Topic > The Importance of Intercultural Interawareness - 826

My communication skills have been strengthened thanks to the different opportunities I have had to interact with people from different cultures. This opportunity allowed me to develop my communication skills with people of various accents and languages ​​(Kourova & Modianos, 2013). On many occasions I am able to understand and interpret messages effectively, negotiate meanings and reduce the possibility of misinterpretations. I also understand that there are differences between cultures and each culture has its own way of doing things which may be different from mine. culture. This understanding allows me to appreciate the culture of others and try to learn something new from them. Weaknesses in Intercultural Awareness The weakness I have is that it doesn't matter how much I read in books or watched on television; I will never understand everything about some cultures. Not unless you experience it or study it extensively. Without education and training, I may be offensive to a person from a different culture and not know what I have done. My other weakness is that I may not be sensitive enough towards individuals from other cultures, which prevents me from properly associating with them. Cultural sensitivity is an important aspect of achieving company objectives. Therefore, insensitivity leads me to not connect or work with people adequately (Moran et al., 2014). Because cultural gaps exist