Communication and Culture

Communication and Culture

     I think I’m a very social person, for me it is easy to maintain communication. One of the different that I found in my way of communication to others is that I greet to the people affectionately by hand, with a hug, a kiss. Sometimes I feel that for some people of different cultures they surprised because they not use that greeting.

 

  

     Strategies for help me in communicate more effectively:

·                     Respect to others, and project an image of friendship, support, and acceptance.

·                     Recognize cultural differences, and learn more about different cultures.

·                     Speaks with knowledge, security and confidence.

·                     Be clear, communication with empathy: see the situation from the perspective of the other person.

·                     Be a good listening.” listening helps us achieve our most basic human need: to understand and be understood.”( DanO’Hair.Real Communication.(pp.158).

·                     Used positive words, and actions.” being motivated to establish positive relationships with others who are different from us is a key aspect of communication in intercultural competent ways.”( Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. 2011.)

                “The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately  Determines the quality of our lives.” Anthony Robins.

 References:

           Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others (6th Ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

               Chapter 4, "Interpersonal Communication and Diversity: Adapting to Others" (pp. 85–114).  Dan O’Hair. Real Communication.