3. 3
CULTURE…
WHAT IS CULTURE?
Definition:
Acquired knowledge that people use to interpret
experience and generate social behavior.
“CULTURE IS A WAY OF LİFE OF A SOCIETY.”
C.WEISLER
Norms
Attitudes
Values
Influences
Behaviors
4. Our Behavior
The way we use organize our
ideas and actions, which
produces expected and
unexpected results
PROGRAMMING
4
NPL (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
Thinking process
The way we use our
senses to understand
what is happening
around us
NEURO
Words
The way we use
language and how it
influences us and those
around us
LINGUISTICS
Concepts
Behavior
Roadmaps
sight
hearing
smell
taste
touch
unconscious level
words’ meaning
ideas
actions
6. Sender/Receiver Sender/Receiver
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NPL (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)
Attitudes
Feelings
Motives
Experiences
CONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION
Body - Tone - Words
Attitudes
Feelings
Motives
Experiences
Interpretation
Perception
Interpretation
Perception
MESSAGE
WORDS
Context
Cluster of gestures
Congruence
TRUST TRUST
Situation/ Environment
Body language all together
Meaning / words match tone and body language
8. 8
BODY LANGUAGE
EYE CONTACT
Good eye contact are accepted in:
Western Countries
Strong eye contact are fine in:
Spain
Greece
Arab Countries
Considered rude & disrespectful in
Finland
Japan
CROSSED LEGS
Sitting cross-legged is common in:
Europe
North & South America
Disrespectful to show your soles in:
Middle East
Asia
NODDING THE HEAD
YES in
Most cultures
NO in:
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Turkey
CLOSING YOUR EYES
Listening & Concentrating
Japan
Thailand
China
Bored
Noth America
Europe
10. BREAKING THROUGH
10
Use of Simple Language
Different Languages
Using Jargons
NOT being specific
Symbols & Charts
Active Listening
Constructive feedback
11. native speakers non-native speakers
11
InterculturalEffectiveness
BREAKING THROUGH
Clear - Concise – Courteous – Constructive – Correct – Complete
Use of Simple Language
Symbols & Charts
Active Listening
Constructive feedback
Effective Communication
12. Practice empathy
Assume differences
Find similarities
Emphasize on description
12
InterculturalEffectiveness
BREAKING THROUGH
Take the receiver
seriously
Be clear about the
message
Deliver messages
skillfully
Focus on the receiver
Secure appropriate feedback
Match tone/words/body
Don’t raise your voice
Don’t over-enunciate
Speak slowly
Be aware of Jargon
Use plain language
Avoid over-explanations
Avoid over-complicating
Be direct
Avoid confusing messages
Avoid “open-to-interpretation”
Background
Culture
Native language
Body language
Clear - Concise – Courteous – Constructive – Correct – Complete
In 1967 a series of experiments (Mehrabian and Wiener, and Mehrabian and Ferris) by Albert Mehrabian determined that the outcome of a communication interaction was much more than simply the words spoken. The breakout was determined to be: 55% from body language/38% from tone of voice/7% from the actual words.
The impact of body language is often over simplified, in the study they looked at body language within the context of what was spoken, clusters of gestures (not just one), and the congruence of the body language and gestures with words (friendly words and tones matched against angry body language is in-congruent as an example).
NLP is a proven methodology through which individuals and groups can transform their social skills and release their potential for personal growth. NLP comprises three key components of human communication: neurological, language and programming.