Communication

When people communicate they are expressing an idea, there are two ways we can express an idea in a verbal way or a non-verbal way. Verbal communication refers to sounds and noises and non-verbal refers to symbols and signals. But communication is not that easy it faces a lot of barriers like the physical barrier which is related to the distance two people might be facing or the language barrier which refers to the ambiguity that can be created when people speak this is why is so important to be aware, flexible and patient when communicating to receive and give the right message.

                                                                                                          

Communication to change lives,2009 retreived on april 11/2011 from: http://www.wdavidphillips.com/tag/communication

Which ones are the main cultural differences in non-verbal communication?

The main cultural differences faced in non- verbal communication are the body movement, the posture you have an example of this is sitting with your legs cross can be offensive in turkey. The facial expressions even though the majority have the same meaning like crying, laughing, angry and many others too much smiling can be perceived as a sign of shallowness this why it’s important to research the culture your about to have a business with. Other cultural differences in non-verbal communication are the touch and the eye contact for example eye contact in the US means that you are interested but on the other hand in Japan when you avoid eye contact you show respect.

Non-verbal emotional communication and cultural differences, youtube, 2011:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMQsfMppz2o