The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on many parts of the economy, causing the job sector to contract in many areas. If you've been applying but haven't had much success, consider learning Spanish as a skill to add to your resume. Taking Spanish classes until you achieve fluency allows you to work in a variety of positions. You can also run your own business that caters to Spanish-speaking customers of foreign trading partners – either option is advantageous. The one certainty is that Latin America's economic reach is rapidly expanding, as it's one of the world's growth hubs.
Seeking private lessons is one of the easiest ways to learn quickly and easily if you have the time and resources to do so. Alternatively, whether you are already in a profession with international obligations or have plans to move to the Spanish-speaking world, quick learning is a must. One of the best aspects of private tutoring is that it focuses on the vocabulary & grammar that you need the most. Depending on your job and what you need to communicate about, class content can be adjusted to meet your needs. Better language schools teach individuals and small groups only for precisely this reason. Learning must be focused on needs.
Executives and business professionals often need to learn Spanish, but their busy work schedules restrict the amount of time they have available. Greater learning performance is advantageous in private or small-group classes. Skilled instructors use the in-class time for conversational practice. They leverage it to grow each person's Spanish speaking and understanding abilities rapidly. When you make progress more quickly (and enjoyably), there is a natural tendency to pay more attention and work harder. The axiom that success brings more success applies to language learning. Your lessons should always be enjoyable.
The time required to learn Spanish is one of the most commonly asked questions by prospective students. It varies depending on the person, but students who take private lessons or small-group classes tend to develop the quickest. Methods of instruction also play a part. A normal conversational approach, for instance, with in-class practice discussions, works better than listening to lectures. In recent years - significant progress has been made in updating teaching approaches. The internet also allows it easier to access Spanish-language media, which can serve as outstanding enrichment activities outside of the classroom.
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In an effort to support the restaurant industry as it rebounds from the impact of COVID-19, Discover announced today that it will be giving $5 million to Black-owned restaurants.
From now through Oct. 31, 2020, consumers can go to Discover’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to nominate their favorite Black-owned restaurant, and 200 nominees will be randomly selected to receive $25,000*.Fintech NewsCOVID-19 has wreaked havoc on businesses across the United States, and we want to help effect positive change by offering financial support to Black-owned restaurants, a segment of the economy that has been disproportionately impacted during this pandemic,” said Julie Loeger, Discover Executive Vice President and President of U.S. Cards.
“Through this campaign, people across the country can support their favorite Black-owned restaurants.
By sharing the names of these establishments on social media, it not only helps promote these businesses, but it also nominates them for a chance to receive $25,000.”Nominations can be made on the following social media platforms:Twitter: Tweet and mention the restaurant’s name and @Discover, #EatItForward and #Sweepstakes.Facebook: Nominate a restaurant by tagging them in the comments section of a post where Discover is asking for nominations related to the $5 million commitment to Black-owned restaurant program.Instagram: Upload a photo taken by a user that is related to the nominated restaurant and tag @Discover, #EatItForward, #Sweepstakes and @ mention the restaurant’s Instagram account or restaurant name within the photo caption.Weekly drawings will start July 13, 2020, and will consist of 17 weekly entry periods, with the final drawing date taking place in November 2020.
See the Official Rules for additional nomination and winner criteria at www.EatItForwardTerms.com.To launch the program, three Black-owned restaurants have been selected to receive $25,000 each – Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, Post Office Pies in Birmingham, Alabama, and Rodney Scott’s BBQ which has locations in both Birmingham and Charleston, South Carolina – and their stories will be featured in Discover’s communication channels in support of the #EatItForward program.
South Africa’s snap-happy influencers share insights for locals buying phones this seasonCovid-19 may have wreaked havoc on certain retail sectors around the world, but the smartphone market isn’t one of them.
In fact, with economies beginning to reopen and demand for devices having built up, heavy promotions and discounts are being offered, and this is translating into good news for both sellers and buyers.A report by the International Data Corporation (IDC), a premier global provider of market intelligence for the telecommunications and consumer technology markets, cited an improvement in the worldwide smartphone market for the third quarter of 2020 on a previous forecast of a 9% year-over-year decline, with shipments declining just 1,3% year-on-year to 353,6 million units shipped.
And Africa is standing her ground, with TECNO leading the smartphone market in the second quarter, holding at least 30% of the market share, according to the IDC.In a report released in March this year, the global data and evidence-based agency Kantar noted that Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012), who’ve grown up fully immersed in a digital world, generally have more reasons to buy a smartphone than their Generation Y peers (born between 1981 and 1996, often called Millennials).
And cameras are especially important to them – three out of five Gen Z users in the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy buy for the quality of the camera and the phone’s app features.So what do South Africans look for in a smartphone, beside affordability?
Capetonian dance sensation Matthew Power, one of South Africa’s biggest TikTok stars with 261 300 followers, says, “I’m continually on the go, creating stuff for both my TikTok and Instagram feeds, so the camera, the size of the smartphone’s screen, and then of course its overall style are things that I look out for.”“The Expressionist” Anthony Bila, a street-style photographer who’s worked in fashion, commercial and documentary photography, with a following of over 15 500 Instagram followers, is also unequivocal about the camera qualities of a phone, as well as its processing power and speed.
“Editing photos and videos on the fly demands decent power,” he says, “but also just having a good-quality camera that captures those special moments is really the cherry on the top.”“Camera quality and general ease of use are important, and it’s a winner if you can get one for just under the R3 000 mark,” says Sanele Mkhize, former Idols SA singer/songwriter Top 10 contestant from Season 12, who as an artist spends a significant amount of time on Instagram and Facebook keeping his 37 000+ followers engaged.Reece Chloe Lewis, another TikTok dance sensation from Cape Town with over 167 200 followers, agrees that South Africans should think economically when deciding on a phone: “Buy something that’s in your price range, that you know will last at least one to two years,” she says.
