Top-10 Resources for Cultural Faux Pas to Avoid in International Business (ESL)

Speak Like a Leader How To Handle Cultural Diversity In Business

Description:

Speak Like a Leader How To Handle Cultural Diversity In Business is a video of four and a half minutes from Paula Marsh Kamarados giving six tips for meetings, interviews and presentations with colleagues and clients from other cultures. The six are: research the background beforehand, stay observant and adaptable, ask questions respectfully, build the relationship before the business, keep language clear and simple, and be patient.

100% Free (unlimited): Open to anyone on the channel, with no account and no payment: the full video of four and a half minutes plays in one piece, and a transcript can be opened beside it.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Format: Video Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

A video of four and a half minutes built around six tips for international meetings, interviews and presentations: learn the basics of a colleague's or client's background first; watch how others communicate and adjust a style that is landing badly; ask rather than assume when something is unclear; build trust away from the business itself; drop jargon and idiom; and allow time.

How to use this resource:

You can watch it before an international meeting and take the six tips in as a short preparation routine. The fifth is the one to apply while you speak: replace jargon and idiom with plain professional sentences, which is also what makes you easier to follow for anyone working in a second language. The transcript lets you read the wording of each tip back after watching.

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Last verified — Nov. 6, 2026