When speaking in another language, one wrong slip of the tongue can make for a potentially embarrassing conversation. But an embarrassing conversation is better than an offensive one, which is the other direction it could go. It all depends on the emotion that is behind the words. A foreign person in another country can be…
Making eye contact with another human being is a strong communication technique and communicates more than you might expect. When talking to someone from a foreign country whose language you are perhaps not especially savvy with, you can make your point clearer by maintaining eye contact. This works because we communicate subconscious messages as we…
Learning a language is a great skill to have. The process of learning the skill is great too, it will train your mind to do many internal tasks and give you the discipline of studying. However there are times when you simply don’t have the hours available to learn a language. This is where language…
If you’re studying Japanese or just about to you may already know how vastly different it is to a European language. From the lettering to the very structure of the language, there are very few commonalities to English. One of the first things you should probably learn are the basic verbs. Here are a few examples: Verb – Translation tabemasu –…
In terms of learning a new language, one of the easiest for English people to learn is German. As one of the biggest influences in the creation the English language, German still holds a lot of similarities, with us sharing many words, many more being very similar, and the flow of the language also sharing…