SPEAKING CLEARLY: Why Consider Modifying an Accent
Do you have difficulties in understanding and/or being understood? The ability to participate comfortably in a conversation depends upon language and context. Understanding the culture, being familiar with the topic and concepts being discussed, knowing the idioms and...
CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS: Being direct
Canadians are often considered indirect because we often soften our comments with questions and suggestions rather than criticizing in a very straight forward manner. (This the subject of another post.) But we are also generally expected to be direct in Canada,...