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Cross-Cultural Communication in the Workplace: Tips For Communication Success

Bryce Purnell
5 min readFeb 2, 2023

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Are you new to the business world and working in a remote team across cultures? If so, you may be feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of successfully communicating with colleagues from different backgrounds and countries.

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But don’t worry — cross-cultural communication doesn’t have to be difficult.

In this article, we’ll provide simple and effective tips to help you build your communication skills for the workplace and ensure success. Read on to learn more about how to communicate effectively across cultures.

Defining Culture

Culture is a powerful force in the workplace and understanding it is essential for successful cross-cultural communication. Culture encompasses a variety of elements such as language, customs, beliefs, values, behavior, and attitudes that a group of people share.

It is important to recognize that culture affects how people perceive, understand, and communicate with one another. To illustrate this, think about how the…

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Bryce Purnell
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