Aristotle (c. 00BC) a master of nuance, was a foreigner, and is quoted to have said, “We do not speak to foreigners the way we speak to our own countrymen.” Is his statement true?! Aristotle wrote much on communication. In his third book, Aristotle says the following must be mastered in order to persuade your listener: have the right facts, the right terminology, the right vocabulary, to deliver your speech with the right emotions, pitch and rhythm. He defines communication as the way we persuade and when we persuade our listener, we are successful. He has insight! Aristotle advises four points to the speaker:

  Know and work on the emotions of your listener(s).

  Make sure your listener(s) form the right impression of your character.

  Be truthful.

  When you give people information, identify the sources of that information.

  In the Oral Yoga segment, we use “a tisket, a tasket, a green and yellow basket” as our tongue twister.

Foreigners are often interested in specific cultural references. So, Deb read a story, in English, the Legend of the God of Riches.

  Our wonderful guest today is an American from Las Vegas, Nevada, US. Matt got his “big break” as a sound technician during high school, and after training at the Music Conservatory in Nevada, Matt stayed in Las Vegas and worked his way up to a good competitive career with the most prestigious show in the world.   The dominating effect of the pandemic COVID-19 caused a devastating blow to the whole production, however, he is now happily living in Taiwan and we are glad to interview him.

  Please listen with the reflective listening method and monitor your progress in this method.

  We hope you enjoy the program and we’ll see you next Saturday!!