Clear Communication in International Teams

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Diego A. Quinde

pro

• 1d

This month a supplier in China told me a product was "cow-colored." He meant brown.

I laughed, and then I remembered this has cost me.

This year I lost a role because I couldn't communicate well with a client: neither of us had English as a first language, and we didn't understand each other. On another urgent job I misread the scope, and that cost me too.

I learned that English matters, but there's a deeper skill that doesn't depend on language: saying ideas in simple, logical terms.

Now I rephrase my questions to remove ambiguity. Just like with LLMs, where prompt engineering matters, communicating clearly and with context is fundamental on any team.

What's a phrase that got misunderstood on your international team?

TRUEFRAME

max

• 1d

cow-colored is incredible lol

Diego A. Quinde

pro

• 1d

Right? I still don’t know if he was joking 😅

Alexander Atansov

• Oct 18

🔧 I spent about 6 months in an electronics repair shop while I was at school.

So when I built a website for a repair shop (a concept project), I asked: what do customers actually want to know?

👉 “What’s wrong with my device?” 👉 “Is it ready yet?”

I turned those into a symptom checker and a repair status page.Live demo: https://me.aleex.workers.dev/work/bench-and-byte/

Web Design smallbusiness freelance

Dim Pixidimworld

• Oct 19

Nice effort 👌

Jeanette Sanchez

• Oct 18

Customer Service – Sample Project

I created this customer service practice project to demonstrate my ability to communicate professionally, respond to customer inquiries, provide order updates, and resolve concerns efficiently.

This example highlights my skills in customer support, active listening, problem-solving, and maintaining a positive customer experience. It reflects my commitment to providing friendly, accurate, and reliable service in English and Spanish.