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Roswell, GA - April 07, 2009 - Greentree Health Science Academy in Hamilton, Ohio proudly teaches Workplace Spanish® after two of their students assisted EMT personnel at the scene of an accident of non-English speaking Latinos.

Emily Anderson and Emily Ulrich were driving to school when they saw a car swerve and slam into a guardrail right in front of them. The victims were non-English speaking Latino women. Anderson and Ulrich had taken Workplace Spanish® for HealthCare at Greentree Health Science Academy, which proved to be just what was needed. They assisted the EMT to find out the women’s vital information and where they were hurt.

Greentree Spanish teacher, Julie Jestice, was absolutely astounded by her students’ heroic actions and use of Spanish during the emergency. “What they did was amazing.  I have always agreed with the Workplace Spanish® theory but what these high school teenagers did really made me a believer.” Jestice enthused.  “The traditional Spanish classes at their previous schools only confused them.  For our high school medical assistant program, I use the “Workplace Spanish®  for HealthCare” book to teach them real life, job-specific language skills.  I also added games like “Simon Says” and used role play conversations to help them practice speaking and to remember vocabulary. These girls surprised everyone by doing what the EMS and police with years of experience on the job could not do.  With the ever increasing Hispanic population this need is only going to increase.  This ability in Spanish will give the girls an advantage during job interviews or prevent them from being downsized.”

I’m excited to teach my students a real life skill that will use on the job and in daily life.  Emily and Emily have proven publicly that Workplace Spanish® is simple and effective for learning Spanish! I’m thrilled to give the students a skill that is so empowering.”

Tom Sutula, Workplace Spanish president, adds “This kind of story shows perfectly what we are trying to achieve with our learning materials and that this way of learning Spanish is very usable. It is wonderful to hear such a great success story.” For more information please visit www.workplacespanish.com or e-mail info@workplacespanish.com.

About Workplace Spanish, Inc.

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops learning materials that help people communicate with Spanish-speakers in various work situations. Designed for time-stressed professionals, the company’s programs are very easy to use, especially for people who need to start speaking Spanish quickly. They do not teach grammar and no prior Spanish training is required. Users learn Spanish pronunciation and relevant “bite-size” terms and expressions that are important for work and daily conversation.

Tom Sutula
Workplace Spanish, Inc.
225 Willow Brook Drive, Suite 3
Roswell, Georgia 30076
E-mail: news@WorkplaceSpanish.com
Phone: (770) 993-4075

Press Releases Medical Assistant Program, Spanish Classes, Swerve

Roswell, GA, February 2, 2009 - Food Lion LLC has selected “Workplace Spanish® for Retailers and Supermarkets”, a learning program developed by Workplace Spanish, Inc., to improve communication in their supermarkets with Spanish-speaking customers and associates. Store supervisors, department managers and other key associates will utilize the popular learning materials to develop basic Spanish skills.

Jose Perez, Food Lion’s Language and Translation Specialist, stated that “Workplace Spanish® for Retailers and Supermarkets” includes the relevant vocabulary, expressions and practice scenarios that best suits our needs. The materials are just very practical and easy to use. We are not expecting associates to be proficient Spanish speakers, but the Workplace Spanish® program will give our people a chance to make customers and associates feel more welcome. We want to create great customer experiences. By knowing some appropriate Spanish, we are reaching out and connecting with our Food Lion Spanish speaking customers and associates.”

“Enabling basic communication between English and Spanish speakers is the mission of our company”, Tom Sutula, President of Workplace Spanish, Inc, states. “We develop basic learning programs that cut through the language barrier and improve communication. This results in better understanding, teamwork and efficiency, which will pay off in better customer relationships and smoother operations. This is more important than ever in these challenging economic times.”

With stores in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, Food Lion LLC addresses the Hispanic population growth by making Spanish a part of their vocabulary. They are hoping to create awareness and do their part to bridge the language gap.

