31st Cultural Talk For Diversity
Theme: Writing Across Cultures
Event Details
Date: 22 August 2026
Time: 23:00 (KST) / 18:00 (GST) / 15:00 (BST) / 10:00 (EDT) / 07:00 (PDT) / 16:00 (CEST) / 16:00 (SAST)
Conference Overview
The 31st Cultural Talk looked at what happens when global teams write across different cultural expectations. Even when everyone uses English, readers and writers may bring different ideas about tone, politeness, directness, structure, and responsibility.
With Mohammad Ehteshamul Haque, the session connected long experience in Asian markets with practical research on intercultural business writing. It examined the hidden grammar behind emails, proposals, and everyday communication, then considered how people can adapt without losing their own voice.
Speaker Details
Mohammad Ehteshamul Haque
Role: Author
Topic: Writing Across Cultures: The Hidden Grammar of Global Business
Mohammad Ehteshamul Haque has spent 30 years translating Western strategy for Asian markets. As Director, Asia Pacific for Digital Control Inc. (USA), he led B2B operations across India, China, and Southeast Asia. His recent book, When Culture Collides With Language, grew from five years of research into the communication gaps revealed during pandemic travel restrictions.
His talk explored five forces that shape global business writing: cultural values, reader- and writer-responsible conventions, politeness protocols, rhetorical preferences, and time conventions. The session offered a working method for adapting tone, structure, and directness while keeping one's own voice.
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