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Overview

Global communication inevitably involves language barriers, but there are many ways to identify and overcome them. Applying global communication best practices is essential when communicating and collaborating with cultures and countries around the world.

Prompt

Write a short paper evaluating the role of language barriers and overcoming them to develop effective teams and messages.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

· Language Barriers: Explain how language barriers can impact both internal and external communication as well as internal collaboration among team members; use evidence from course and/or external resources to support your response.

· Overcoming Language Barriers: Recommend ways that communicators can overcome language barriers and the benefits of each described strategy; use evidence from course and/or external resources to support your response.

· Organizational Strategy: Analyze the importance of proactively establishing communicative practices that help address language barriers for both internal and external audiences; use evidence from course and/or external resources to support your response.

Guidelines for Submission

Submit this assignment as a Word document. Your short paper must be between 500 and 750 words and use course and/or external resources to support your response. Sources should be cited according to APA style.