Language Problems In Teleconferences - Virtual Team Dynamics - The Ulfire Podcast

In many conversations, discussions and meetings, the language and words spoken generally do not convey the whole story. Some would say that only 10 to 20% of the message in any conversation is actually conveyed through spoken words. There are facial expressions, tones of speech, hand gestures and, of course, body language. But, even taking away everything but the actual spoken word, which of course is the situation in telephone conversations, there are so many different meanings to words and sentences that it is imperative to be very careful in what you say, when talking via the telephone, to project personnel for whom your native language may be a second, third or even more distant language and who, as a resul Read More...