera

Ciao, sono il Dr. Abraham Sylla e questo è un blog post diverso dagli altri, che magari faccia fare una piccola riflessione. Tra poco più di due settimane sarà Natale. Un’occasione per ritrovarci con i nostri cari, con chi vediamo di più e con chi, magari, vediamo solo in quella occasione.

Una storia da raccontare a Natale – Speexx for CharityGiulia Mendoliera
Dec 14th, 2018

Digital Transformation in Asia: una lezione da imparare

Jörg Koberling

Tutti i dettagli di una trasformazione digitale da 1,16 trilioni di dollari. L'Asia Pacifica, che include stati popolosi come l'India e la Cina, sembra destinata a crescere enormemente nei prossimi anni. Entro il 2021, il PIL della regione crescerà di 32 trilioni di dollari e circa il 60% del PIL totale proverrà da prodotti digitali.

Digital Transformation in Asia: una lezione da imparareJörg Koberling
Dec 11th, 2018

English Onomatopoeias

Shaune Peebles

When we were younger, our parents and teachers used to tell us about the different sounds that various objects and animals produce. This is as simple as a game played with babies and toddlers that follows the sequence of “What sound does a blank make?” or “What does a blank say?”.

English OnomatopoeiasShaune Peebles
Dec 7th, 2018

Perchè le aziende dovrebbero investire nelle People Analytics?

Armin Hopp

Sappiamo tutti che i dati possono essere utilizzati per determinare il successo aziendale: sia i dirigenti sia i responsabili delle risorse umane raccolgono statistiche da anni. Tuttavia, ultimamente, il motivo per cui questi dati vengono utilizzati è cambiato, in particolare per quanto riguarda il settore L&D.

Perchè le aziende dovrebbero investire nelle People Analytics?Armin Hopp
Nov 27th, 2018

Translations of Movie (and TV) Titles from English

Shaune Peebles

There’s a big difference between TV shows and movies; personally I’m much more of a TV guy. Movies are around 90min to 2hrs each, while TV shows are typically between 25 and 50min.

Translations of Movie (and TV) Titles from EnglishShaune Peebles
Nov 26th, 2018

Celebrare la diversità al lavoro

Jennifer Hubauer

La tecnologia e la globalizzazione sono le forze trainanti che plasmano un gran numero di aziende, in cui Diversity and Inclusion sono in prima linea. Al giorno d’oggi la forza lavoro necessita di più social enterprise.

Celebrare la diversità al lavoroJennifer Hubauer
Nov 20th, 2018

Common Business English Idioms and Phrases

Shaune Peebles

We spend the week working 9 to 5 (though it feels like 24/7) burning the midnight oil and busting our butts for the man.

Common Business English Idioms and PhrasesShaune Peebles
Nov 13th, 2018

Overused words and what to say instead

Shaune Peebles

A few weeks back, we shared a post about “formal vs. informal emails”, and we can think of this as a bit of an extension on that, as the terms we’ll cover can be used in written just as easily as they can in spoken English.

Overused words and what to say insteadShaune Peebles
Oct 31st, 2018

What’s the deal with Halloween?

Shaune Peebles

From Witches to Draculas, to Princesses to Supermans, and even the odd Professional Athlete, the idea is pretty simple; dress up as something you like, take a bag of some kind (pillow cases worked well), and walk around to houses in the neighborhood and ask for candy.

What’s the deal with Halloween?Shaune Peebles