What did I do for my birthday?- English learning blogWhat did I do for my birthday this year? Celebrating a special event like a birthday is such a special thing. From the time I was just a child, I always felt like birthdays were a time to be cherished and celebrated as much as possible. I take that statement very seriously and have been known to extend a birthday or two (or 25).    This means that I celebrate my birthday for more than just one day (two, three, seven…). As I am getting older, the amount of time has gotten less and less, as I feel less of a need to draw ..read more

“Life isn’t always as we expect. It’s in those moments that we have to allow ourselves those breaks. We have to pick ourselves back up and we have to fight harder to overcome what’s holding us back and push for those things we want.” – Kayla Patino Primed, primped, and ready to record videos for my course. Taking a break from my business was not a thought in my mind. I had just spent hours getting my lighting just right and wasted hours recording video using a new program that unknowingly ended up with a watermark plastered in the corner. This wasn’t made obvious until after I got it just the ..read more

Posted March 3, 2021  Status is online Kayla Patino Language Coach/ Mentor/ Author/ Business Consultant Coaching Motivated Business Professionals REAL English to gain promotions and visibility in the workplace.  Today, I want to talk about the idiom, “big picture”. No, we aren’t talking about an oversized Picasso (piece of art). We are talking about an English idiom that is commonly used in business english. So what does it mean? If we look at the big picture, we are looking at the whole thing, everything involved. We are not just focusing on one part of it. When we use this i ..read more

Published 03/12/21                                                                                                  Written by Kayla Patino, Business English Coach It’s a common acknowledgment that all English speakers can speak English well. So is it true, or just a bunch of bologna? There is this strange misconception that if you speak English, you ..read more