surviving and thriving with less than perfect english

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Surviving and Thrivingwith Less Than Perfect English

Ichi Lin // ilin@us.ibm.com

Client Technical Specialist- IBM

My Journey as an

Non-Native Speaker

1998 2009

Taiwan Tucson, Arizona Tokyo, Japan

The Big American Shock

• Think ahead and practice

• Take your sweet time

• Talk to yourself

• Forget about perfection

• Do what you love

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Second Try in Tokyo

Everything from before, plus…

• Get uncomfortable

• Smile and do a charade

• Adjust your mindset

• Get thicker skin

Top 3 Favorite Takeaways Thus Far

• Perfection not mandatory

• Be a little uncomfortable

• Seek out opportunities

• Adjust your mindset

• Ask for help

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