Tutor told me this, i was seen as unkut because of the way i spoke. my grammar wasn t great, but i had this thick working-class accent. i remember careerly the albatross. i spent two years listening to the bbc world service, trying to get my speech down so i wasn t letting myself down, so that i could get my points of view across. looking back on it, it s a mixed story. i needed to fix the grammar, i needed to learn to speak this language well. but don t lose your authenticity. but don t lose your authenticity. i don t think i needed this is tension between authenticity and confirmity. the book is executive presents, sylvia ann hewitt, thank you so much, joe ana, you so have it. thank for coming in. coming up, a rude awakening