Comments on: Space… The final frontier! http://speakingpresence.com/2009/03/02/space-the-final-frontier/ Cultivating presence in speaking, leading, and life! Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:15:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Carla Kimball http://speakingpresence.com/2009/03/02/space-the-final-frontier/#comment-19 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:54:11 +0000 http://speakingpresence.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-19 Oh… Absolutely, if two people who are native speakers can’t really keep up with each other if they’re speaking too fast, than just imagine how tough it would be if there were language differences. As you well know, Terry, it’s doubly important to take our time when we’re speaking to people who don’t know our language well.

To use the writing metaphor that I started with, I think when we’re speaking to a non-native English speaking audience, we should think about double spacing our lines and adding more space between each word.

]]> By: Terry Kaufman http://speakingpresence.com/2009/03/02/space-the-final-frontier/#comment-18 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:33:40 +0000 http://speakingpresence.wordpress.com/?p=228#comment-18 Well explained, Carla!

I agree with you 100%.

Now, imagine not taking time to pause when you communicate with non-native English speakers who have different English levels?

I think the situation would be alienating to them.

How can you cultivate relationships in that particular case? I think if people cannot understand you, connecting with people and establishing relationships are at stake.

(I am considering your post from a communication perspective in which a native speaker communicates with a non-native speaker. I suppose you can also apply this perspective when communication is native to native.)

What do you think?

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