Kristen Badger

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ABOUT KRISTEN BADGER

Kristen empowers small business owners and medium-sized businesses to overcome the barriers of language and culture through strategic and personalized consulting. She is also a proud liaison to foreign nationals conducting business in the United States. Kristen is passionate about creating community, promoting a sense of belonging and is motivated by personal growth and connecting people and ideas through language. Why should one learn to speak another language-to expand your reach and networks -to access new markets and constituencies -to distinguish yourself from your peers -to improve your cognitive functions How do you say,”¿Cómo te llamas? In English? We take it to mean “What’s your name?”, but literally, it means “How do you call yourself?”. This is one example of how language learning instructs us in fluid understandings and the search for common ground. By learning another language, one learns to think in new ways. Not to mention, all the conversations you could be a part of if you spoke the language. If you don’t speak Spanish, you’re missing out. Her clients have: shown increased confidence, contributed more in group settings, brought up new outside-the-box ideas, deepened rapport with existing contacts and made more friends and professional contacts, BESIDES improving their speaking fluency in another language. Strategic language and culture consulting. Increases fluency in speaking, Reduces accent in target language, Produces Latin American cultural literacy, Improves accuracy in listening comprehension. Transform your potential into new and stronger, more meaningful connections by learning to speak another language.