Cross-cultural communication, is that which occurs between people who may have different cultural perspectives. This can include the entire range of differences from nationality to age to different departments within the same organization. The activities in this project are intended to facilitate effective communication across a wide range of differences. Many of the are written with instructions that address needs for a specific audience (e.g., gender or generation). We encourage you, the user, to adapt the activities to fit the needs of the particular audience with whom you are working. LaRay Barna (1997) has identified six primary sources of crosscultural miscommunication: 1. Assumption of similarities . The “invisible” aspects of our culture lead us to assume our communication style and way of behaving is how “everyone” communicates and behaves. When they act “like us” we think they are right or we don’t give it much thought. When someone act...
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