Command Spanish® Seminar explains how workplace communication can improve

April 8, 2004

Business professionals are invited to a free seminar to learn how Miami University Hamilton and Middletown’s Command Spanish® team can promote better communication in the workplace.

The seminar will be held Thursday, April 29, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Harry T. Wilks Conference Center at Miami University Hamilton. A three-course buffet dinner will be served. To register, call 513/785-3131.

Command Spanish® is the leading provider of occupational Spanish language materials and workshops for the professions. The program uses learner-friendly language materials and workshops that require no prior knowledge of Spanish. It eliminates grammar instruction found in most other language programs. It also provides a full range of cross-cultural training designed to eliminate cultural misunderstandings. Simply stated, it is “Real Spanish for Real People.”

According to Jill Gauthier, program coordinator and instructor, with Command Spanish® “you can increase safety in the workplace, enhance worker’s job performance, decrease or remove communication barriers and provide better service to persons in the Hispanic community.”

During the seminar, participants will be introduced to Spanish pronunciation, learn a few words in Spanish and become familiar with some of the most common cultural differences between Latinos and non-Latinos.

Heather Schuster, a registered nurse at the Butler County Community Health Center, said, “Command Spanish was wonderful. It was quick and easy to learn. Staff people were able to do some basic communication after a few short weeks of class. I would strongly recommend it to anyone needing workplace Spanish.”