Cross-cultural communication describes the process of recognizing both similarities and differences among different cultural groups. This practice can help you to engage and interact well with people around you.
It determines how people from different cultural backgrounds adjust to communicate effectively. This post explains four tips to improve cross-cultural communication.
Everyone has one time or the other experienced this unexplainable pull and attraction to another person they find admirable, alluring and charming. These are people that we look up to and sometimes refer to as role models. A popular example of some of the most admired people on earth include former FLOTUS Michelle Obama, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela or Bill Gates. Apart from the fact that all of these people have made significant achievements throughout their lives, there is also something irresistible about them. When asked to give reasons why they admire these charming personalities the most, people blank out for seconds and the next thing you may hear is, ‘There is just something about him/her’. Most never come to the realization that the word they are looking for is ‘charisma’.
Why is it important to communicate non-verbally along with verbal? Why do we need to understand the body language of others more than their words? Why do people with high grades and a strong portfolio still get rejected for jobs? The answer to all these questions is that “Actions speak louder than words”.
Effective communication skills are an important part of any job or personal relationship. Because your relationship with others is strong, you can understand and understand them. Humans can build good rapport by connecting through shared interests, mutual understanding, and empathy.
Suppose you have been in the sales business for a while. In that case, you need to develop a good rapport with the customer, catch yourself first, and build a connection or bond with the customer, or “People we buy from or people we like.”
Most of what we have nowadays as relationships are not what it used to be. Now, it seems we all are in a hurry. We are driven by own selfish inclinations. We want to quickly end a conversation and trot off like wasps into the comfort our solitude offers. We seem to have forgotten the value of social capital.
Building relationships especially with persons of similar age range is inevitable in life. In fact, it is an important aspect of social conditioning that reflects that as humans, we are bound by some mysterious arrangements to befriend individuals who share similar interests and like-passion with us. These are our peers, our friends.
Don’t you want to live a positively present life? Well, finding the good in others is an essential part of it. However, it can be challenging. It’s especially hard to focus on the good in others when you’ve been disappointed so many times… But let me tell you a secret – when you expect good from others, they feel more motivated to actually do good. Maybe you disagree, but I think that all people are essentially good. Just focus on their intentions if you don’t believe me. Even when people don’t do good things, most of the time, they did have good intentions.
You are free to choose your actions and words. You have the power to change your outcomes. We all believe this myth; it is a myth because this is not applied to all the situations. Sometimes we are simply influenced by the social influence circulating us. We tend to behave based on the environment and the environment is made of people and other living beings along with climatic conditions.