Understand the many factors that create people's cultural and co-cultural identities.

Be aware of the different cultural influences on interpersonal communication: individualism versus collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, power distance, high and low context, emotional displays, masculinity versus femininity, and views of time.

Embrace world-mindedness to genuinely accept and respect others' cultures.

Practice attributional complexity to consider the possible cultural influences on your and others' interpersonal communication.

Use communication accommodation when building and maintaining relationships with people from different cultural backgrounds.