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Adjacent to the very busy tourism country of Mexico, is Belize. Belize is a Central American country that is more Caribbean in flavor but just as exquisite as its neighbors. Belize was inhabited by pirates and Baymen and they were the first Europeans to settle the country. Until September 1981 … (1 comments)
English is a difficult language to master (most of us never do). Writing well is also difficult. Take this statement in an email my wife received recently about the death of a former high school teacher of hers. The author wrote that the teacher "told them that JFK was killed in the … (3 comments)
I'm sure by now you all heard Obama say this: "We live in a global economy. And, you know, I don't understand when people are going around worrying about, 'We need to have English- only.' They want to pass a law, 'We want English-only'... Now, I agree that immigrants should learn … (21 comments)
What is he taking about here? Well frankly--language. Remember the scene from 1994 classic smash hit Pulp Fiction where the kids are questioned in the "What Does Marcellus Wallace Look Like" scene?
The Amercian version is crude, rude, and socially unacceptable--but what about the Italian version? Check it out right here: … (0 comments)
I mentioned recently that I attended a talk by our State Senator Ron Reagan, and that I found it inspiring and enlightening. I do understand that any politician's job is to get me to like him (not easy for a politician) and Mr Reagan is good at that . And I … (1 comments)
If you know (or suspect) that you're a micromanager and want to change, you need to understand why you're micromanaging and develop skills to allow your team to produce while you focus on leading.
Crossing your arms seems to be a worldwide body language symbol of defensiveness, according to communication and negotiation experts Gerard Nierenberg and Henry Calero in How to Read a Person Like a Book. Often, when people cross their arms during a conversation it can indicate that they've withdrawn from communicating and … (10 comments)
I've always had the passion to learn a new language however the time constraints between work and family have made this desire less attainable as the years wore on. Studying a foreign language at your local community college requires a substantial time commitment (5 units plus a lab). So I basically … (12 comments)
I wanted to pass this on to you. It's a clause that I am having my agents put in all of their listing contracts during this market cycle. Maybe forever. I have found that when doing a listing with a Seller, they are more likely to help keep their end of … (5 comments)
Body psychology says a lot about a person and the study of it goes back many years. After we moved out of the hunter-gatherer area, we created tools and weapons. Then, emotions only begin to arise, as wounded would have to deal with the choices of the past. During the Victorian … (2 comments)
Ralph Williams is a Burnsville MN REALTOR who doesn't know any Asian languages. Not even a single word. Yet he has developed a huge referral base and sphere of influence within the Hmong community. How did this happen? Ralph was hosting an open house, and met an Asian speaking couple. Ralph … (0 comments)
What do the two have in common? Dad sent a touching e-mail this morning about old barns. It is a story about how a farmer sees his old barn and about how the townie that just moved in down the road sees that beautiful silvered wood old barn. The townie wanted … (2 comments)
Last night, I spent a few hours looking at the numbers and distribution of Latinos across some 125 separate communities which comprise Nassau County. Unfortunately, the data is from the 2000 census, so it's utility is limited. Nonetheless, I'm struck by how dispursed the population was/is. Every hamlet, village, city and town … (0 comments)
Young children throw tantrums because they don't have the language they need to share how very, very, very unhappy they are. Adults also throw tantrums, although in "more acceptable" formats. The adult versions include:1. Silence (not saying anything, although they should) 2. Digs (saying something that undermines the person)3. Resentment (which … (3 comments)
What's a Grandma to do? I try to keep up with the latest trends, but I have to admit this Granddad ain't hip no more. 
We live in a multicultural country where we can find many many languages , from my personal opinion, this is great because the diversity makes everything more interesting! Now, the big challenge is to transmit the right information to our clients.Depending on our niche we have to develop the right strategy … (8 comments)
There I sat in a classroom full of fourth graders all given the task to write what the year 2000 would look like. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind. I scratched down flying cars, smell-o-vision, fingerprint scans on doors; I had it all.
I have a speech to do this evening, and after a great deal of thought, chose the subject of "Changing Your Mind", because that is the essence of most of what I've been studying and learning lately.
In my early days managing my real estate agency we used to have a client who was an Aussie ex pat living in South America. He once signed off an email to me with “adios” (Spanish for goodbye). Not wanting to be outdone, I started my next email to him … (0 comments)
Recently we have decided to add more agents to our team. We have asked all the agents that work for our Company if they speak any other languages and if they do, do they want to be a part of our team. Now we will not split all our business with … (7 comments)
There has been some debate regarding the English Language of late. By definition, the "Official" language of the United States is English. However, what the "National Language" should be is still in question. Bi-lingual ballots for example would be eliminated IF English is the "National Language" It is semantics?
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Are you aware that we each have a style of communicating?We can divide most of the world into three categories:1) Visual2) Auditory3) Kinesthetic The majority of people are visuals. They need to see things. And, they love to look at lots of pictures online. They have to see that red dining room; … (1 comments)
The Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide comprehensive preschools and family services for low-income families of 3 and 4 year old children.
Jefferson City's , MS sister city Münchberg, a small town in rural Bavaria, Germany, put a new city brochure online. This brochure is currently only available in German, but I advised the Major Thomas Fein to think about an English version soon. I hope that after the summer break the local high school might provide … (0 comments)
Most residentail real estate investor gurus tell investors to align themselves with real estate agents that speak the language of real estate investing but yet few real estate agents know what the so called "language" of real estate investing is.
It's time to take out and dust off the old real estate books to study for my Broker's exam. It's been awhile since I took the course but I didn't get around to signing up for the exam until recently. Now my exam is scheduled for next week, and even though … (2 comments)
Are there other agents out there who speak languages other than English and want referrals? Try the FREE registration at www.MultiLingualAgents.com to get connected with buyers and sellers who want to work with an agent who speaks their own language.
I got in a discussion the other day with another agent. I wanted to use the words "and assigns" following a persons name. The reason being the individual was in the process of forming a couple business entities and was unsure, without talking with their tax person, whether or not to … (3 comments)
I know that every industry develops its own language in the name of efficiency...so I'm trying to be sure I've got everything straight... E&O: Emmys and Oscars -or- Errors and omissionsNAR: National agricultural reporting -or- National association of REALTORS®SP: Standard poodle -or- Selling priceLP: Licorice Pizza (that dates me!) -or- List priceSS: Safe … (1 comments)
Expressions, two or three word prhases, even sometimes only one word, pronounced very expressivel, cycle the double talk and colloquial lingo dizzily in our society. I have a hard time keeping up with just what is 'in' to say, just when to say it, and just exactly what would I be … (0 comments)
As some of you Active Rain bloggers know I'm an active reader. Recently I was at Borders and happened across this new gem. "Words That Work, It's not what you say, it's what people hear", by Dr. Frank Lutz. What perked my interest was the inside book cover. There was a … (0 comments)
Have you ever run across a web site in a foreign language or need to know how to translate an English phrase? The AltaVista Babel Fish web site is one possible tool (http://babelfish.altavista.com/). It will translate to and from several languages and even has a function to translate an entire web … (4 comments)