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Question:Your manager at work has advised you that you and two of your coworkers will be visiting a branch of your company in another country. Select a country that you would like to learn more about. Then, conduct an Internet or library search regarding the nonverbal and verbal communication styles in this country.I have to make it into a memo form Please help.
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It sounds like this is a question about cultural differences in communication. It is amazing to be in another country and find the communication differences have little to do with language! Our Japanese counterparts are much more formal and gentle in their manners. Which I didn't fully understand until I worked with Israeli engineers - a very forceful bunch; manners take a back seat to logic!
http://www.cyborlink.com/
http://atn-riae.agr.ca/export/4027_e.htm... (Canadian perspective)
Try additional Google searches on international etiquette.
Well what country would you choose?
Say for instance you choose Japan, a nonverbal style is bowing to greet someone and a verbal style would be saying hello and goodbye. Also talk about what is implied by both greetings.
Then put it into paragraph form and send it out.
Look at this article to define "nonverbal communication."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nonverbal_c...
Now you need to find scholarly or corporate descriptions of nonverbal communication in that country. For example, how does body language work differently in Japan than it does in the US? Would you confuse or offend a Japanese employee in your company, and damage your working relationship, if you gave him a high five? What does it mean when he bows instead of shaking your hand... should you bow back? Write a list of questions like that. Each country has its own differences from the US.
There are scholarly studies of these differences that have been published by linguists and sociologists. These are most likely to be found in a library database search. Also, corporations sometimes publish quick guides for their employees who travel abroad--sort of a "do this" / "don't do this" type of thing. These are mostly print publications, but you might find a few online versions with a general Google search.
Use search terms like "nonverbal communication," "body language," "eye contact," and combine them with the country you're interested in.
Edit: While I was typing this, some others posted their advice and used Japan as an example, so heed their advice, too...
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