Global Communication Worksheet

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Global Communications Worksheet

Your supervisor wants to send a brief e-mail message, welcoming employees recently transferred to your department from different regions across the company, which are Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Create a clear and concise welcome message that would be appropriate for these groups of employees.

Research the communication style of each of the following countries:

Brazil
Russia
India
China

Transcribe the following welcome message for the employees from each country:

I wanted to welcome you ASAP to our little family here in the States. It’s high time we shook hands in person and not just across the sea. I’m pleased as punch about getting to know you all, and I for one will do my level best to sell you on America.

Complete the table below with your transcribed welcome messages. Also indicate whether each of the countries are more individualistic or relationship focused, and whether they are direct or indirect in their communication.

Country
Transcribe Welcome Message
Relationship or Individualistic?
Direct or Indirect?
Brazil
I wanted to welcome you ASAP to our little family here in the States. I would like to meet with you in person, so that we can draw up a legal contract if possible.
Relationship
Direct
Russia
I wanted to welcome you ASAP to our little family here in the States ( bone crushing handshake from a male, and a less firm shake with male). I would like to meet with you in person, so that we can draw up a legal contract if possible.
Relationship
Direct
India
I wanted to welcome you ASAP to our little family here in the States. I am from India, and I have a BA in Business (and shake mutual hands). I would like to meet with you so we can draw up a legal contract. Then we can sit down with your mutual colleage.
Individualistic
Indirect
China
I wanted to welcome you ASAP to our little family here in the States (looking toward the ground).
I