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

2023/4/11
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Ken Romeo: 本期节目讨论了非母语人士在英语沟通中面临的挑战，例如追求完美和缺乏有效的学习方法。他强调语言学习重在实践，而非死记硬背，并建议从日常经验中学习，利用手机等工具进行练习，例如录音、拍照、记录词汇等。他还建议使用提纲而非逐字稿进行练习，降低认知负荷，提高表达流畅度。此外，他还建议学习并内化他人对自身作品的修改意见，以及沉浸在目标语言环境中，学习使用段落进行表达，避免使用过于复杂的习语或专业术语，并通过重复表达观点，并通过不同的方式（例如讲故事）进行补充说明，提高听众的理解和记忆。最后，他强调非母语人士不必追求成为母语人士一样的水平，但可以通过大量的练习和寻求帮助来不断提高。 Matt Abrahams: Matt Abrahams 作为一名沟通技巧培训师，也分享了自己的经验和观点。他强调了使用提纲而非逐字稿的重要性，以及重复表达观点以增强听众理解和记忆的技巧。他还提醒母语使用者也应该注意自己的表达方式，避免使用可能使非母语人士难以理解的习语或比喻。他与 Ken Romeo 的讨论涵盖了诸多实用的技巧和策略，旨在帮助非母语人士提升英语沟通能力，增强自信。

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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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