June 2015
7 Tips for Overcoming Language Barriers
Earlier this month, I delivered a workshop addressing cultural diversity in the workplace at the NJ Society of CPAs conference. The topic was selected to address the reality that the workplace in New Jersey is becoming increasingly more multilingual/multicultural. Communication and understanding become more challenging when the employees of a company or firm come from a variety of ethnic, religious, or cultural origins. The challenges are universal and while each situation and company demographic is unique, I’d like to share with you some easy techniques you can use to assess and increase understanding that I shared with workshop attendees.Here are seven tips that will help avoid mutual mystification in communication:
