In our second episode, we discuss the communication between different cultures. One way of distinguishing them is based on how specific the context is. But what do "high" and "low" really mean?

The Age of Humans

Episode 2: High and Low Context Cultures

欢迎来到第140集的Chillchat，在这集播客里，Karen和柏威聊了聊老人们给年轻人的一些人生建议，他们怎么看这些建议，还有他们给小时候自己的一些建议。

Chillchat (Learn Chinese and Chill)

百岁老人的人生建议 Centenarians’ Life Advice

These days, many people had to make tough choices in life. One of the toughest choices is to choose love or career? If a person can make you happy. The same person can also make you sad.

FLO TALKS 

LOVE OR CAREER?

CHISTES MEXICANOS

UN HOMBRE PANZÓN.

日本で口座/こうざ を つくるために、なにがひつようですか？
準備/じゅんび についてお話しています。

Nihongo Hanaso (Beginners)

Beginners 日本で口座をつくる。

In this episode, we’ll explore an increasingly important topic in the workplace and during the interview process: emotional intelligence. Specifically, we’ll be looking at how to demonstrate strong emotional intelligence in an interview. 

Why do employers want employees that can manage their emotions? People with strong emotional intelligence can:

Coach and motivate others
Resolve conflicts
Build collaborative teams built on trust
Be resilient when others criticize their work or ideas
Tune into the latest Express to Impress Podcast episode to learn how you can demonstrate your emotional intelligence in every interaction in an interview--from how you greet your interviewer at the start of an interview to the stories you tell.

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Episode originally published August 24, 2021

Original theme music by Lucas Knutter 

Read the transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/emotional-intelligence-is/

Join the Express to Impress community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/express-to-impress/.

See infographics for this episode on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/ExpresstoImpress/_created/.

Links Included in Episode: 

To sign up for my free five-step job interview preparation checklist, visit express-to-impress.com.

Listen to the Express to Impress Podcast Episodes mentioned in this episode:

8 Takeaways About US Business Culture: Erin Meyer's The Culture Map
https://www.express-to-impress.com/the-culture-map/
 
How to Uncover the Culture of a Company
https://www.express-to-impress.com/culture-of-a-company/

How to Give Effective Presentations That Don’t Bore Your Audience 
https://www.express-to-impress.com/give-a-presentation/

How to be confident in an interview
https://www.express-to-impress.com/be-confident/

Check out Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman.

Express to Impress

How to Demonstrate Strong Emotional Intelligence in an Interview

Jorge is shopping at a clothing store.

Salesperson (Lily):
This jacket fits you really well! Would you like to size up and try a bigger size?

Customer (Jorge, confused):
Size up? You mean bigger size?

Lily (nodding):
Yes, exactly! "Size up" just means trying a larger size than the one you have.

Jorge (scratching his head):
Hmm… Size up? You mean, when I grow bigger?

Lily (laughing):
Haha, no, no! "Size up" just means trying a bigger jacket. Not growing, just a bigger size!

Jorge (still confused):
So… Size up means I wear bigger clothes, but I don’t grow taller?

Lily (smiling):
Yes! "Size up" means getting a bigger size of the same jacket. You don’t need to grow taller for that!

Jorge (nodding, still unsure):
Okay, okay, I try bigger size jacket. I think I understand!

Jorge (curious):
By the way, your English is really good. How do you speak so well?

Lily:
Well, I took speaking lessons with Teacher Smith on italki! She’s amazing for improving English.

Jorge:
Really? How I book  lesson with her?

Lily:
It’s super easy, just click on her profile on italki and book a speaking lesson!

Jorge:
Wow, easy? I book it now!

LEARN BY LISTENING

Have You Ever Sized Up?

EL PAPEL PICADO MEXICANO.

El Día de Muertos se representa con diferentes elementos, como la comida de los difuntos, las flores, las veladoras, etc. Pero, sin duda, uno de los más importantes es el papel picado, tan colorido, volátil y divertido que nos fascina. Además, hay quien asegura que si una ofrenda no tiene papel picado, el color y el viento no se representan correctamente en cada altar.

El papel picado está hecho de un papel que no es mexicano y tiene su origen en un sector social un tanto desprotegido gracias a la colonización y las importaciones provenientes de otros países. De ser parte de la unión entre México y Europa pasó a formar parte imperante del Día de Muertos.

El hermoso y colorido papel picado nació en el siglo XIX, cuando China importaba papel de colores como blanco o negro —de ahí viene el nombre “papel China”— pero éste era llevado a Europa y de ahí llegaba a nuestro territorio. No obstante, no se vendía mucho ya que no tenía un uso real o útil pues es ligero y aunque resistente, su fin se avistaba cercano.

Así, las tiendas de raya ubicadas en las grandes haciendas lo vendían, pero no para hacer papel picado, sino para utilizarse en casa. Al no venderse, los peones eran obligados a adquirir pliegos de papel para darles un uso. La leyenda cuenta que en alguna de las tiendas vendían el papel picado y explicaban que así se utilizaba en China, del otro lado del mundo y es real.

En China se utiliza el papel para crear arte, pero sobresalía esta técnica en la que se cortan figuras en trozos de papel, lo cual se trasladó acá y se llama hasta la fecha papel picado. Puebla era el lugar al que más llegaba el papel China y por ello, eran los habitantes quienes más lo adquirían, más específicamente, Huixcolotla. Así, los peones además de dedicarse a las labores agrarias aprendieron a cortar el papel y al ver que eran bonitas y se podían producir en grandes cantidades, decidieron venderlas en poblados cercanos.



Spanish México

EL PAPEL PICADO MEXICANO.

In today's podcast for ESL Learners:

1. Making Light of..... a useful phrase to make a situation better
2. Cats to get microchipped - but only in England
3. Courteney Cox claims Matthew Perry visits her from the dead. 


Full transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S5_73AKbPjlSZOwPLVjlF_556pnXMd3chHXcTZckIEw/edit?usp=sharing

