Ten Tips for Cross Cultural Communication

Written by Neil Payne


Ten Tips for Cross Cultural Communication

Here are some simple tips to help you improve your cross cultural communication skills:

Slow Down

Even when English isrepparttar common language in a cross cultural situation, this does not mean you should speak at normal speed. Slow down, speak clearly and ensure your pronunciation is intelligible.

Separate Questions

Try not to ask double questions such as, “Do you want to carry on or shall we stop here?” In a cross cultural situation onlyrepparttar 104022 first or second question may have been comprehended. Let your listener answer one question at a time.

Avoid Negative Questions

Many cross cultural communication misunderstandings have been caused byrepparttar 104023 use of negative questions and answers. In English we answer ‘yes’ ifrepparttar 104024 answer is affirmative and ‘no’ if it is negative. In other cultures a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ may only be indicating whetherrepparttar 104025 questioner is right or wrong. For example,repparttar 104026 response to “Are you not coming?” may be ‘yes’, meaning ‘Yes, I am not coming.’

Take Turns

Cross cultural communication is enhanced through taking turns to talk, making a point and then listening torepparttar 104027 response.

Write it Down

If you are unsure whether something has been understood write it down and check. This can be useful when using large figures. For example, a billion inrepparttar 104028 USA is 1,000,000,000,000 while inrepparttar 104029 UK it is 1,000,000,000.

Be Supportive

Effective cross cultural communication is in essence about being comfortable. Giving encouragement to those with weak English gives them confidence, support and a trust in you.

gomembers’ Virtual Booth for ASAE Annual Conference a Big Success!

Written by gomembers, Inc.


The gomembers new “virtual booth” concept was in full swing forrepparttar company’s attendance atrepparttar 104021 ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) annual conference recently held in Minneapolis, MN. Hundreds of visitors to gomembers’ booth were able to get product information regardingrepparttar 104022 company’s flagship membership and meeting planning software solutions, take an industry-related survey, and enterrepparttar 104023 booth prize giveaway atrepparttar 104024 only virtual booth during and afterrepparttar 104025 ASAE exhibition.

Visitors torepparttar 104026 gomembers’ booth were able to accessrepparttar 104027 site viarepparttar 104028 ASAE “Blog” (http://blogs.centeronline.org/ASAEMinneapolis2004/) which detailed much ofrepparttar 104029 Annual Meeting’s events, impressions and interesting notes, and also could visitrepparttar 104030 booth viarepparttar 104031 gomembers’ website, www.gomembers.com. gomembers wasrepparttar 104032 exclusive technology sponsor ofrepparttar 104033 ASAE Blog, and feltrepparttar 104034 use ofrepparttar 104035 changing technology was an excellent way to launch it’s virtual presence atrepparttar 104036 meeting.

“We are very pleased and excited aboutrepparttar 104037 positive response, and high volume of visitors to our virtual booth,” said gomembers Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Tom McGourty. “It wasrepparttar 104038 perfect opportunity for us to showcase technology and its interrelationship inrepparttar 104039 Association industry. Our software products are leadingrepparttar 104040 industry, and we felt it important to berepparttar 104041 first withrepparttar 104042 virtual booth atrepparttar 104043 meeting,” McGourty also noted.

The gomembers’ virtual booth remains at www.gomembers.com, and will remain to enhancerepparttar 104044 gomembers presence at future industry meetings.

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