If you work on any type of global team, you’ve probably seen some bad communication happen. But, the good news is that if we increase our awareness we can improve communication between people from different cultures, languages, and backgrounds.

Here are some strategies for you to improve global team communication.

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https://www.bridgebeyondenglish.com/post/communication-strategies-for-global-teams

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This episode is about EMPIRE. Specifically, the current and future state of EMPIRE.

Throughout history we’ve seen many empires rise and fall. Now we have the American superpower, or empire, and people are wondering if China might be the next superpower, or empire.

This episode is the second of a three-part series about empire. In particular, we focus on the history of empire in this second part.

In all three episodes I interview Missy Hart. Missy is an American living in Yokohama, Japan.

Her current work has been acting as a peace and reconciliation consultant, which means that she communicates between different religious groups in order to create peace and deeper connection between diverse communities and ways of thinking and being in the world.

She has a background in teaching in churches as a pastor/preacher, doing social work among poor communities, and has studied theology and religion among other things.

This topic of empire is huge and complex. You may not agree with everything Missy discusses, but I really do believe that this series of interviews will add wonderful perspective to the way you think about empire and the world we live in.

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What's the best way to facilitate a discussion? There's not only one perfect method, but there are some core concepts that make up the foundation of good facilitating. In this episode I share six of these core ideas.

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Throughout history we’ve seen many empires rise and fall. Now we have the American superpower, or empire, and people are wondering if China might be the next superpower, or empire.

This episode is the second of a three-part series about empire. In particular, we focus on the history of empire in this second part.

In all three episodes I interview Missy Hart. Missy is an American living in Yokohama, Japan.

Her current work has been acting as a peace and reconciliation consultant, which means that she communicates between different religious groups in order to create peace and deeper connection between diverse communities and ways of thinking and being in the world.

She has a background in teaching in churches as a pastor/preacher, doing social work among poor communities, and has studied theology and religion among other things.

This topic of empire is huge and complex. You may not agree with everything Missy discusses, but I really do believe that this series of interviews will add wonderful perspective to the way you think about empire and the world we live in.

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Throughout history we’ve seen many empires rise and fall. Now we have the American superpower, or empire, and people are wondering if China might be the next superpower, or empire.

This episode is the first of a three-part series about empire.

In all three episodes I interview Missy Hart. Missy is an American living in Yokohama, Japan.

Her current work has been acting as a peace and reconciliation consultant, which means that she communicates between different religious groups in order to create peace and deeper connection between diverse communities and ways of thinking and being in the world.

She has a background in teaching in churches as a pastor/preacher, doing social work among poor communities, and has studied theology and religion among other things.

This topic of empire is huge and complex. You may not agree with everything Missy discusses, but I really do believe that this series of interviews will add wonderful perspective to the way you think about empire and the world we live in.

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In this episode I interview my student Sayako Yamamoto.

She shares about how she shifted careers multiple times to find better health and fulfillment. She's worked with Japan's Defense Ministry, an environmental research institute, and currently is a freelance English translator.

Through our conversation, we touch on the topics of empathy, conflict resolution, and how to be yourself and create a meaningful life.

I think this interview will inspire you to reflect on your own life and work as well.

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The world is in a difficult situation, but in this episode I want to refresh your imagination by walking with you through the amazing Negishi Forest Park. Let's see what the park can inspire in us!

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This is the story of how a failure high jumper ended up transforming the sport. The story can teach us some key strategies for creative innovation and adapting to change.

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Ershad Rana is from Bangladesh and moved to Japan to study over 28 years ago and has been here ever since.

During this interview, Ershad shares about adjusting to Japan, language learning, cultural identity, accepting new ideas, and being flexible. He even sings a Bengali song and a Japanese song!

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Social linguistics is the study of how language is used in society.

In this episode, Chami Nagai talks specifically about how gender influences how people communicate in society. It exists everywhere and depends on the culture and context. If we are aware of it then we can see it more clearly and also help promote more gender equality and dignity for everyone.

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