Globally Speaking

The following tips were presented online as a weekly series during the latter half of 2000.
Each tip is taken from a corresponding article (indicated in parentheses).

Additional excerpts from the six articles can be seen by clicking on any of these links:
Introduction     Part One     Part Two     Part Three     Part Four     Part Five

December 18, 2000 (from Part 2):
Be Sensitive to Local Standards

December 11, 2000 (from Part 2):
The USA is Not a Model for the Whole World

December 4, 2000 (from Part 1):
Why Can't I Understand Anybody?

November 27, 2000 (from Part 1):
Overcome the Tendency to Polarize

November 20, 2000 (related to Part 5):
Make the References in Your Email Complete

November 13, 2000 (related to Part 5):
Which Country Did This Email Come From?

November 6, 2000 (related to Part 5):
Reply to an Email at the Bottom of the Message

October 30, 2000 (from Part 5):
Don't Rely on Your Spell-Checker

October 23, 2000 (from Part 5):
Make Your Email Replies Neat-Looking

October 16, 2000 (from Part 5):
Line Wrapping in Global Email

October 9, 2000 (from Part 4):
Writing in Global English

October 2, 2000 (from Part 4):
The Limits of Localization

September 25, 2000 (from Part 3):
Don't Cloud Your Meaning

September 18, 2000 (from Part 3):
Simplify Your Sentences

September 11, 2000 (from Part 2):
The Importance of Common Sense

September 4, 2000 (from Part 1):
Find Similarities Beneath the Differences

August 28, 2000 (from Part 1):
Why Can't They Understand Me?

August 21, 2000 (from Part 5):
Simplicity is a Virtue

August 14, 2000 (from Part 5):
Confirming Receipt

August 7, 2000 (from Part 5):
Working in Tandem

July 31, 2000 (from Part 4):
Thinking Globally Calls for Writing Globally

July 24, 2000 (from Part 4):
Preparing a Document for Translation

July 17, 2000 (from Part 2):
Being an Unintentional Ambassador

July 10, 2000 (from Part 2):
Maintaining Group Harmony

July 3, 2000 (from Part 5):
Don't Leave Home Without Your Email Settings

June 26, 2000 (from Part 5):
Sending Attached Files

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