Communication and Culture---Week 3

Do you find yourself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures?

 I sometimes find myself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures. I work at a university, and I have many co-workers that are from different counties that do not speak good English and I am unable to understand some of the things that they are saying, so sometimes I use body language and facial expressions instead of verbal expressions.

 I also communicate differently with people that have a different religious belief because I am a Christian and my ways of living are different from others that religion belief is not Christianity.

I have found that there are three strategies that I have learned this week, which would help me become effective communicator. First, listening skills are very important when it comes to communicating with different people. Second, learning about culture and sharing culture even though people communicate differently, we can all learn from each other and be successful. Third, gain my perception of self and of others by learning and relearning about diversity, culture, and my being.