Workplace Spanish®, Inc. develops job-specific learning materials for both English and Spanish speakers. Their manuals and Click It® CD-ROMs are available for over 25 different industries and occupations. The company will customize programs to meet specific needs. For more information please visit www.workplacespanish.com or e-mail info@workplacespanish.com.

About Workplace Spanish, Inc.:

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops job-specific learning materials for both English and Spanish-speakers. Designed for time-stressed adults in government, industry, health care and education, the company’s materials are easy-to-use and non-academic; they do not require prior language training. Workplace Spanish® programs have been used by over 350 colleges and schools across the country and are suitable for class training or self-study.

Food Lion, LLC:

Food Lion LLC is a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group (NYSE: DEG). Food Lion LLC operates more than 1,300 supermarkets, either directly or through affiliated entities, under the names of Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Harvey’s, Reid’s and Sweetbay. These stores meet local customer needs and preferences for the freshest and best quality products. Food Lion LLC employs approximately 73,000 associates in 11 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Tom Sutula
Workplace Spanish, Inc.
225 Willow Brook Drive, Suite 3
Roswell, Georgia 30076
E-mail: tom@WorkplaceSpanish.com
Phone: (770) 993-4075

Press Releases Communication Gap, Food Lion, Roswell Ga

Roswell, GA, October 3, 2008 – Workplace Spanish, Inc., developer of the country’s most widely used Spanish learning materials for the workplace celebrates its 10th anniversary this month by launching its new Website. The new, graphical look makes navigating the diverse array of products a breeze. Pricing & ordering, customers and their comments, and all other general information is readily available at the top of each page.

The company was founded in 1998 as a travel language company by its president, Tom Sutula. He created a simplified, no grammar, easy-pronunciation language approach for travelers and produced pocket-size travel cards in 10 languages.

With the tremendous growth of the Hispanic population and workforce, Sutula realized that his simplified learning approach would be of great help in the workplace where language barriers were creating tremendous challenges for employers. In 2000 the company was re-named Workplace Spanish®. They have become the country’s most popular brand of job-related language materials with almost 75,000 users in 47 states.

Workplace Spanish’s new Website is designed to provide easy access to product information, samples, prices and much more. “People are so time-stressed, they can’t waste time searching for every little bit of information, so we made it quite easy to find what they need. Our site incorporates necessary information for our customers or instructors, but if there are ever any questions, we are always happy to help. We are proud of our excellent customer service”, Sutula stated. For more information, please visit the website at www.workplacespanish.com or e-mail info@workplacespanish.com.

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About Workplace Spanish, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops job-specific learning materials for both English and Spanish-speakers. Designed for time-stressed adults in government, industry, health care and education, the company’s materials are easy-to-use and non-academic; they do not require prior language training. Workplace Spanish® programs have been used by over 350 colleges and schools across the country and are suitable for class training or self-study.
Contact:

Tom Sutula
Workplace Spanish, Inc.
tom@WorkplaceSpanish.com
Phone: (770) 993-4075

Press Releases Easy Pronunciation, Hispanic Population, Travel Cards

Roswell, GA, October, 28 2008 - Workplace Spanish, Inc. has added “Hotels & Hospitality” to its repertoire of Spanish learning materials. The new learning program will help English speaking managers and supervisors in the hospitality business communicate with their Spanish speaking staff members.

“Workplace Spanish® for Hotels & Hospitality” was developed specifically for hotels, motels and other hospitality properties where basic, effective Spanish will improve communication and teamwork with Hispanic associates resulting in higher quality service and property maintenance.  The 75-page, 2 audio CD program covers all the important conversational expressions as well as supervisory and hotel-related topics including Interviewing, Scheduling, Job Rules, Standards, Safety, Accident & Emergencies, Hotel Terminology & Locations, Housekeeping, Laundry and Property Maintenance.

Tom Sutula, President of Workplace Spanish, Inc. stated “The hotel and hospitality industry was in dire need of an easy Spanish learning program like this to help keep their business running smoothly. With today’s diverse workforce, speaking even a little job-specific Spanish will translate into better understanding, teamwork and efficiency, which pays off in smoother operations and enhanced profitability.” For more information please visit www.workplacespanish.com or e-mail info@workplacespanish.com.

