In this episode, I interview Elias Ek.

Elias is from Sweden, but has lived in Taiwan for the past 25 years, where he runs his own company, Enspyre.

Listen to find out about:

Elias' first encounter in Chinese in Taiwan
His first job in Taiwan
Experience of working as a foreigner in a Taiwanese company
His breakthrough in learning Chinese
His experience on learning speaking without characters
His use of Chinese while running his own company in Taiwan
How he prepares for giving speeches in Chinese
His approach interviewing new employees
Why classroom language learning is broken
Difference in western versus Chinese business culture
How he elicits ideas from his staff
What he would change about his strategy learning Chinese
How Chinese compares in difficulty to other languages

Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 002: Elias Ek

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