Senior-level
business executives from non-English speaking countries who conduct business internationally find
that a good command of the English language is a significant
advantage in this age of global finance, offshore manufacturing,
multinational supply chain management, export sales of
domestically-produced products, selection and management of foreign
distributors, etcetera, etcetera. General directors and other chief executives
such as chief operating officers, chief financial officers, as well as
senior department heads involved in international strategic
negotiations, sales, marketing, finance, law, and research and
development find that a sound command of the English language is a
major, often indispensable advantage in doing business beyond their
national borders.
English has been the de facto
international business and diplomatic language for the past 200
years, and despite the relatively recent formation of the EU and the
ascendency of China as global economic powers, the English language,
which is the native tongue or an official language for 2.5 billion people (37% of the current world population),
continues to assert its place as the most established and
authoritative language of international business, finance, science,
and diplomacy.
In high-level international communications--whether
the subject is of a commercial, technical, or political nature--an
interpreter often becomes a necessity, albeit a cumbersome one. As a
point of fact, interpreters are essentially "third wheels” and can
easily become handicaps rather than an assets in small, often
one-on-one strategic meetings and negotiations. Anyone that has been
involved regularly in top level negotiation has on occasion, and
much to their consternation, discovered that their interpreter
instead of translating what was said in both essence and intent, had
been second-guessing you or your counterparts and instead
interjected their own pretentions, points, prejudices, and/or
opinions, which had the potential to or may have actually resulted
in costly miscommunications or misunderstandings, or worse.
It
is often the key, one-on-one meetings—without
the presence of interpreters and corporate lieutenants—that produce
the meeting of minds and the handshakes that spell the eventual
success or failure of a negotiation. And in the majority of major
international, industry-shaking deals, the principal language used
in those negotiations was English.
Contact us
to begin the process of acquiring the strategic advantage of an
executive or professional fluency in
English. We will discuss your specific goals, deadlines, and
the specific linguistic skills and language proficiency you or your
key people should attain to meet your objectives—and the English
language education programs and strategies of ExIm English that, if
employed, will result in a successful outcome. Beginning with a
simple
phone call or email, a new world can open up for you or
your company.