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When you google what diversity means it defines it as a range of different things, which is correct, but in the way that we are using it, it needs to be more specific. The way that I would define diversity is understanding that everyone is unique and recognizing our differences. Some examples of our differences are economic status, age, religious beliefs, political beliefs, and physical abilities.

 Working in a place where there are many diverse individuals makes for an inclusive workplace. When you have an inclusive workplace with many diverse employees the flow of communication will strengthen. Communication is described as the exchanging of information from one to another, when communicating you must always remember to be clear and concise between, your co-workers and managers so that the message isn’t decoded wrongly.

The benefits of working in a diverse workplace and having strong communication skills with one another are tremendously effective for your personal business. Here are some listed benefits:

• Diverse employees can inspire creativity and innovation
• Diverse teams are more productive and perform better
• A diverse skill set in your business will offer a range of different products and services
• Diverse employees can bring different ideas to the table

While there are benefits, there are also challenges that come with communication in a diverse workplace some of which are:

• Co-workers from some cultures or economic status may be less likely to get their voices heard
• When working with a diverse group it is likely to face prejudice
• The language barrier might be hard to overcome

Although there are only a few benefits and challenges listed, communication in a diverse place can excel if those are remembering the basic communication process, which is:

1. Having an idea
2. Converting ideas in heads to convey a message
3. Message travels channels
   1. For example, sending the message through an email
4. Receiver translates the message
5. Feedback travels to the sender of message
6. Then possible feedback to the receiver

I hope in your place of work you excel in communication and use these simple steps in the communication process.