that he/she is invading their personal space. Chronemics: - which means punctuality of people. The Japanese are very particular about their time and prefer things to be done in the stipulated time. Delay in timings is never preferable in Japan. Oculesics: - which means eye to eye contact. Though in the western cultures having an eye to eye contact means a sign of understanding but it is considered disrespectful to stare into another person’s eyes‚ particularly those of a person who is senior to you
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COMG 151 Personal and Public Speech Spring 2013 Study Guide – Midterm Exam DATE: Wednesday‚ February 27 at 12:30pm in Bilger 152 *This review sheet is for the midterm. The ideas listed below represent issues and content with which you should be familiar. They do NOT necessarily represent an exhaustive list of all material subject to examination but should give you direction in your preparation for the exam.* YOU WILL NEED TO BRING
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Communication is a sharing of meaning through the transmission of information via mutually understood signs. Communication has been called the transfer of meaning from one mind to another. It is the mutual exchange of understanding‚ originating with the reciever. Meanings exist in the human mind‚ they cannot be shared or communicated except through some external vehicle that codify meaning. All forms of communication can be categorized as either verbal or nonverbal. In turn‚ both verbal and nonverbal
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Cross Cultural Communication: Far East Asian Countries This paper gives a short overview of the observed behavioral pattern across some of the far east Asian countries. Understanding these behavioral patterns is important for doing effective communication with people/people group from these countries. The effective communication holds one of the key of establishing business and personal relationship in these countries. This paper also looks into some of concepts and theories in intercultural and
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Chapter I INTRODUCTION Rationale The difference between how something is said and what is said is called paralanguage. Albert Mehrabian as cited by Allan Chapman (2009) attests that human communication consists of 93 percent body language and paralinguistic cues‚ while only 7% of communication consists of words themselves. His research has suggested that between 60 and 70 percent of all meanings is derived from nonverbal behavior. It is interesting to note that a vast majority of people communicate
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MGTS2606 Study notes Lecture 1: Basic Concepts Definitions of Communication Q. What is communication? • “Communication is a conscious or unconscious‚ intentional or unintentional process in which feelings and ideas are expressed as verbal and /or nonverbal messages; sent‚ received and comprehended” (Berko‚ Wolvin & Wolvin‚ 1998). • The process can be accidental (having no intent)‚ expressive (resulting from the emotional state of the person) or rhetorical (resulting from specific goals of the
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REVIEW FOR ADM 3319 Final Exam (<= 50 questions; TIME: 2 hours) 1. Globalization: The good‚ the bad‚ & the ugly: a. What are the provocative views of the +/- antecedents and consequences of globalization (different perspectives)? Three Perspectives on Relationship between Culture and Globalization 1. Cultural Homogenization * resulting from increased communication‚ technical convergence * transformation of other regions‚ cultures‚ nations‚ societies by the culture
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Wk 1: Overview of Communication Communication Communication is a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings. Features/Aspects of Communication 1. Process * Ongoing and dynamic (always in motion) * Cannot freeze communication 2. Systems * Interrelated parts (family‚ team) (part of the system) * Embedded in larger systems (groups‚ industries‚ cultures) * Varying openness * Extent to which a system affects
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Kulturdimensjonene – Hofstede‚ Trompenaars‚ E.T. Hall og Gesteland Geert Hofstede 1. Individualism vs. Collectivism Individualism = kan defineres som preferanse for løst sosialt nettverk‚ der individene forutsettes å kunne ta vare på seg selv og sin nære familie. Hvis man blir krenket i et individualistisk samfunn leder dette til skyld og tap av ære/respekt. Det er ofte regler mot at det skal være flere av samme familie i en bedrift. Tyskland kan bli ansett som et individualistisk
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The act of communication among the human beings has been subject to consistent evolution and upgradation from time to time.. Only human beings have been blessed with the gift of language. Because of the various functions it can perform‚ language has a great role in communication. Whatever codes we use to convey our message within a fixed frame of reference in a given language‚ they serve different functions. The basic functions of language can be grouped into three categories: descriptive‚ expressive
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