24th February 2004 Reading Time: 4 minutes Are you planning to do anything useful with your summer in 2004? If you're interested in using this time to improve your English, take a look at our 1, 2 or half-week immersion programs. Sessions are available from the beginning of July to mid-September and enrolments in March entitle you to a 30% early-bird discount! If your summer is already booked, you can just amuse yourself with this months 'English humour' and some of our latest 'Top Tips'. Warm Regards,      Forward to a FRIEND   Lydia's Top Tips Here's a recent question we got from someone in one of our Dynamic Presentations Workshops at Bacardi: "How can I hook my audience?" I've heard this question many times over the years, so I'm going to share some examples that should inspire a few ideas of your own. First of all, remember that everyone in your audience is in his or her own little world. Some are thinking about the up-coming project, some about problems at work, and some about their next holiday. So, it's vital to "shake their body" and start with a strong hook. Click here to read some examples... A little English humour... Here are a few of our favourite bungled bank raid stories: 911: One criminal broke into the basement of a bank through a street-level window. In the process, however, he suffered from several lacerations. After he realized that he could neither get the money nor climb back through the window from whence he came, the robber panicked. Realizing he was going to bleed to death if he did not get help, he located a phone and dialed 911. The rest, as they say, is history. Security Camera: A man from the town of Grand Forks, North Dakota, decided to travel to Fargo so that he could rob the First Community Bank... Read More If you have any good jokes that you'd like to suggest for next month's newsletter, drop me an email with your suggestion and we'll publish the winning entry. Special Offers We can help you make a big improvement in your English this summer. By booking one of our immersion programs now, you can secure your place on a highly effective course that will help you speak English with confidence, ease and sponteneity. To help you make this important investment, we are offering some superb early-bird discounts. If you book before the end of March, we can offer you a 30% discount. If you book in April, we can offer a 20% discount. And if you book in May, we can offer a 10% discount. Places are limited, so phone us now at 93 238 7140 or email to learn more and confirm your discounted place. Advance Communication provides executive training and development programs to companies in Europe. The company specialises in 2 key areas: Communication & Management Skills, and English for Business & Commerce. We use this expertise to show our clients how to communicate and perform more effectively in local and international business environments. This enables them to develop greater influence, achieve better results, and increase their prospects of professional success. PRIVACY: We do NOT distribute your email address to any 3rd parties. Advance Communication, Via Augusta 2 bis, 5º, 08006 Barcelona, Spain. Phone: 93 238 71 40 | Fax: 93 415 04 62 | Web: www.advancecommunication.biz Copyright © 1998-2004 Advance Communication, S.L. All rights reserved.