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
Get All Cross-Cultural Communication Tips:
- Read more about all of the 2009 Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges
- Cross Cultural Communication Challenge 1 – Expand Your Mindset
- Cross Cultural Communication Challenge 2 – Get Extreme With Clarity
- Cross Cultural Communication Challenge 3 – Build Trust
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