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Jon Kennard

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UK businesses lose out because of lack of cultural awareness

UK businesses are losing opportunities to international competitors due to insufficient language skills and cultural awareness among employees. New research shows that 25% of companies cite language gaps and 40% cite cultural misunderstandings as causes of lost business opportunities.
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Gary Muddyman, CEO of global translation company, Conversis, and Bill Rivers, Executive Director at the Joint National Committee for Languages talk about how British businesses could be losing business to overseas competitors because of a lack of foreign language skills and cultural awareness amongst their staff.

According to new research by Conversis, a quarter say a lack of language skills among their newest employees has resulted in a loss of business opportunities, while two in five said a lack of cultural understanding among their newest employees has resulted in lost business opportunities.

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Gary Muddyman, CEO of global translation company, Conversis, and Bill Rivers, Executive Director at the Joint National Committee for Languages talk about how British businesses could be losing business to overseas competitors because of a lack of foreign language skills and cultural awareness amongst their staff.

According to new research by Conversis, a quarter say a lack of language skills among their newest employees has resulted in a loss of business opportunities, while two in five said a lack of cultural understanding among their newest employees has resulted in lost business opportunities.

For more info about Broadcast Exchange click here

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