Articulate speech is comprehensible and clear. It is one of the vital elements that is part of effective communication and Sustainable English:* Clear and precise sentence constructions
* Understandable social English
* Articulate oral communication
The video clip that follows is a funny example of stereotypes that originate from different languages. The stereotypes are what native English speakers hear when non-native speakers talk in their native language. It is funny but true if you do not understand a language that is different from your language.
The woman, a native English speaker, offers to help a manager during a meeting. Her job is to translate, as an interpreter, what the manager says to 7 people from 7 different countries. She looks at the name of each person and his or her country. The "interpreter" exaggerates the stereotype of how people speak in different countries by speaking nonsense.
It is exactly what people hear when they do not understand a language that is different from their native language. People comprehend the "music" or tone of the language, but not the words that the person says.
