... barrier to them. Explaining means to clarify something in more details and more simply. Interpreting is to expound or in other words, to repeat the message in other way without changing the meaning ... Barriers to effective communication with foreign colleagues In the international working environment, we meet and talk with foreign colleagues everyday. Certainly, we face quite a few difficulties in ... (by emailing or calling), “watching their reactions,” “talking slowly and moderately, going straight to the point, even with some explanations and background information,” “notifying to them...