Adapting to the Changing World
January 12, 2008 on 9:20 pm | In Business |Executive Language Training’s courses in accent reduction and Business English can give people a leg up as they climb the corporate ladder. Regardless of your occupation, accent reduction means that you will be better understood when communicating with native English speakers. Just today, I was at a delicatessen and I heard a conversation were a very smart looking young German woman had to explain three times that she wanted mortadella. The woman at the counter thought that she was asking for mozzarella. I know, this isn’t a very good example, since those are both Italian foods. My point is that while this shopping excursion had some minor inconvenience, can you imagine if this young woman was working as an inventory manager for a grocery chain instead of on vacation ordering a picnic lunch? The stores would be flooded with mozzarella and the scarcity of mortadella would lead to riots in the streets… well, maybe not.
If you are a businessman, you might want to consider Cantonese language training as an investment in your future. Sixty-six percent of Chinese bond investment is in America. I’m just saying…
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