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Elina Duni’s folk, jazz and languages mix for Verbalists

23-April-2020 · by Verbalist

We talked to Elina about her music, but also about languages since she sings in many different languages. How many actually? Watch our interview to find out and learn more about this charming Swiss-Albanian vocalist.

Elina Spiro Duni is a jazz singer, born in Tirana, Albania. Elina made her first steps on stage at the age of five. Born to an artistic family (her mother and grandfather were writers, her other grandfather was a singer, whereas her father was an actor and theater director), she was exposed early to different types of art. When living in communist Albania, the only opportunity for her was to sing in the “palace of pioneer” (Albanian: Pallati i Pioniereve). In 1992 she settled in Geneva, Switzerland along with her mother. READ MORE

Verbalists bring you sunshine with the Jive Aces to cure depression

11-April-2020 · by Verbalist

Actors, musicians, leading professionals and many other distinguished people are also members of the Verbalists Communication & Language Network. We bring you today the highlights of our last summer’s interview with The Jive Aces, who have firmly established themselves as the UK’s No.1 jive & swing band. READ MORE

How to create effective student testimonials, our perspective

27-November-2018 · by Verbalist

The Importance of Student Testimonials – An Agent’s Perspective

In this day and age selling has become quite an aggressive business – be it the selling of tangible products as well as the selling of services. Education, is by no means an exception to this rule. Nowadays we are living in a world which uses every possible medium to spread the world about whatever it is that Company X or Business Y has to offer. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that when it boils down to making a decision about their future, students all over the world need all the reassurance they can get. READ MORE

The real realist searching for meaning, Viktor Frankl

03-September-2016 · by Verbalist

In this video, legendary psychiatrist and Holocaust-survivor Viktor Frankl delivers a powerful message about the human search for meaning — and the most important gift we can give others. Viktor talks about the importance of being an idealist, or what he called the real realist. As he shared, “If we take a man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take a man as he should be, we make him capable of becoming what he can be.” READ MORE

What are the countries that contribute the most good to the world?

14-February-2016 · by Verbalist

Simon Anholt: Which country does the most good for the world?

Policy advisor Simon Anholt has dreamed up an unusual scale to get governments thinking outwardly: The Good Country Index. In a riveting and funny talk, he answers the question, “Which country does the most good?” The answer may surprise you (especially if you live in the US or China). READ MORE

Challenging what is considered the norm – Twelfth Night for Shakespeare Lives

12-January-2016 · by Verbalist

British musicians and lyricists collaborate in this piece inspired by ‘Twelfth Night’ for Shakespeare Lives in 2016. Featuring; Maverick Sabre, Eyez, and Mic Righteous. READ MORE

Being bilingual makes you smarter

09-January-2014 · by Verbalist

Bilinguals Are Smarter, Language travel by Verbalists

Being bilingual makes you smarter, so embark on a fab language travel with Verbalists

Speaking two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age. READ MORE