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Originally Posted by Nath
Speak louder and slower.
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Yes, slow and emphasizing pronunciation is essential. Sure enough volume... but not way too high either! (not a matter of deafness  , unless in the windy Mongolia steppe, cool blog and nice story, Nath).
Pretty obvious, but do not use slang at all and look for sort of complete and "international/French/latin/greek sounding" words: say motorcycle, instead of bike (motor and cycle will be easier to recognize in many languages: Motorrad, motocicleta, etc).
Support words with gestures: do you have a "pump", and move your arms pumping (Pumpe, bomba, etc, so the meaning comes to mind more easily).
The idea is to boost the effectiveness of communication in English with non/average foreign speakers.
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