In today’s global business world, cross cultural communication is the key to do business internationally. Have a look at my work to understand how cultural context influence our communication & subsequently our business.
In today’s global business world, cross cultural communication is the key to do business internationally. Have a look at my work to understand how cultural context influence our communication & subsequently our business.
Cross Cultural Training PowerPoint PresentationAndrew Schwartz
(ReadySetPresent Cross-Cultural Training PowerPoint Content)
155 slides include: 21+ slides on cross-cultural regional attributes: Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, North American, and Latin America, 22 slides on Religious belief systems & Practices, 7 slides on Non-verbal languages across cultures, 19 slides on noting the global challenges and looking for intercultural/cross-cultural opportunities, 9 tips dealing with cultural differences, 9 slides of tips and techniques on intercultural adjustments for expatriates, 15 slides on Intercultural Dialogue tips and techniques, 5 slides on negotiation across cultures, 8 slides on conflict resolution across cultures, how to’s and more.
Created by Aditi Shrivastava, Aditya Malviya, Aditya Rana, Akshat Saxena . Students of UIT RGPV CSE - A 2014 Group 2. Cross Cultural Communication and barrier to efective communication.
Cross cultural communication refers to the communication between people who have differences in any one of the following: styles of working, age, nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. Cross cultural communication can also refer to the attempts that are made to exchange, negotiate and mediate cultural differences by means of language, gestures and body language. It is how people belonging to different cultures communicate with each other.
A guest Lecture by Obioha Durunna for ALES204: Communications: Theory & Practise class run by Dr. Jessica Laccetti. Obi regaled the class with examples of how easy it is to misunderstand cultures different from our own and that tolerance is key.
Cross Cultural PowerPoint PPT Content Modern SampleAndrew Schwartz
159 slides include: 21+ slides on cross-cultural regional attributes: Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, North American, and Latin America, religious belief systems & practices, Non-verbal languages across cultures, noting the global challenges and looking for intercultural/cross-cultural opportunities, 9 tips dealing with cultural differences, tips and techniques on intercultural adjustments for expatriates, intercultural dialogue tips and techniques, negotiation across cultures, conflict resolution across cultures, how to’s and more.
Cross Cultural Training PowerPoint PresentationAndrew Schwartz
(ReadySetPresent Cross-Cultural Training PowerPoint Content)
155 slides include: 21+ slides on cross-cultural regional attributes: Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, North American, and Latin America, 22 slides on Religious belief systems & Practices, 7 slides on Non-verbal languages across cultures, 19 slides on noting the global challenges and looking for intercultural/cross-cultural opportunities, 9 tips dealing with cultural differences, 9 slides of tips and techniques on intercultural adjustments for expatriates, 15 slides on Intercultural Dialogue tips and techniques, 5 slides on negotiation across cultures, 8 slides on conflict resolution across cultures, how to’s and more.
Created by Aditi Shrivastava, Aditya Malviya, Aditya Rana, Akshat Saxena . Students of UIT RGPV CSE - A 2014 Group 2. Cross Cultural Communication and barrier to efective communication.
Cross cultural communication refers to the communication between people who have differences in any one of the following: styles of working, age, nationality, ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. Cross cultural communication can also refer to the attempts that are made to exchange, negotiate and mediate cultural differences by means of language, gestures and body language. It is how people belonging to different cultures communicate with each other.
A guest Lecture by Obioha Durunna for ALES204: Communications: Theory & Practise class run by Dr. Jessica Laccetti. Obi regaled the class with examples of how easy it is to misunderstand cultures different from our own and that tolerance is key.
Cross Cultural PowerPoint PPT Content Modern SampleAndrew Schwartz
159 slides include: 21+ slides on cross-cultural regional attributes: Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, North American, and Latin America, religious belief systems & practices, Non-verbal languages across cultures, noting the global challenges and looking for intercultural/cross-cultural opportunities, 9 tips dealing with cultural differences, tips and techniques on intercultural adjustments for expatriates, intercultural dialogue tips and techniques, negotiation across cultures, conflict resolution across cultures, how to’s and more.
What are our attitudes, values, and beliefs, and what role do they play in communication with others from different cultures? Presentation for the state Association of International Educators
Check your Cross-Cultural Quotient!
"East vs. West" has become irrelevant as civilizations engage and clash. English as lingua franca conveys words, while meanings differ.
Talk given at Blink-Blank in Singapore in September 2011.
Seattle Race Conference presentation on Cross Cultural Communication - how do culture and communication affect people's ability to access health care resources?
Itim International, The Expert in Intercultural Management and Organisational...Hofstede Insights
Culture has a tremendous impact on people and organisations, and it is up to you to make sure that this impact is positive. You simply cannot escape culture; it is a part of each and everyone of us. Every nation and every organization has its own unique culture. The members of itim help you optimise your operations in a diverse world.
Sharpen existing tools or get a new toolbox? Contemporary cluster initiatives...Orkestra
UIIN Conference, Madrid, 27-29 May 2024
James Wilson, Orkestra and Deusto Business School
Emily Wise, Lund University
Madeline Smith, The Glasgow School of Art
0x01 - Newton's Third Law: Static vs. Dynamic AbusersOWASP Beja
f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
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Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
This presentation by Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota), was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
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Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
3. CULTURE
• Group which shapes a persons values and
identity.
