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Oct 2006
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Effective Questions and Active Listening

SPLENDID SPEAKING
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How good are you at making conversation with a complete stranger? Do you find it easy thinking of things to say or questions to ask? Well, this podcast features a conversation between two people who had never met before and who talked for the first time together through Skype. We have Solange from Brazil and Vukosava who is currently living in Portugal. This ... Show More
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