Sep 22, 2017
Are you a subject matter expert who’s used to standing in front of a group of people, engaging with the audience while relatively comfortably using had gestures, and conservatively moving about the stage to help draw people into what you have to share. This is...
Apr 12, 2016
I’m thinking of Andy Molinsky’s Global Dexterity when I say this. In today’s global workforce, adjusting one’s accent—or way of speaking—for a specific professional function doesn’t necessarily signal a moment of personal loss. A loss of self or...
Nov 25, 2015
We’re now in quarter 4, and I’m over-the-top busy at work. The holidays are practically here. I’m going back to China, Vietnam, or Brazil (or wherever I am from) to visit friends & family in mid-December. Sound familiar? Are you also...
Nov 16, 2015
The TOEFL-iBT is a standardized exam which international speakers of English need to take for entry into an American university. Different universities and departments decide what minimum scores in speaking, listening, writing, and reading a candidate needs in order...
Sep 17, 2015
One of my Italian clients, who I usually work with via videoconference, was here in Chicago this week. We met for a follow-up training session in the Chicago Loop. I gave him a few presents for his flight back to Italy. One was an English pronunciation book—a decision...
