Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 4. Communication Challenges in a Diverse, Global Marketplace
"Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office.
"In this video, I talk about what helped me speak with an American accent and how I became fluent in English.
"Jesse Rieser's memories of growing up in Springfield, Missouri in the 1990s unfold against a familiar retail backdrop: storming the aisles of Toys R Us with his brother; meeting friends at the mall to flirt with girls and play videogames; hunting new bands in the CD racks of Best Buy," writes Laura Mellonee in a piece at Wired.
"One of the best parts of traveling overseas is experiencing another culture," writes Ashley Rossi (photo, left) in a piece at BusinessInsider.
"I thought it might be interesting to consider the advice I would give someone moving from a country with a flexible view of time to my home country (US), where time is controlled, often to the point of absurdity.
"Let’s talk about what we know about how rate of speech impacts credibility and persuasiveness.
"If you listen closely, there is a unique cry for help that can be heard within intercultural businesses everywhere.
"For most of us, language is transparent.
"As I pointed out in the previous article about evaluating intercultural mistrust, we have double standards with regards to trust.
"When clients first meet with me to improve their ability to communicate with colleagues and clients from other cultures, clarity is not usually at the top of their wish list.
"What’s the requirement of being a good intercultural communicator?
"In the previous article I had you look at unreliable criteria for deciding whether to grant or withhold trust in an intercultural context.
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"You cannot avoid building an identity.
"When cultures mix there are many unknowns, such as different accents, unfamiliar body language and tones of voice.
"The foundation on which trust is built or broken is the speech act of promises.
Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl, offers a wide selection of easy-to-use advice on getting things right.
"Did you know that you listen with cultural ears and see with cultural eyes?
"Do you expect to feel comfortable using English as a second language when writing an email, making a phone call, expressing yourself during a meeting, writing a report, giving a presentation, and so on?
Sherwood Fleming reports.
"My clients often tell me that one of the difficulties they encounter when conducting business internationally is that they don’t know how to quickly build trust.
"We set out to find the most common languages — besides English — spoken at home in every state, based on the US Census Bureau's 2012-2016 American Community Survey estimates.