Learning the Language

It is a good idea to become conversant in the language of your hostsPosted Posted 10/31/2008 11 CommentsPost CommentPost your comment now

If you are planning a trip to another country, it is a good idea to become conversant in the language of your hosts. This may seem a bit daunting, but I have found that I can easily memorize a few key phrases in many languages and this provides a "foothold" to at least get around, and a frame from which I can build on more later. Here is my list of key starter phrases:

  • Hello/Goodbye
  • Where is the (bathroom, airport, hotel, taxi, and restaurant)?
  • My name is_____/what is your name?
  • I am a business consultant/I work with businesses
  • My (language) is not very good, do you speak English?
  • May I have bottled water?
  • What time is it?
You can easily add to this list over time, but I don't consider myself very good at learning languages and prefer to set goals I can achieve reliably. By starting with these phrases I establish myself as someone willing to make the effort and in return I am much more likel

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Modeling Systems with UML Part 2

We focus on three types of diagrams which are largely the purview of analysts in the discovery phase of a projectPosted Posted 05/02/2009 1 CommentsPost CommentPost your comment now

If you are planning a trip to another country, it is a good idea to become conversant in the language of your hosts. This may seem a bit daunting, but I have found that I can easily memorize a few key phrases in many languages and this provides a "foothold" to at least get around, and a frame from which I can build on more later. Here is my list of key starter phrases:

  • Hello/Goodbye
  • Where is the (bathroom, airport, hotel, taxi, and restaurant)?
  • My name is_____/what is your name?
  • I am a business consultant/I work with businesses
  • My (language) is not very good, do you speak English?
  • May I have bottled water?
  • What time is it?
You can easily add to this list over time, but I don't consider myself very good at learning languages and prefer to set goals I can achieve reliably. By starting with these phrases I establish myself as someone willing to make the effort and in return I am much more likel

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Modeling Systems with UML Part 1

A non-technical introduction to documenting the design of information systems using the Unified Modeling LanguagePosted Posted 05/02/2009 0 CommentsPost CommentPost your comment now

If you are planning a trip to another country, it is a good idea to become conversant in the language of your hosts. This may seem a bit daunting, but I have found that I can easily memorize a few key phrases in many languages and this provides a "foothold" to at least get around, and a frame from which I can build on more later. Here is my list of key starter phrases:

  • Hello/Goodbye
  • Where is the (bathroom, airport, hotel, taxi, and restaurant)?
  • My name is_____/what is your name?
  • I am a business consultant/I work with businesses
  • My (language) is not very good, do you speak English?
  • May I have bottled water?
  • What time is it?
You can easily add to this list over time, but I don't consider myself very good at learning languages and prefer to set goals I can achieve reliably. By starting with these phrases I establish myself as someone willing to make the effort and in return I am much more likel

Read more... Post CommentPost your comment now