Speaking to ESL audiences

-- Resli Costabell(Resli@Costabell.com)

When speaking to an audience that includes people who speakEnglish as a second language, you may notice that some peoplekeep whispering to the person sitting next to them. They'reprobably not being rude or inattentive. Indeed, the whisperingmay be a compliment: it is likely that the whisperer istranslating for the person next to him or her. When severalpeople start whispering at once, it's your cue to rephrase whatever you just said.

tags:
ESL
public speaking