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Hi, Matt here. Today we're going to open up the archive and pull out an episode that answers one of the most

frequent questions I get asked.

How do I speak better when I'm communicating in a language that's not my native one?

Join in as we listen back to my episode with Ken Romeo.

Ken provides amazing best practices to help non-native speakers.

I particularly like the tools he suggests and the advice he gives about how not to strive to speak like a native speaker.

Enjoy.

Hello, I'm Matt Abraham's.

I teach strategic communication at Stanford's Graduate School of

Business. Welcome to Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. Having to communicate in a language other than our

native tongue can be quite a challenge. I have the utmost respect for the non-native English speaking

students and clients that I teach and coach.

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