About Workplace Spanish, Inc.

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops job-specific learning materials for both English and Spanish-speakers.  Designed for time-stressed adults in government, industry, health care and education, the company’s materials are easy-to-use and non-academic; they do not require prior language training.  Workplace Spanish® programs have been used by over 350 colleges and schools across the country and are suitable for class training or self-study.

 

Tom Sutula
Workplace Spanish, Inc.
225 Willow Brook Drive, Suite 3
Roswell, Georgia 30076
E-mail: tom@WorkplaceSpanish.com
Phone: (770) 993-4075

Press Releases E Mail, Hospitality Business, Industry Health

ROSWELL, GA., Aug. 18, 2008 — ¿Qué pasa aquí?

 

An officer stops a car for speeding. As the officer approaches, the driver is frantic. The driver is waving his arms, shouting incessantly in Spanish and pointing to the passenger who appears to be in agony and his holding his side.

Is this:

a. the get away car and the two men who just robbed a store down the road, one of whom was shot, or

b. a man and his nephew who are rushing to the hospital because the nephew has appendicitis?

If the officer doesn’t know even basic Spanish this situation could easily turn tragic. With Workplace Spanish® a dangerous situation can be averted.

 

Workplace Spanish® offers both Spanish learning manuals accompanied by audio CDs, and an easy-to-use CD-ROM called “Click It™” which features clickable audio Spanish terms and expressions that help law enforcement professionals speak Spanish in a basic and effective manner without having to learn academic Spanish. It uses relevant “bite-size” terms and phrases to get a message, question or response across.

Workplace Spanish worked closely with the Las Vegas police department in creating the law enforcement program. Workplace Spanish president Tom Sutula says, “They told us what was critical to them on a day-to-day basis – what was most important to their officers. Like most law enforcement departments, they didn’t have the time or budget to have everyone become fluent in Spanish.”

Over the past year law enforcement agencies from across the country including Nashville, TN, Eagan, MN and the FBI’s Atlanta office have addressed language challenges by adding Workplace Spanish® . They all recognized that the lack of clear communication for their staffs could be frustrating, potentially dangerous and costly.

Sutula says that Workplace Spanish® has been used by thousands of officers. Many appreciate the flexibility of the new Click It™ CD-ROM. “It gives them the ability to look up an expression and “click on it” to hear the Spanish and phonetic pronunciations played aloud. They can either repeat the Spanish or play it loud enough for a Spanish-speaker to hear.”

Detailed information and sample excerpts from on the Law Enforcement program are available on the company’s website at the following link: www.WorkplaceSpanish.com/law_enforcement.htm

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops materials that for basic, effective communication with Spanish-speakers in various work situations. Designed for time-stressed professionals in government, industry, health care and education, the company’s materials are easy-to-use and non-academic; they do not require prior Spanish training. Users learn Spanish pronunciation and how to say brief terms and phrases that are relevant to their work and everyday conversation.

Its job-specific programs are used in more than two dozen industries and the company is continually adding new areas. The company recently launched its first English learning program for Hispanic workers in manufacturing and industrial occupations. Many colleges and schools teach Workplace Spanish programs.

Contact:

Tom Sutula

Workplace Spanish, Inc.

tom@WorkplaceSpanish.com

www.WorkplaceSpanish.com

Phone: (770) 993-4075

Press Releases Bite Size, Roswell Ga, Spanish Terms

Roswell, GA, December, 15 2008 - Workplace Spanish, Inc. has launched a new program to its “Trabajadores Series” of English learning products. “Inglés para Trabajadores” is designed for companies who want to train their Spanish-speaking associates in “workplace English.”  It is the second in the “Trabajadores” series and is applicable to workers in virtually any industry.

