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GLOBAL WORKFORCE COLLABORATION

How do global teams communicate effectively across languages and cultures?

A shared language helps employees collaborate, share knowledge and work more effectively across borders.

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Why a shared language matters in global organizations

Global organizations depend on employees who communicate effectively across borders.

Whether employees are participating in meetings, coordinating projects or sharing expertise, communication helps organizations operate across diverse markets and locations.

A shared language helps organizations:

  • Support international collaboration
  • Improve communication across regions
  • Increase access to information
  • Enable greater workforce participation
  • Strengthen operational consistency

As international business becomes increasingly interconnected, English proficiency plays an important role in helping employees communicate and collaborate effectively.

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How communication drives global team performance

 

Successful global collaboration depends on more than technology and processes. Employees must also be able to exchange ideas, understand information and communicate effectively across locations.

Supporting international collaboration

Employees frequently work with colleagues, customers and stakeholders located in different countries and regions. Strong communication skills help teams coordinate activities, share information and work toward common objectives.

Enabling knowledge sharing

Organizations create value when employees can exchange expertise and information across teams and markets. A shared language supports knowledge sharing by helping information move more effectively across the organization.

Strengthening workforce connectivity

Communication helps employees participate more fully in workplace activities, regardless of where they are located. Strong English proficiency strengthens workforce connectivity and supports collaboration across a multinational workforce.

As organizations expand globally, communication capability becomes increasingly important in supporting global performance.

 

What the research tells us

Employers recognize the importance of communication in global workplaces
 

Communication capability plays a growing role in today’s global economy, according to the TOEIC® Global English Skills Report.

  • 90% of employers say English proficiency is critical to organizational success.
  • 92% say English proficiency is more important today than it was five years ago.

Organizations increasingly recognize the value of a shared language in supporting global collaboration, business performance and workforce effectiveness.

Explore key findings from the Global English Skills Report
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Building communication capability for a global economy

 

The ability to communicate across regions and business contexts is increasingly important in today's workplace.

As workforce mobility, international business activity and digital collaboration continue to expand, communication capability remains an important workforce asset.

Organizations that strengthen English proficiency and communication capabilities help employees contribute more effectively across the global workforce, support international collaboration and enable stronger global performance.

 

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Strengthen collaboration across your global workforce

A shared language helps employees connect, collaborate and contribute across regions and business functions.

By strengthening English proficiency and communication capability, organizations can support global collaboration, improve knowledge sharing and enable stronger performance across the global workforce.

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