Developing Cultural Awareness – Looking Another Culture in the Eye
Here's a personal take on developing cultural awareness. Looking Another Culture in the Eye I was born and raised in Minnesota, but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the international business school Insead,...
Canadian accent is shifting, changing how we pronounce words
I am always correcting my daughter's pronunciation of MILK which always sounds like MELK. It is a losing battle since I realize that language changes and clearly the Canadian accent is shifting. I just hadn't realized that MILK is one of those words. The shift is...
Vocal Fry – Popular, Cool and Very Bad for your Vocal Cords
Vocal fry refers to what happens when the voice drops back into the throat so it sounds rough and deep. A very common behaviour, it is copied between peers, mostly unconsciously, a bit like using up-talk and fillers, for example, 'like.' The problem? It can...