Learning the major business languages of the world is a very good start – English, Spanish, and French. This however is not possible for most of us. Even learning 1 second language can be quite challenging. It took me years to learn English.
If you consider learning another language for business purposes, I would recommend learning a language of the region where you do most of your business. For example if you do a lot of business in North America, knowing English and French would be a distinct advantage.
SFI has provided us with several means and tools to communicate with those people that do not understand our language. Some of these are:
- Country/Region forum where they can use their own language if they prefer, rather than English.
- A2A. People of the same language can become A2A friends and communicate with each other in their language
- Reassignment. You can reassign people that do not speak your language to others within your team that speak the same language
The focus of the above is to facilitate communication with affiliates, not necessarily from you (sponsor) but via other people within SFI.
If you prefer dealing directly with those who do not speak your language, use the online translators. Prepare your message in English then translate it into the recipients’ language. Translate it back to English to see if it says what you want to send. Once you are satisfied, then send the message in the recipients language.
Ensure that your affiliates are aware that each page of the SFI website can be translated into their preferred language by using the translator at the bottom of each page. Just click and select their language and the whole page will be translated.
You can also send audio messages. Prepare the message in advance and have someone who speaks the recipients’ language record your audio message in that language. Then send the message. Check that your translator’s accent can be easily understood by the recipient.
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Learning the major business languages of the world is a very good start – English, Spanish, and French. This however is not possible for most of us. Even learning 1 second language can be quite challenging. It took me years to learn English.
If you consider learning another language for business purposes, I would recommend learning a language of the region where you do most of your business. For example if you do a lot of business in North America, knowing English and French would
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