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Lanier Tech classes aim to bridge cultural gap in business
Customer service certificate program focuses on language skills, understanding
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Lanier Technical College student Danielle Mundy attends Intro to Business recently taught by Michael Winterhalter. The class is required for students planning to get their bilingual customer service certificate that the school offers.
When selling an automobile in the United States, it’s common for the salesperson to adopt a friendly attitude, as if he knows the customer. They’ll chitchat about life, hobbies and so on. In many Spanish-speaking cultures, this approach is seen as too familiar, and the salesman is likely to lose the customers’ trust instantly.