IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Dec 1983
Problems in speaking abroad
Abstract
More and more speakers are making presentations in countries abroad, and many do not appreciate the additional factors that this involves. Barriers to communication for listeners with English as a second language include different meanings for the same words, failure to understand idioms and abbreviations, differences in culture and national background, and lack of familiarity with accents. The most effective aid to understanding is to speak slowly. There are additional considerations when using simultaneous translation, in particular, uninterrupted use of the microphone. The article includes 20 points to be noted when speaking abroad.
- Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
- Published
- 1983-12-01
- DOI
- 10.1109/tpc.1983.6448176
- CompPile
- Open Access
- Closed
- Topics
-
- Export
- BibTeX RIS
Citation context
Cited by in this index (0)
No articles in this index cite this work.
References (0)
No references on file for this article.
Related articles
-
Assessing Writing Oct 2026From confetti-like products to languaging ontologies: A bibliometric retrospective on two decades of L2 writing assessment (2006–2025) ↗Xu Jared Liu
-
Assessing Writing Oct 2026Effects of varying time constraints on quality, linguistic features, and fluency behaviors in L2 writing ↗Jongbong Lee; Charlene Polio
-
Assessing Writing Oct 2026Satoru Uchida; Misato Usukura
-
Computers and Composition Sep 2026Navigating ethical collaboration with machine translation: An exploratory study on the role of L2 development in GenAI writing ↗Bronwen Dyson; Benjamin Miller; Susan Thomas
-
Computers and Composition Sep 2026Human-AI feedback ecologies in L2 writing: A Q-methodological study of evaluation, positioning, and regulation ↗Watcharapol Wiboolyasarin; Kanokpan Wiboolyasarin; Ruedee Kamonsawad; Phornrat Tiranant; Nattawut Jinowat