Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge – Expand Your Mindset
Today’s Cross Cultural Communication Challenge Tip is one of the reasons why you need to summarize and confirm understanding throughout your cross-cultural communication. We usually all remember to do this when we meet someone from a culture we are not familiar with.
Misunderstandings are also common when we get used to a specific culture and have had a few successful conversations. It is easy to feel comfortable with a conversation. But we must always have ours ears tuned in for possible misunderstandings.
Different cultures have different meanings for words. Sometimes it is the slightest differences in meanings that can be the most misleading. It is always best to reconfirm your understanding at the slightest doubt.
Cross-Cultural Communication Challenge Tip #23
Your challenge to improve you cross-cultural mindset:
- Read your daily tips every day during the challenge
- Think about what this means to you
- Reflect on how this could help you get more international clients
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- 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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