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Language is sometime an big barrier in case
you are dealing with your team I to face when I was working with French/Arabs some tips * Try to understand "You" compare to 'I" * One should be a good listener this will help you a lot * Try to speak their language a little this will open a communication door for you even if you are wrong this will make them realized that you eager to learn and they will rectify you mistake and consider you as a team member. * Slowly and gradually the communication gape will be narrow and they will listen you and accept your ideas * Never be in an argument this will create a gape * The best things is to have sometime lunch with them during lunch hours
Use simplest language so that they can understand
Team work, Friendly environment, always appropriate good work. read to help always.
Communication should not be a barrier for you to talk with Expatriate, be and good listener , talk with them have a get together and do team.
So easily you can improve communication skills with expatriate and you come to know their cultures and backgrounds
Every organization has its own way of doing business. Anyone who has worked for more than one restaurant or retail store, attended more than one college or university, belonged to more than one team, or volunteered for more than one worthy cause knows that even when the same job is being performed, the way it’s done can be radically different. Theorists use the term organizational culture to describe these unique traits. An organization’s culture is a relatively stable, shared set of rules about how to behave and set of values about what is important. In everyday language, culture is the insiders’ view of “the way things are around here.” Organizational culture can affect you in many ways, large and small. Among other things, your organization’s culture can determine where and how long you will work. It can shape the emotional environment, including the degree of cooperation or competition, and notions of how much and what kinds of fun are appropriate. Culture will surely influence the way you and others dress and the physical environment in which you’ll spend your time. Organizational culture will govern the amount and type of interaction you have (both on and off the job) with other employees, both coworkers and management. Your fit with an organization’s culture can make all the difference between a satisfying and a disappointing job. Research shows that employees are more satisfied and committed to their jobs when their values match those of their supervisors and the organization. They are also more successful.
Dear Ms. Lamya
It is like a big opportunity if you find chance to work with college with different country and different culture . Follow basic principal tray to under stand there believe and working culture and gradually you become familiar with them do not be impatient give time them to complete there statement becouse some time they take more time to express.
for Example Japanese people use San or Sama after Individual name as well as company name because in Japan most of the company name is a family name like suzuki. on the another hand American takes strait names.
Warm Regards
Anurag
You learn their culture, their writings sayings specially ...
Just be friendly with them. Don't be so formal and start a conversation on anything around you like weather, traffic, upcoming events in the city etc. What I have realized is that people from the western countries are not too formal and they like to talk about things if someone is open and friendly with them and gives them the level of acceptance they want.
Having interaction with your international co-workers will definitely puts you an advantage of improving your communication skills in various perspectives like listening, accent like, learning new vocabulury, etc. Thanks for the Invitation. cheers.