We Need Each Other! Reduce Your Accent through Community
I'm truly excited this month to be sharing with you how interacting with those around you is a major factor in reducing your accent. A major research focus for American SpeechLanguageHearing Association (ASHA) has been the overuse of technology and its effect on language and hearing development, specifically among children.
In a 2015 ASHA survey of 1,000 parents:
• 52% expressed concern that technology negatively impacts the quality of their conversations with their children
• 54% say they have fewer conversations with their children because of technology
• 52% are concerned that misuse of technology is harming their children's speech and language skills.
How does this translate to YOU as an adult professional?
As you work to reduce your accent, and as a professional who is probably using a substantial amount of technology at work and at home, I would ask this question...
Speech-language experts...
Invest in Yourself: the High Cost of Poor Communication
Workplace interaction… It’s practically a nuanced art form to balance all the relationships and conversations we have in a work day with those around us. But this becomes even more pronounced when language becomes a stumbling block because of a heavy foreign accent or insufficient English language skills. And communication breakdown has a shockingly high cost for companies and personally for the international worker.
The U.S. Department of Labor just released its 2015 data detailing the demographics of the foreign-born workforce in America. Of the 26.3 million foreignborn workers, 47.4% are in environments that rely heavily on English language skills.
That’s a lot of people who probably do not speak English as their primary language!
The Cost for Business
When communication breaks down, it results in a hemorrhage of money – in the billions –...
