Speaking your mind is an art, adept lies in conveying your message , positive or negative, without hurting the listener. Culture plays a major role when it comes to delivering the message. This slide deck gives a comparative study based on collectivist and individualist culture.

1. ART OF SPEAKING YOUR MIND
LAVANYA SADASIVAM
PRESALES & SOLUTIONS ENGINEERING
MENTOR & DRIVER FOR BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
BLOGGER @ velzblog.com
Nov 7, 2020

6. Your dress is awful
! What a bad dress
sense you have ?
Boss, Stop
micromanaging
you are infuriating
the team?
You are too
annoying don’t
visit my house !
NO ! I don’t like
that …….

11. TRUTH
RUDE

16. WHAT IS COLLECTIVIST CULTURE?
We have been taught those ‘culturally invented’ ways to be more concerned
with what’s best for the recipient rather than what suits us personally.

17. Hey Are you free
This weekend ? Do
you want help me
this weekend?
Sure. Why not ?
But…… My parents
are visiting this
weekend and I may
be busy !!
No, I cant. I am
sorry , I am busy.

20. COLLECTIVIST VS INDIVIDUALIST
• Indirect Vs Direct Communication
• VALUES : Consensus & group harmony vs Freedom & independence
• Verbose Vs Low context Communication
• Collectivist focus on context than content
• We Vs ME

22. WAY OUT !!!

23. GOAL 1: START OFF SMALL

24. GOAL 2: CHOICE OF WORDS & TONE

26. GOAL 3: KNOWING WHEN TO SPEAK
UP

27. GOAL 4:BODY LANGUAGE

28. GOAL 5 : BE CONFIDENT & BUILD TRUST

29. TAKE AWAY!!!!!!