I'm learning English for many years, and I use English at work. Some clients I cannot understand. I ask them to speak slowly. They do, but then they speak quickly again. My bigger problem is talking to French or Indian clients. Did you face this situation and find a solution?
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1The polite way of asking them to speak slowly is probably a better question for Interpersonal Skills– Severus SnapeCommented Aug 18, 2020 at 3:57
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If your question is, "What is the correct English you should use to ask someone to speak more slowly?" Then the problem is that the English is easy, but the * politics* is difficult.
"Please speak slowly and clearly, I am not a native English speaker and I want to make sure I correctly understand you."
Everything after that is politics.
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What do you mean by "politics"? Do you mean "interpersonal skills"? Commented Aug 17, 2020 at 20:06
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I mean that it is easy to cause offense or to have people look down on you if you use the wrong words, even if they are correct in English. Commented Aug 21, 2020 at 18:56