Cross-Cultural Communication 30-Day Challenge – Get Extreme With Clarity
When you have a global vision over all aspects of your cross-cultural conversation it is much easier to pick up on any areas where you need to add clarity. Striving to pay attention to everything is one reason why it can be tiring in the beginning.
Some businesses prefer to have a team of 2 people to attend a cross-cultural meeting. One person focuses on the agenda of the meeting and the other person focuses on the conversation as a whole. Even though I have never personally worked within these specific roles, I have found it natural to compare impressions after a cross-cultural meeting. But don’t forget, if you need strong international skills you will also need to become skilled at multi-tasking mentally.
Clarity In Cross-Cultural Communication Tip 28
So now you have a global vision of your cross-cultural communication, now what?
Notice similarities where glitches happen in your communication.
Here are a few guidelines for you to start thinking about how you can improve the clarity of your communication:
- Look for similarities in how things happen.
- Look at what worked well and what didn’t.
- When the business deal has been concluded, review your communication to see if you can improve your understanding of what went well and what didn’t.
This is how you can develop your cross-cultural skills and learn where you need to improve your clarity. This is something you can only learn through practice. So remember to do this after each cross-cultural encounter. It only takes a few minutes to mentally go over things in your head.
Use this tip as a starting point. Think about what this means to you. Not sure what you think about this? There are a few links below for suggested reading to get you started. Follow each of these tips this month to improve your cultural skills.
Further Suggested Reading & Viewing
- Which Directories are You Relying on?
- Cultural Dimensions – A New Tool
- Where Cultural Miscommunication Happens
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First Month: Short tips to think about
There are 4 Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges in 2009. Cross-cultural communication can be overwhelming. International business professionals are often too busy to take the time to improve their cross-cultural communication skills. This is why this challenge is divided into 4 specific areas of improvement and why the tips are very short.
| Challenge | Why | When |
| Mindset | It all starts here | March 2009 |
| Clarity | Your first priority | June 2009 |
| Trust | To bring in sales | September 2009 |
| Personal Development | For strong cultural skills | December 2009 |
These 4 different aspects of cross-cultural communication are what I found to be the most important to me throughout my 25 years of international sales and marketing. You can read more about the other monthly challenges here:
- 2009 Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges
- Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge 1 – Expand Your Mindset
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Use Your Cultural Skills to Get More International Sales
Second Month: Short review on how to use the cultural tips to get more international sales
Are you an international business professional? Then don’t stop at this month’s challenge. After each monthly Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge, the following month reviews each one of these tips once again, this time together the corresponding International Sales Best Practices.
This is where things get fun. You will see where to put your cultural skills into practice to get more international sales. Turbo charge your learning by going through the cross-cultural communication tips once again, this time looking at them from a sales angle and through the eyes of an international sales professional.
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