cover of episode 85. Best of: Don't Get Lost in Translation

85. Best of: Don't Get Lost in Translation

2023/4/11
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Ken Romeo discusses specific tactics and strategies for non-native speakers to handle in-the-moment challenges and improve their fluency, emphasizing the importance of letting go of perfection and leveraging technology for practice.

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Having to communicate in a language other than our native tongue can be quite a challenge, especially without a script or prepared speech.

In this "Best of" episode, we revisit Matt's conversation with Kenneth Romeo about specific tactics that non-native speakers can use to handle in-the-moment challenges. Romeo also discusses why letting go of perfection is a key step toward speaking with confidence.

Romeo) has served as the associate director of the Stanford Language Center) and a teacher of English to non-native speakers through Stanford Continuing Studies. Romeo is a professor at Waseda University in Japan.

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