While the company is well known for its wide array of Spanish-learning products, “Inglés para Trabajadores” addresses the needs of organizations with Spanish-speaking workforces. Developed from the worker’s perspective, the learning program will help Hispanics communicate in basic English to ask about pay, job duties and work procedures, and many other topics”, said Tom Sutula, president of Workplace Spanish.

“From an organization’s perspective, learning English that can be used at work is a win-win for the company and the employee,” Sutula continued. “The company will improve its productivity, while the employees will become better skilled and more valuable.”

The program includes a 55-page manual with audio CD and is also available on the company’s exclusive Click It ® CD-ROM. While it can be utilized on a self-study basis, it is best used in a class training environment where a bilingual leader can answer questions and guide “students” through the most appropriate material. Workplace Spanish, Inc. also offers customization services to meet specific needs.. For more information on this program and the company’s “Trabajadores Industriales” program, please visit the company’s website at www.workplacespanish.com or send an e-mail to info@workplacespanish.com.

About Workplace Spanish, Inc.

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops job-specific learning materials for both English and Spanish-speakers. Designed for time-stressed adults in government, industry, health care and education, the company’s materials are easy-to-use and non-academic; they do not require prior language training. Workplace Spanish® programs have been used by more than 75,000 people across the country. Over 350 colleges and schools have used Workplace Spanish® materials for training in their local communities.

Tom Sutula,
Workplace Spanish, Inc.,
225 Willow Brook Drive, Suite 3,
Roswell, Georgia 30076,
E-mail: news@WorkplaceSpanish.com,
Phone: (770) 993-4075

Press Releases Adults, Industry Health, Perspective

ROSWELL, Ga., Aug. 18, 2008 – Workplace Spanish®, developer of America’s most popular workplace-specific Spanish learning materials, used by over 70,000 people, announced today the release of Click It™, a CD-ROM that features clickable audio Spanish terms and expressions with pronunciations and phonetics to help teachers and school staff efficiently deliver bilingual communication without learning academic Spanish.

 

Many teachers can’t adequately communicate with Spanish-speaking students and their parents when bilinguals on staff are busy or otherwise unavailable, said Tom Sutula, president of Workplace Spanish, Inc. The company created Click It™, he said, to help time-stressed teachers deliver basic Spanish communication in a cost-effective manner.

 

“Speaking a little job-related Spanish is a necessity in almost any occupation today, but schools are a special challenge due to their mission and the growth rate of Spanish-speaking students,” Sutula said. “Click It™ gives every teacher the ability to communicate with their Spanish-speaking students without searching for dictionaries and outside assistance.”

 

Click It™ users conduct keyword searches or scroll down the CD-ROM’s PDF pages to find questions they need to ask or statements they must make. They then click on the English expression to hear the Spanish and phonetic pronunciations spoken aloud.

 

Users can then repeat the Spanish or play it loud enough for Spanish-speakers to hear.

 

For instance, a teacher may click on the phrase “do you have a question” to play the Spanish expression “¿Tiene una pregunta?” for a Spanish-speaking student that has a confused look on his face.

Sutula added that Click It™ can be used in three ways: for on-the-job communication; as a refresher for prior Spanish class training; and as a tool for self-study. Click It™ complements the company’s written learning manuals which have been used by more than 5,000 teachers nationwide.

 

Detailed information and Click It™ samples are available on the company’s website at http://www.WorkplaceSpanish.com/click_it.htm. Single-user copies can be purchased from the website at $29.99. Multi-user licenses are available for use on a school’s computer network.

Founded in 1998, Workplace Spanish, Inc. develops learning materials that help people communicate with Spanish-speakers in various work situations. Designed for time-stressed professionals, the company’s programs are very easy to use, especially for people who need to start speaking Spanish quickly. They do not teach grammar and no prior Spanish training is required. Users learn Spanish pronunciation and relevant “bite-size” terms and expressions that are important for work and daily conversation.

Contact:

Workplace Spanish, Inc.

Tom Sutula

770-993-4075

news@WorkplaceSpanish.com

http://www.workplacespanish.com/

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