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Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.

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22 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

english-lesson

English Lesson — Monday Evening: Review + Speaking Practice

Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — review technical vocabulary from today and speaking confidence exercises.

22 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

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English Lesson — Monday Morning: Technical Vocabulary Essentials

Daily English practice for tech professionals. Morning session covering technical vocabulary — scaffold, deprecate, and developer tool terms with pronunciation guide and real-world examples.

22 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

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English Lesson — Monday Noon: Code Review Vocabulary Deep Dive

Daily English practice for tech professionals. Noon session — vocabulary deep dive with pronunciation, exercises, and real-world examples. Today: the code review language every engineer needs.

22 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

communication

Speaking Skills: How to Explain Technical Problems Clearly in English

Master the English phrases for explaining technical problems to your team and manager — root cause, impact, workaround, and the art of framing complexity without losing your audience.

22 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

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QC & Agile English: Sprint Planning — Estimate, Commit, Deliver

Master the English phrases used in sprint planning meetings — story points, capacity, velocity, acceptance criteria, and the art of committing without over-promising.

22 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

1on1

Tech Lead English: How to Run Effective 1-on-1s

Master the English phrases and structure for running productive 1-on-1 conversations — giving feedback, discussing career growth, and building trust with your team.

21 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

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English Lesson — Sunday Noon: Week 25 Review Special

Sunday noon review special for tech professionals. Top 5 power phrases from Week 25 plus 3 bonus idioms for the workplace — with pronunciation and examples.

21 Jun 2026 · 6 min read

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Speaking Skills: How to Facilitate Meetings Effectively in English

Master English for meeting facilitation: opening, managing discussion, handling disagreements, closing with clear action items. For Vietnamese tech leads.

21 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

english

Speaking Practice: Pronunciation Drills for Tech Vocabulary

Master pronunciation of 10 words Vietnamese developers often mispronounce: cache, API, schema, queue, boolean, deprecated, and more. With shadowing drills and recordings.