Module 3/4 28 min

Meetings, writing and feedback across cultures

Step 1 / 3·Running the meeting

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Learning objectives — after this module you will:

Run a multicultural meeting that gets everyone's input
Write clearly for second-language readers
Deliver negative feedback that lands without loss of face

Learn ~10 min

Running the meeting

Get input from the people who will not simply speak up.

The third technique offsets the native speaker's advantage in a meeting.

Native speakers always have an advantage in meetings

In an English-language meeting, native speakers talk faster, interrupt more easily and take up more airtime — not because their ideas are better. Writing before speaking is the cheapest way to level it.

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