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Christine Harris- Unit 2 Individual Project

Topic

· How to communicate effectively in cross-cultural communications

Audience Analysis:

· My audience will include my fellow students in college who have from different races including African-Americans, Latinos, Asians and a white majority.

· My audience, being university students will understand the importance of effective inter-cultural communication.

Introduction

Understanding and using effective inter-cultural communication skills is very important for each student because in college there are people from diverse cultural backgrounds. The intent of this presentation is to help students understand and adopt effective inter-cultural skills which are very important in fostering understanding and in reducing inter-cultural conflicts.

By the middle of the 21st century, the Hispanics and people of color will constitute a majority of the American population. Currently, one in every four Americans is a person of color or Hispanic.

Body:

1. The key to effective cross-cultural communication is knowledge.

· Understand the potential problems in cross-cultural communication and seek to resolve them consciously.

· Make assumptions that such efforts may not always be affective and always adjust behavior appropriately.

· Practice active listening to confirm and understand communication accurately.

2. Make speech considerate of other cultures

· Speak slowly

· Speak clearly and concisely and avoid ambiguous words

· Keep it simple by speaking to the understanding of the audience

3. Adopt formal communication until rapport is developed

· Avoid informal approach with new cultures

· Avoid humor with new people until

· Avoid negative questions and answers as they are confusing

Conclusion

Many groups resist assimilation and prefer to keep their distinct cultures. Thus, it is crucial to understand cultural differences among people to ensure that you are well understood and to minimize the chances of cross-cultural conflicts. It will also help you enjoy the amazing and sweet fruits that diversity has to offer.