{"id":1471,"date":"2024-02-02T21:46:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T21:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1471"},"modified":"2024-07-26T15:19:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:19:46","slug":"apply-it-culture-and-communication","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/businesscommunication\/chapter\/apply-it-culture-and-communication\/","title":{"raw":"Apply It: Culture and Communication","rendered":"Apply It: Culture and Communication"},"content":{"raw":"<section class=\"textbox learningGoals\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand the difference between race and ethnicity<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand how cultural differences related to race can affect communication<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand how cultural differences among people from different countries can affect communication<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand how cultural differences related to religion can affect communication<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Understand how to adjust your communication for an audience that includes people from different cultures<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<h2>Cross-Cultural Communication<\/h2>\r\n<p>A diverse group of Stanford Business School students present different challenges they have encountered in cross-cultural communication.<\/p>\r\n<section class=\"textbox watchIt\">\r\n<p>[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/QjEDxlzZnIo?si=gwzWrGl2-8rFDAsQ[\/embed]<\/p>\r\n<p>You can view the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/BCommMgrs\/Transcripts\/LostinTranslation_HowtoCommunicateAcrossCultures_transcript.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transcript for \"Lost in Translation: How to Communicate Across Cultures\" here (opens in new window).<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<section class=\"textbox connectIt\">\r\n<h3>What are the three main barriers to effective cross-cultural communication and how can individuals and organizations address these barriers to improve communication in a multicultural environment?<\/h3>\r\n<p>[reveal-answer q=\"290769\"]Click to Show Sample Answer[\/reveal-answer]<br \/>\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"290769\"]The three main barriers to effective cross-cultural communication are anxiety, ethnocentrism, and differences in language meaning.<\/p>\r\n<p>To address the barriers to effective cross-cultural communication, individuals and organizations can implement the following strategies:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>\r\n<p><strong>Reducing Anxiety<\/strong>:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Cultural Training<\/strong>: Provide cultural competence training to employees to help them understand and appreciate cultural differences. 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