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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.

|Country |Transcribe Welcome Message |
|Brazil |Bem-vindo! |
| |I would like to welcome you to our company here in the United States. It is time we speak in person rather than by |
| |email. I will try my best to help you feel at home and enjoy your time here. I look forward to meeting with you. |
| | |
| |Brazilians are relationship focused because business relationships require a particular kind of social interaction and|
| |business activities are dealt with in a polychronic manner. |
|Russia |Welcome to our company here in the United States. I would like to meet with you and properly introduce myself. I |
| |anticipate working with you and hope you will find your time here rewarding. |
| | |
| |The Russians tend to be relationship focused, as they prefer getting to know who they’re doing business with on a |
| |personal level before they enter a partnership. |
|India |I want to welcome you to our company here in the United States. After exchanging many emails I am glad to have you |
| |finally here. Please let me know if there is anything you need. I look forward to meeting you. |
| | |
| |India is relationship focused, they attempt to maintain communication on a long-term basis for relationship building. |
|China |Welcome to our company here in the United States. Although we have spoken over the telephone, I look forward to |
| |finally meeting you in person. 欢迎 (Welcome) |
| | |
| |The Chinese are more relationship focused as they focus on maintaining relationships between individual as well as |
| |preserving harmony. |