Paper Topic:

Discuss the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication in effective cross-cultural communication.

For example , the people who would avoid eye contact are regarded as rude or inattentive in Europe , while , looking at the eyes for long time in Asian culture would mean disrespectful or threatening (Argyle Cook , 1976

2 . Adapting to a new Cultural : Different dynamics

All the individual difference might be of significance when one adapting to another culture . What need to be considered in an effective communication are the right rules of behavior in a specific situation These rules of behavior in any situation are considered to be more reliable as

it is difficult to fake emotions

2 .2 Cultural concept on human nature

Orientation towards human nature is another important aspect that affects intercultural communication . A culture that accept man as good trusts each other , at the same time the people from the eastern culture would not trust each other that easy because they believe man 's nature can be either good or bad and very often it is bad (Kluckhohn Strodtbeck 1961

3 . An Improved Cross Cultural Communication

Verbal and non verbal communications are governed by specific cultures of the participants therefore , in across cultural situation where in a cultural unfamiliarity play an important role , verbal and non verbal expressions have equal precedence in a communication (Yammiyavar Clemmensen 2008 . Understanding this , people need to be more open and flexible for an improved inter-culture communication . People holding collectivist values will be more concerned about the maintenance of the group cohesiveness . This is why they will be expected to show more interest in other 's opinions , paving way to an effective inter-cultural communication (Zakour 2004

4 . Conclusion

Inter-culture communication is a process in which people from different culture sit together to convey information to each other . The attempt may not be accomplished as the verbal and non-verbal components could be...

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