Book Title: Transcultural Communications

Book Description

There are two primary objectives in having developed the Transcultural Communications Workshop and the accompanying Facilitator Guide.

From the perspective of participants, Diversity and inclusion are keys to working successfully with others in groups, teams, classrooms, and workplaces. By developing their transcultural communication skills, participants learn more about themselves and understand how to better interact with others across their community. Completion of the workshop enhances the participants’ ability to have more inclusive communications across diverse populations.

For the facilitators, their role is to encourage all participants to contribute to the discussion, and to remind them that this is a no-fault environment. Facilitators also build and maintain an atmosphere where all participants feel comfortable speaking honestly and where differences of opinion are respected.

Utilizing the Facilitator Guide, aids facilitators in developing additional transcultural communications workshop facilitation skill and, in utilizing research proven Open Educational Resources, designed to strengthen participants’ transcultural communication skills. This will ensure that facilitators deliver inter-active workshops that support more inclusive participant communications across diverse populations.