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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Harrison wrote :</FONT></DIV>
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< </FONT>Tova and Avner could help a
lot here --></DIV>
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<DIV> I must admit i do not see myself as an expert on this issiues. But
i feel that the effort in colombia is dear to me so i will put in mu 2
intuitive cents: </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=arial size=2>. I found it useful to be more intentional and
careful (possibly) with my pre-event conversations with sponsors just to make
sure that they really wanted to take this trip and what the ground rules were.
But other than that -- business as usual.<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite"><BR><FONT face=arial size=2>The
practical question is in Pablo's words: </FONT><BR> <BR><FONT
face=verdana>One concern we had is whether it is really necessary that they
speak Spanish, some think that with one of us as a co facilitator this is
not needed. What are your thoughts on this? </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I
can remember doing several OS in Latin America where I was just about the only
English speaking person. Personally I would have felt a lot better had I
spoken Spanish for reasons of politeness if nothing else -- but as far as the
effectiveness of the OS, again it was business as usual. One of the things I
learned was just how intuitive OS really is. Another learning was about how
unimportant the actual words really are. But i always think it is much better
to have the whole thing in a language understood by the people. It wipes out
the expert syndrome, and a whole mess of other unneeded
baggage.<BR><BR>Harrison<BR><X-SIGSEP>
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