CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN COMMUNICATION
Do you find yourself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures? I do find myself communicating differently with individuals from different groups and cultures. We all know that relationships are all different and in order to communicate with people from different cultural groups, we have to base it on understanding, trust, and shared goals. Everyone has grown up under different customs, values, and humor, but in order to build a relationship with people of different cultures, we have to be active and make a determine attempt to do so.
What ways do you communicate differently? I sometimes have to be careful when I speak to certain individuals, depending on who they are. Whereas some people that I speak to, I can open myself up and say whatever comes to mind. We all need to be careful when speaking to people of different cultures, because there is a language barrier. Just like being a hubcap on a wheel, we have to provide the necessary strengths in order to keep it rolling.
Share at least three strategies I could use to help myself communicate more effectively with the people or groups you have identified.
1. Understanding their language and culture differences
2. Being able to use non verbal language
3. Expand awareness of different cultures
Hello Janet,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that everyone have grown up under different customs, values and more especially humor. So often we think what make us laugh will also make others laugh but as we interact with people of different culture, we appreciate the huge difference that exist. A lot of adjustment and understanding is needed for smoother communication
Great post Janet! Learning about cultural codes, verbal and nonverbal communication styles cross culturally, cultural myopia and ethnocentrism are all terms than one must educate them selves about to be able to communicate effectively with just about anybody. Especially when trying to apply the Platinum Rule. When applying the Platinum Rule there are challenges that may arise, especially when you are dealing with ethnocentric individuals. “Ethnocentrism stem form a conviction that our own cultural traditions and assumptions are superior to those of others” (Beebe, S. Beebe, S. J., and Redmond, 2011, p. 99). This can prove to be a sticky situation to be in when you are trying to be “other oriented” and the person you are speaking to does not value you or your feelings simply because they think they are better. Different cultural coding rules, cultural norms, verbal and nonverbal codes will also create a challenge in applying the Platinum Rule and effective communication because they are different cross culturally. Do you agree? Thanks for sharing!
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