Simply speaking louder not working? There are some things that non-native speakers may automatically do when speaking across a language barrier. Turns out, these are good habits to transfer to same language communication. Taking interest in your communication partner, really trying to understand and connect, are always good practices. Here are three tactics to help.…
My son Dillon and I find ourselves unexpectedly in Brazil. Here is our list, created jointly, of 10 things to adapt more easily to another country: Ask questions. Dillon asks in English, he gets responses in Portuguese-not sure how it works, but accompanied by pointing and context, it does seem to work! Meet a guy…
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy And I felt bad when I told the street vendor in Mexico I couldn’t buy a sweater from him because I didn’t love him (no ‘te’ quiero vs no ‘lo’ quiero). Take a look at this cross-cultural communication gaff on behalf of the…
