I see this often among Spanish-speaking professionals listening to English: they want to understand everything. Not just the main message, but the same level of detail they believe they would catch in Spanish. Recently, a CEO told me: “I’m thinking that perhaps I don’t even catch every detail in Spanish, but in English I become […]
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“Wow. Nobody has explained this to me like that before.” “That makes it so clear. I haven’t heard it explained like this before.” “Your classes are more than just lessons.” “You are the most creative teacher I’ve ever seen.” Over 25 years of teaching English, I have heard variations of these comments many times. At
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I often see, when working with Spanish-speaking professionals in English, that people underestimate how much they actually understand. This usually happens when they are listening to something complex, especially when the topic is unfamiliar or the speaker is using a different communication style. They focus on what they missed, such as a word they did
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