• Culture is formed
Race
Ethnicity
Gender
Class & Religion
Country of origin
Geographic region
4. 6 FUNDAMENTAL PATTERNS
OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
• Different Communication Styles
• Different Attitude towards Conflicts
• Different Approaches in Completing Tasks
• Different Decision Making Styles
• Different Attitudes towards Disclosure
• Different Approaches to Knowing
6. CROSS-CULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
• Cross-cultural communication is a field of
study that looks at how people from
differing cultural backgrounds communicate,
in similar and different ways among
themselves, and how they endeavour
to communicate across cultures.
7.
8. • Important to companies due to the growth of
global business, technology, and the Internet.
• Understanding of how people from different
cultures speak, communicate, and perceive the
world around them.
• Language differences, High-Context vs. Low-
Context cultures, Non-Verbal differences, and
power distance are major factors affect cross-
cultural communication.
9. WHY ISIT IMPORTANT?
• Business Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
• Globalization
• Sharing of views and ideas
• Talent Improvisation
• Understanding of Diverse Market
10. High VsLow-Context Cultures
High-Context Cultures : Cultures that rely
heavily on non-verbal & subtle situational cues
in communication.
Ex: North America, Western Europe.
Low-Context Cultures : Cultures that rely
heavily on words to convey meaning in
communication.
Ex: Middle East.
11.
12. VERBAL COMMUNICATION
• Use of sounds and words to express yourself.
• Includes
Face-Face Communication
Telephone Communication
Radio / TV
15. EYE-CONTACT
• Some cultures, looking people in the eyes is
honesty and straight forwardness & in others it
is seen as challenging and rude.
16. • In US, if you have good eye contact with a
person, it generally signifies that you are
interested in the person.
• In Middle East, eye contact is much less
common and considered less appropriate.
• In many Asian, African and Latin American
cultures, extended eye contact can be taken as
an affront or a challenge of authority.
• In Western Europe, it is considered proper and
polite to maintain almost constant eye contact
with another person.
17. GESTURES
• A movement of part of the body, especially a
hand or the head, to express an idea or
meaning.
18.
19. TOUCH
• Islam & Hinduism : Touching with left hand is
insulting.
20. COLOURS
• A single color can have many different
meanings in different cultures.
• In Asia orange is a positive, spiritually
enlightened, and life-affirming color.
• In US it is a color of road hazards, traffic
delays, and fast-food restaurants.
• Green is considered the traditional colour of
Islam. It is also the national colour of Egypt.
21. • Green is a symbol of Ireland; green is a strong
trend in the Irish holiday St. Patrick’s Day.
• White is the traditional colour of bridal dresses
in Western cultures.
• China: blue-coloured gifts are associated with
death.
22. CLOTHING
• Traditional clothing is an important part of a
region’s history and identity.
• Men tend not to wear suit jackets and ties in
Colombia and the Middle East.
• The traditional dress for an Indian woman is a
Sari.
• Gulf countries women's have to wear Pardha
& compulsory for every women who visits
Saudi.
• Western Countries, the women's can wear
25. greeting
• Bow is the customary greeting in Japan.
• Westerner’s always start with a handshake.
• Most Latinos are more accustomed to physical
contact. Even people who know each other
only slightly may embrace when greeting.
• People from France, Spain, Italy, and Portugal
greet friends by kissing on both cheeks.
• Indian’s usually collide their hands for
greeting others.
28. • It arises because of the difference in value
and norms of behaviour from different
cultures.
• So this situation create misunderstanding
and lead to conflict.
29. Different situationsDifferent situations
• Misunderstanding or conflict between
different nationalities, religious or ethnic
groups.
• Cultural ignorance and insensitivity.
• Lack of awareness of social life style
practises.
• Miscommunication and misinterpretation.
• Perception of illness and treatment.
30. BLOCKSTO CULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
1. Ethnocentrism : Inability to accept another
cultures world view. Ex: “ my way is the best
way”
2. Discrimination : Treatment to an individual
due to minority status, actual & perceived.
Ex: “we just aren't equipped to serve people
like that.”
3. Stereotyping: Generalizing about a person.
Ex: “she’s like that …because she is Asian”
31. 4. Cultural Blindness: Differences are ignored &
ne proceeds though differences did not exist.
Ex: ‘there is no need to worry about a persons
culture”
5. Cultural Imposition: Belief that everyone
should conform to majority. Ex: “we know
what's best for you, if you don’t like it you can
go elsewhere”
6. Tone Difference: Formal tone change
becomes embarrassing & off-putting in some
culture.
32. IMPROVING CROSS-
CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
• Overcome Ethnocentrism
• Recognize Cultural Variation
• Learn about Cultures
• Remove Language Barrier
• Help others adapt to our culture
• Write & speak clearly
• Improve Communication Skill
• Listen Carefully
• Respect Style Preferences
33. TIPSFOR EFFECTIVE CROSS-
CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
1. Slow Down
2. Avoid Negative Questions
3. Separate Questions
4. Take Turns
5. Write it Down
6. Be Supportive
7. Check Meanings
8. Avoid Slang