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I work for a big marketing company in Dubai, how can I effictively improve my communication skills with international coworkers from other cultures and backgrounds?

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Question added by Lamya Adam , Front Desk Team Leader , Mariott
Date Posted: 2016/02/18
KHAN IRFAN
by KHAN IRFAN , CFO , AL Nasser Sport Group

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 

 

 

 

 

Waqas Khalid
by Waqas Khalid , Construction Manager cum General Accountant , Global Patrons LLC

Use simplest language so that they can understand 

Zeeshan  Sarwar
by Zeeshan Sarwar , IT Engineer , JUMBO ELECTRONICS COMPANY LIMITED (LLC)

Team work, Friendly environment, always appropriate good work. read to help always. 

abeer khazaleh
by abeer khazaleh , علاقات عامة ومسؤولة الانشطة , مرسيليا للاستثمارات العقارية \ جالكسي بارك

To continue universal need to communicate and deliver information and allows communication skills to its owner success in the fields of marketing work for the product, it has the appropriate communication skills open the doors of his marketing and promotion of a wider doors 7 most important skills for effective communication are as follows: 1. You need to be clear Clear: 2_ shortened 3_ Be realistic Be honest 4_ Be coherent 5_ 6_ sure to complete your message or your goal 7_ Be friendly and in my opinion the most important when you communicate with others you have to paint a nice smile on your face sends the first sight of in the same communicates with you reassurance and comfort and sleep. And be sure to make this a natural smile and always reinforced by gently worm treatment. Use your phrasing Antekayaa carefully and wisely. Connect with others as they wish to communicate with you ... ðð

Mubarak Kishore
by Mubarak Kishore , HR BUSINESS PARTNER , Air Liquide

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

Tabrez Ahmed
by Tabrez Ahmed , Team leader sales and Business Development , Navriti technologies Pvt Ltd

 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. 

Anurag Singh
by Anurag Singh , Seniour Hr Executive , Hayakawa Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

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 

      

syed muhammad naeem
by syed muhammad naeem , Quality Control Officer , Pakistan Cables

You learn their culture, their writings sayings specially ...

Deleted user
by Deleted user

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.

MASOOQUE ALI
by MASOOQUE ALI , PAYROLL OFFICER , Arabian Bemco Contracting Co. Ltd

Try to speak in simple language. Be a good listener and try to create friendly atmosphere.

Gayasuddin Mohammed
by Gayasuddin Mohammed , Advocate , Practicing Law before High Court at Hyderabad

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.

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