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answering questions in a presentation meeting

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Answering questions in presentation meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 17

Articles, Meetings, Presentation skills by Rochelle Kopp

Responding to questions skillfully is important in order to maintain a good image both for yourself and for the content you are presenting. Half the battle is to stay...

dealing with conflict in a cross-cultural meeting

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Dealing with conflict in a meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 16

Meetings, Cross-cultural communication, Articles by Rochelle Kopp

Just because people are debating a point intensively or excitedly does not necessarily mean that harmful conflict is occurring...

non-native speakers of English what to do if you have lost the thread of the conversation

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 What to do if you have lost the thread of the conversation — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 15

Articles, Learning English, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

Something mentioned in the conversation has sparked a train of thought that temporarily distracts you, when your attention returns to the discussion you realize that you have missed important information....

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Japanese language use during meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 14

Articles, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

Choosing to use a language that others present do not understand may be viewed as intentionally being secretive and some of the participants who do not speak Japanese might feel...

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Kisho-tenketsu and speaking persuasively — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 13

Meetings, Cross-cultural communication, Articles by Rochelle Kopp

What seems like a logical way of explaining things in Japanese may not necessarily seem logical in English. By switching to a more natural English discourse style, Japanese can...

Japanese find it difficult to speak up in meetings

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Why Japanese don’t speak up in meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 12

Articles, Meetings, Learning English by Rochelle Kopp

Japanese are often quiet in meetings because they have trouble getting a word in edgewise. When things are moving too quickly, or too much slang or technical jargon is...

when cross-cultural meetings get off track

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Keeping the conversation on track — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 11

Meetings, Articles by Rochelle Kopp

Digressions happen easily, particularly so in a meeting which is going well, because that’s when people are participating actively and contributing…The trick is how to handle the digression in a...

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Brainstorming — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 10

Meetings, Articles by Rochelle Kopp

Brainstorming is improvisational, unplanned, and unstructured, and is designed to maximize the creativity…But if one doesn’t realize that brainstorming is happening, or doesn’t know the unwritten rules, it can be...

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Encouraging participation — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 9

Meetings, Articles by Rochelle Kopp

Not everyone feels comfortable speaking up in a meeting…And when cultural and language differences are added in, the situation becomes even more complicated....

keeping a positive atmosphere in a meeting

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Keeping a positive atmosphere in the meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 8

Articles, Meetings by Rochelle Kopp

Meetings can be the site for a variety of nonproductive, dysfunctional behaviors, such as cutting someone off, being argumentative, or making negative comments. If positive action is not taken...

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Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Answering questions in presentation meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 17

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Dealing with conflict in a meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 16

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 What to do if you have lost the thread of the conversation — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 15

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Japanese language use during meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 14

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Kisho-tenketsu and speaking persuasively — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 13

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Why Japanese don’t speak up in meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 12

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Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Brainstorming — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 10

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Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Answering questions in presentation meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 17

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Dealing with conflict in a meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 16

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 What to do if you have lost the thread of the conversation — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 15

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Japanese language use during meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 14

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Kisho-tenketsu and speaking persuasively — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 13

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Why Japanese don’t speak up in meetings — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 12

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Keeping the conversation on track — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 11

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Brainstorming — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 10

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Encouraging participation — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 9

Last Updated: 15 Jul 2020 Keeping a positive atmosphere in the meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 8

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