Q1 Business communication is the exchange of information between persons either to be within the company or outside the company and so in order to share the benefits and achieve the goals of the company CB & I has a diversity of cultures within the company and includes all international and Arab nationalities. A network that relegates different cultures within the company helps in the growth of the company. The impact of cultural diversity on business communication has a wide range of effects through the company's boards and employees' Understanding the cultures among them that the words and expressions used among them have different meanings and effects within the company and therefore employees in the work should be keen to understand
Dennis Rader, most commonly known as the BTK killer, lived an intensely normal and ordinary life. Little did everyone know that his life was much more than him being a Boy Scout leader, a compliance officer, and a church leader (Davey). Rader was born in Pittsburg, KS on March 9th, 1945. He’s the oldest of four sons, and seemed to enjoy a pretty normal childhood. As a child, Rader did activities that most children at that age would never do.
Different social, professional and cultural context may effect relationships and the way people communicate because of lack of understanding into one another’s back ground, religion and culture. social status is an indicator of credibility and legitimacy, and this is seriously effects how one communicates with other. Key elements that are involved in an audience's evaluation include title, reputation, and the extent to which people can identify with the communicator's motives and objectives. Status differences can create a bias against those with the perceived lower status. In our society, Social status have greatly influenced the communication ever since ancient times up until now.
They must be able to be trusted by the audiences. Trust is an important element for communication, the speaker should be able to convince the audience that he is indeed competent and qualified to convey the messages that they needed to convey.
One of the behaviors that she observed was that females both girls and women gave more direct and emotional attention during conversations. The study was female to female conversations versus male to male; for boys and men, while they claim that they were paying attention they did not have the emotional and physical connections of their female counterparts; the physical connection Deborah noticed was mainly eye contact. The second additional behavior was verbal acknowledgment; women gave verbal sounds so that the speaker could not only see their attentiveness but also hear it. Deborah Tannen research on “cross-cultural communications” focused on communications; she points out the importance of communication not just putting the blame on the man or the women. The result is that once the problem has been acknowledge and understood there is a chance for improvement.
This change in tone is a reflection of the cultural values that are upheld within the educational system. This serves as an excellent illustration of how the power of communication can be used to convey our sense of identity as well as the cultural values that we uphold to other people. This also demonstrates that we pick up new aspects of culture through the process of communicating with one
Q 5 – Explain how diversity impacts on practices and experiences on person behaviour, interpersonal relationships, perception and social expectations of others. A – Acknowledge similarities and differences that exist between yourself, co-workers and clients. Culture plays an important part in a person’s behaviour, thoughts and how they relate towards others. An individual's cultural perceptions and expectations will directly impact on the way they work with each client and their co-workers; a failure to recognise cultural differences may cause serious problems when they are dealing with others in the workplace.
Cultural influences people on how to communicate with one another and its methods of communication from one culture to another. Culture plays a significant role in intercultural communication. Cultural identity is an element in a person’s life when one understands their own culture, leading to an understanding and appreciation of other cultures as well. It promotes a vital part of communication between people who come from different cultures. This paper will examine my Mexican American cultural background and how it affects my way of communicating with others.
“Divergent perceptions and absence of a common language of communication ... they fail to fathom each other’s feelings and likes and dislikes” (Priya). Miscommunication between people creates rifts and lays pretense for tension and dispassion. Without communication, people become impatient and disassociate. “They see daughters who grow impatient when their mothers talk in Chinese, who think they are stupid when they explain things in fractured English”(Tan 31).
PSB Academic Chen Zongbin 4655679 Reflective journal Communication flow are affected by three factors, individual, organization, culture. In the business communication, these three factors are described as interpersonal communication, intercultural communication and organizational communication. By handling problems that bring by these factors, the communication within the group will be more efficiency. In a group working, an effective communication can help us have a better understanding of others’ opinions, this is the fountainhead of productivity and efficiency.
If we conduct businesses and we fail to make them understand or fail to make any appropriate adjustments, we might unwillingly offend them without noticing it. In Japan, communication can be very complex. Spoken words can have many different meanings; that why both non-verbal and verbal communication is very important for us. Non-verbal communication is important it is because it can be interpreted in many different ways.
A culture, by definition, is a set of shared beliefs within a society; learning how to interact with people from different cultures is important in order to communicate and work with each other. It helps us become understanding of one another and widens our perspective of what the world has to offer. To be able to cross cultural communicate with others, the first step is to be aware that every culture is complex and has its differences. While traveling to new countries and trying to understand each other, there is a large possibility of miscommunication, which can come in the form of misinterpreting messages or body language; therefore, it is crucial to keep an open mind whilst communicating. There are multitudes of factors in various cultures that play a role in decision making, so being aware of the expectations that are influenced by someone’s culture will help you understand their choices.
As a result of increasing modernization and globalization, it is not uncommon for us to meet, study or work with people from different cultural background. To communicate successfully, understanding about and sympathizing for others’ differences is the key. Otherwise, misunderstanding and miscommunication would be inevitable, which can have adverse impacts in many situations such as studying and business setting. That is to say, intercultural communication competence is a must for anyone wishing to succeed in this highly globalized world. Thanks to its supreme importance, intercultural communication has been featured in multiple publicities, including video, songs or movies.
Abstract Communicating successfully with people from different cultures can be a real challenge. Cultural differences may lead to tensions, arguments, and even wars between peoples and nations. This paper deals with one of the most common problems in intercultural communication cultural shock, it introduces its concepts and basic traits, causes and symptoms, stages of adjustment and strategies of overcoming culture shock with the aim of improving intercultural communication competence for smoothing intercultural communication. Key words: Cultural shock; Intercultural communication; Stages of adjustment; Intercultural communication competence Wang, M. L. (2015).
Introduction: The process of communicating successfully with our family, friends, co-workers, business associates and people is one of the most critical skills. Communication is such a key part of life that I often tell to a person that “Its no use of someone if he/she really don’t know by associates people in their work place or area of field”. Communication makes us to be known of others, good or bad that depends on usability of a person communication. And, it is up to each of us to learn to communicate well with those who are important to us.
