Nowadays, there are 193 countries in the world and each country has their own cultures which are different from each other especially communication cultures. Moreover, a communication is important in the current world. For instance using for commerce, government, also for the smaller area such as in an organization and workplace or in small social such as school, university, and family. According to the different communication cultures from many countries and the importance of the communication, so it is significant to know, understand, and learn about the cultures and how to communicate across different cultures and social groups. Thailand is one of all countries in the world that has many sub-cultures needed to concern when wanting to have a communication since Thai people are strict. Without bewaring, we can say that “ the communication might not successful”. The communication of Thailand consists of both colloquialism and body language. For the example of Thai cultural differences is as below: The most important Thai culture need to …show more content…
Thai people will pay more attention on nonverbal language such as eyes contact, smile, etc. For example, when Thai people meet the first greeting they are most likely to express is smile, Eye contact is important for developing trust in relationships. Moreover, The Thais are generally considered happy and smiling people, and displays of affection, or even anger, are acceptable among close friends or from seniors to juniors, but open displays of any emotions are not their prominent trait. However, the non-verbal language of Thai people is complex. Smiling may show pleasure and accompany greetings and conversations, but sometimes smiling in difficult situations may indicate discomfort or embarrassment. Also, smiling might not mean agree, it might mean they attend or something
Most people have hardly any smile at all, or a lousy one. ‘Ernest 's father and I sometimes worry about him,’ [...] ‘Well. He 's a very sensitive boy. He 's really never been a terribly good mixer with other boys. Perhaps he takes things a little more seriously than he should at his age."
This theory was made by Michael Argyle (1925- 2002), who was a social psychologist. In the late 1960s he studied social skills, body language, non-verbal communication and interpersonal behaviour. In this study, he found that non-verbal signals can be much more important and useful than verbal communication when trying to trigger peoples’ attitudes and feelings. His research showed and found that the stronger the relationship between the people communicating so with close friends for example the much better eye contact. However, when the relationship is not very strong so when speaking to a stranger people don’t have very good eye contact and they tend to look away when talking.
Misinterpretations The way we interpret one’s body language greatly affects the way we view each other. One of the most important aspects of human interaction is body language, but how can one properly communicate with others without knowing how easy it is to come across misinterpretations? As an individual that experiences American, Haitian, and Montserratian culture, it is important to remember that body language is not always universal.
“Divergent perceptions and absence of a common language of communication ... they fail to fathom each other’s feelings and likes and dislikes” (Priya). Miscommunication between people creates rifts and lays pretense for tension and dispassion. Without communication, people become impatient and disassociate. “They see daughters who grow impatient when their mothers talk in Chinese, who think they are stupid when they explain things in fractured English”(Tan 31).
She emphasizes the recognition of “cross-cultural” communication is beneficial to repair the conversational issues (Tannen 264). She proposes couples to improve their relationship by learning differences, adjusting conversational styles, and changing attitude. Learning differences is crucial to couples at the beginning of improvement, which helps couples to achieve mutual acceptance. Ideally, couples change their communication patterns according to their partners’ preference.
During this semester, I gained a lot of skills and knowledge about interpersonal relations. As a human being, as a member of the "global village", everyone need to communicate with others. It is important to learn how to communicate well and how to build a healthy and positive interpersonal relationship with others. Like the textbook’ name “Looking Out Looking In”, we looked in the communication itself, looked out the language barrier, nonverbal messages and effective listening, and looked at relational dynamics. I learned and recognized about how environmental factors can impact our communication.
The world is diverse and filled with so many different types of cultures. Many are specific for a certain country or often seen worldwide. It also depends on their history. For example, Thailand is a unique country with a cultured filled history. They can be compared and contrasted with other cultures, for example,the U.S. culture.
Introduction Effective communication is an essential element of the relationship between dentist and patient in order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of dental treatment. The aim of this weekly clinical shadowing of different dentists in various health centres was to enhance and develop an understanding of therapeutic communication skills in Brunei. In this report, I will be mainly focusing on the verbal and non-verbal communications, social cognition issues and ways to further improve the communication skills among dentists in Brunei based on notes obtained from the three reported patient sessions. This is because there has been less research on these topics with respect to dental care. Verbal Communications
If we conduct businesses and we fail to make them understand or fail to make any appropriate adjustments, we might unwillingly offend them without noticing it. In Japan, communication can be very complex. Spoken words can have many different meanings; that why both non-verbal and verbal communication is very important for us. Non-verbal communication is important it is because it can be interpreted in many different ways.
I was paying full attention to the explanations from my classmates, however because of the symbolism that eye contact holds, my classmates were reluctant to believe that I did give them my
Eye contact also plays a vital role in effective communication. There are times when we experience words that come out of our mouth and the ways we communicate through our body language are totally different. In this kind of situation, the receiver has to determine whether to believe verbal or nonverbal message. Regularly the receiver would select the nonverbal as it is more natural and it truly displays the speaker’s true feeling and intention. The gestures such as the way we sit, how fast and how loud we talk and how much eye contact we make send strong messages to the receiver.
PSB Academic Chen Zongbin 4655679 Reflective journal Communication flow are affected by three factors, individual, organization, culture. In the business communication, these three factors are described as interpersonal communication, intercultural communication and organizational communication. By handling problems that bring by these factors, the communication within the group will be more efficiency. In a group working, an effective communication can help us have a better understanding of others’ opinions, this is the fountainhead of productivity and efficiency.
, this showcases the great importance of understanding this topic in order to have a clear communication process, since these can distort the meaning of the message. Although non-verbal expressions are present in every culture, their individual meanings and relevance are going to change from one to another, this is why it is important to not only recognize the overall value of this topic, but to study the different patterns of nonverbal communication from different cultures as well. Since we are studying to become international negotiators we have to be prepared to work in a multicultural environment, since it is very likely we will be working with people from other parts of the world. Understanding how others communicate and how we do it too and not to take everything at face value is primordial for us, since this will help us to minimize
As a result of increasing modernization and globalization, it is not uncommon for us to meet, study or work with people from different cultural background. To communicate successfully, understanding about and sympathizing for others’ differences is the key. Otherwise, misunderstanding and miscommunication would be inevitable, which can have adverse impacts in many situations such as studying and business setting. That is to say, intercultural communication competence is a must for anyone wishing to succeed in this highly globalized world. Thanks to its supreme importance, intercultural communication has been featured in multiple publicities, including video, songs or movies.
When you watch a friend doing something silly or embarassing , you smile. When you you are feeling down , seeing someone smile, your heart feels happy and that makes you feel better and probably you have a better day ahead. When you are been recognised for your performance in academics , you smile. When a police lets you off without a fine, you smile. When a teacher says that she is unable to take class due to ill health, you smile at that time also..