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What is language consultancy?
This is a wide yet underestimated area, and key to others’ perception of you and the entity you represent. This is why we give it equal billing on our website. Potential areas:
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Regional or cultural sensitivities
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Inclusive language
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Building style guides
Pronunciation of foreign names and common words
Reducing jargon
Improving pronunciation
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Understanding background
Practising public speaking
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Understanding acronyms
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What fields do we cover?
We can assist you in many areas, including (but not only):
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· speeches
· conferences
· presentations
· business meetings
· foreign travel
· academic presentations
· academic papers
· articles and features
· event building
· choice of word
· clarity and understanding
· drafting
· reports
· proposals
· clear pronunciation
· intonation
· pacing in public speaking
· understanding and identifying regional accents
· understanding and pronouncing foreign names
· punctuation
· abbreviations
· acronyms
· cultural sensitivities
Understanding and identifying regional accents: please explain...
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· Did you know some languages are mutually intelligible, but some dialects within a language are not?
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· Did you know that some languages are so varied, each town or village may have words or ways of pronunciation different from the next?
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· Do you know how to tell if someone comes from Manchester or Liverpool? Madrid or Seville? Texas or New England? Rome or Milan?
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· inclusive language is essential to our endeavour to reach full equality for everyone, and learning how to adjust your communication for a more equitable working environment will give you confidence in your efforts
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· style guides are becoming the norm these days, not just for print and broadcast; we have been involved in the creation of a series of style guides aimed at establishing a code of conduct in professional communication. In-house releases are different to public ones. And social media will be different to TV and press.
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· pronouncing words and names in another language, for example people, companies or places, even if you do not speak it, can show you made a great effort to learn and understand more about them, their culture and their locality
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· reducing jargon and wordiness from lengthy texts can make your message easier to understand and help the reader/listener know what action to take
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· choosing the most appropriate words, using correct intonation, avoiding awkward misunderstandings will ensure that you build strong, healthy and lasting relationships
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· whatever your language needs, we are always on hand to give you reassurance and advice
