IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS
Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.
101 articles
10 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
connected-speech
Native English speakers link, reduce, and blend words in ways no textbook teaches. If you pause between every word, you sound unnatural even with perfect grammar. Here are the four patterns of connected speech with tech-specific scripts to practice.
Read more10 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
architecture
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — review architecture vocabulary, learn to explain complex systems in plain English, and practice speaking with technical stakeholders.
Read more10 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
english
Running a meeting in your second language is harder than attending one. You have to open, steer, redirect, and close — all in real time. Here's the language structure for each phase, from a Vietnamese tech lead's perspective.
Read more09 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
english
Pitching a refactor, a new tool, or an architecture change to people who control the budget is one of the hardest English speaking skills for Vietnamese tech leads. Here's the structure and language that actually works.
Read more09 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
drills
Four sounds that immediately mark you as a non-native English speaker in tech meetings: th, v/f, r/l, and short vowels. Targeted drills, shadowing scripts, and a 5-minute daily routine to fix each one.
Read more09 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
AI-vocabulary
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session — review AI vocabulary, listening comprehension strategies, and speaking practice with AI terms.
Read more08 Jun 2026 · 6 min read
english
The shadowing technique is the fastest way to fix unnatural-sounding English. Here's a practical guide with real tech conversation scripts, pronunciation drills, and a 5-minute daily practice routine.
Read more08 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
english-lesson
Daily English practice for tech professionals. Evening session reviewing technical vocabulary from today — refactor, nit, blocking, LGTM — with speaking exercises.
Read more08 Jun 2026 · 7 min read
code review
Pushing back on bad technical decisions in English is a skill. Learn the phrases and techniques that let you disagree professionally, ask hard questions, and redirect discussions — without damaging working relationships.
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