E 132: The Surprising Impact Of Accents & Voice In Communication Skills with Judith Weinman
Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style
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What Non Native Speakers Bring to the Corporate Table?
i worked with a japanese man who, you would end up sitting through meetings and virtually not speaking up. And then when he did speak up, he had a strong accent, and he felt self conscious,. He kind of talked low and fast, which compounded the problem. Not every person with an accent needs accent production thoroughy. If your intelligibility ist fering with your success and your ability to be understood, i think it should be offered by the company. It's mental health as well. You don't always feel so comfortable in ing up. I feel self conscious about my speech, et cetera. When one allows oneself to speak differently, you're allowing yourself
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