Technical words and phrases are longer and more difficult to pronounce than language used in daily conversational speech. Knowing how to say them, where to emphasize the syllables or what intonation works best can be tricky. AXIOM has a great workshop through partner CAL Learning that can help make you much more confident in pronouncing […]
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Linking while speaking is probably something you never even thought about. But if you are a native English speaker, you do it. Can you explain it? Probably not, but it does come naturally to many of us. Some non-native English speakers speak a language that doesn’t inherently ‘link’ (like Chinese). How can you train yourself
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Have you ever been misunderstood because someone thought your sarcasm was serious? It could have been that they missed the intonation of your voice, or it could be that in their culture, intonation is interpreted differently. We all know English is a tricky language to learn, especially when you throw in the voice patterns that
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Today we continue with our Accent Reduction series from AXIOM friend Lauren Supraner of CAL Learning (Cultural and Language Training) with a workshop on the proper pronunciation of English consonants and vowels. Lauren has a great 7-part series on accent reduction and pronunciation for non-native speakers in the business world.These half day workshops cover a
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Recently we introduced you to partner and AXIOM friend Lauren Supraner of CAL Learning (Cultural and Language Training) and talked about her 7-part series on accent reduction and pronunciation for non-native speakers in the business world.These half day workshops cover a variety of topics that can improve speaking confidence for the learner and allow companies
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Conducting Cross Cultural Interviews An interviewer who makes decisions based only on his own cultural ideas may miss out on talented applicants who may not fit into his framework. Areas for miscommunication in the interview process include: Group v individual orientation American culture focuses on the individual. An interviewee is expected to “sell” herself by
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