Communicating Across Cultures - Assets...A Communicating clearly – good and bad news B Managing...

3
Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-18198-3 – Communicating Across Cultures Bob Dignen Frontmatter More information © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Communicating Across Cultures Bob Dignen Cambridge Business Skills

Transcript of Communicating Across Cultures - Assets...A Communicating clearly – good and bad news B Managing...

Page 1: Communicating Across Cultures - Assets...A Communicating clearly – good and bad news B Managing conversation styles 4 Managing international meetings 18 A Decision making B Dealing

Cambridge University Press978-0-521-18198-3 – Communicating Across CulturesBob DignenFrontmatterMore information

© in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org

Communicating Across CulturesBob Dignen

Cambridge Business Skills

Page 2: Communicating Across Cultures - Assets...A Communicating clearly – good and bad news B Managing conversation styles 4 Managing international meetings 18 A Decision making B Dealing

Cambridge University Press978-0-521-18198-3 – Communicating Across CulturesBob DignenFrontmatterMore information

© in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org

c a m b r i d g e u n i v e r s i t y p r e s sCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, Mexico City

Cambridge University PressThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK

www.cambridge.orgInformation on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521181983

© Cambridge University Press 2011

This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements,no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.

First published 2011

Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge

A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library

ISBN 978-0-521-18198-3 Student’s Book with Audio CDISBN 978-0-521-18202-7 DVD

Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Information regarding prices, travel timetables and other factual information given in this work is correct at the time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such information thereafter.

Page 3: Communicating Across Cultures - Assets...A Communicating clearly – good and bad news B Managing conversation styles 4 Managing international meetings 18 A Decision making B Dealing

Cambridge University Press978-0-521-18198-3 – Communicating Across CulturesBob DignenFrontmatterMore information

© in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org

Preparingtocommunicateacrosscultures 4

1 Developinginterculturalskills 6 A Describingcorporatecultures B Developingflexiblethinkingtodealwithdifferentinterculturalsituations

2 Managingfirstmeetings 10 A Strategiesformanagingfirstmeetings B Buildingrelationships

3 Communicatingeffectively 14 A Communicatingclearly–goodandbadnews B Managingconversationstyles

4 Managinginternationalmeetings 18 A Decisionmaking B Dealingwithdifferentanddifficultstylesofcommunication

5 Becomingabetterlistener 22 A Clarifyingmeaning B Listeningeffectively

6 Presentingacrosscultures 26 A Customisingyourmessagefordifferentaudiences B Managingquestionseffectively

7 Writingemails 30 A Communicatingclearlyinemails B Communicatingsensitivemessageseffectively

8 Negotiatingacrosscultures 34 A Settingclearobjectivesforanegotiation B Influencingstrategiesfornegotiations

9 Managingconflict 38 A Understandingandavoidingconflict B Dealingwithconflict

10 Workinginaninternationalteam 42 A Introducingyourselftoyourteam B Givingandrespondingtoteamfeedback

11 Managingdiversityandcreativity 46 A Gettingthebestoutofaninternationalteam B Problem-solvingtechniques

12 Profilingyourinterculturalcompetence 50 Self-profilingofinterculturalcompetenceanddevelopmentofapersonalactionplan

Audioscripts 52Keyandcommentary 64Communicationtasks 75Furtherreading 93Acknowledgements 96

3

Contents