How to avoid the communication failed by different culture?

Communications Management

Bookkhalakorn Chaidee Nonthaburi, Thailand

I've experienced with my colleague in different country that misunderstood what I've assigned which effected to the quality of results before I got that some word emailed them was not use in same meaning in Thailand.

Posted: Apr 23, 2017 4:17 AM

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Sungjoon Park Coral Springs, Fl, United States

Visualizing is one of good methods together with using templates to reduce misunderstandings of messages.

Posted: Apr 25, 2017 10:44 PM

Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Research the conversational habits of the other culture and comparing it to your own would be very beneficial. For example, in Japan people say 'Yes' and nod their heads periodically during a long conversation to show they are paying attention to the speaker. Westerners would think these indicate assent or agreement, and would believe the speaker made certain commitments. You can imagine the problems that can arise later, when it seems the Japanese speaker reneged on a promise. Learning how other cultures communicate can make you aware of conversational pitfalls you never imagined existed, and prevent many disasters on a project.

Posted: Apr 26, 2017 8:20 AM

Liana Underwood National Capital Region, Va, United States

Such great ideas on how to clarify communications among multi-cultural teams.

Posted: Apr 26, 2017 8:37 AM

Prashant Sonwane Sr. Program Manager| Winjit Technologies Pvt Ltd Nashik, Maharashtra, India

Apr 23, 2017 11:48 AM

Replying to Sonali Malu

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Cultural differences definitely need to be understood/considered.
It is better to ask for confirmation about your proposal/feedback to make sure that you are on the same page. It is better to repeat our understanding during conversations over call.
It is a challenge sometimes, but making efforts towards communication can help.

Agreed Sonali.

Posted: Apr 29, 2017 1:05 AM

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