Tag: business communication

Business Communication: Getting off to a Good Start

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, CONSULTING ROMANIA, GERMANY, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE TRAINING, Negotiations, Presentations, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication

A brief interaction with lasting consequences: such is the power of the "first impression". Studies show that the first 7 seconds of an encounter are crucial for forming opinions, and that those impressions - those labels - can stick for a surprisingly long time. Nobody wants to disappoint. So, are there any "universal" rules about … Continue reading Business Communication: Getting off to a Good Start →

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Is There Such a Thing as “Untranslatable”?

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, CONSULTING ROMANIA, GERMANY, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE TRAINING, Speech Communication, Traduceri Romana, TRANSCREATION, TRANSLATION, Translation English, Written Communication

Are there any truly untranslatable words? The short answer is: No. The long answer: It depends on your definition of "untranslatable". Given that different cultures code things differently, it is a fact of life that every language contains at least a handful of words for which no equivalent word exists in another language. But fear not! … Continue reading Is There Such a Thing as “Untranslatable”? →

Essentials of Successful Negotiation

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, COMMUNICATION, Negotiations, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Translation English

Piles of books as high as the Eiffel Tower have been written about tricks and tactics you can use to "win" in a negotiation. Some of them come close to comparing the whole thing to a war, where any means are justified to "extract" or "push through" a "profitable" agreement. Your run-of-the-mill self-help negotiation book has so little about … Continue reading Essentials of Successful Negotiation →