Översikt

  • "If you communicate with a man with common language, it goes to brains. If you communicate with his own language, it goes to heart." - Nelson Mandela

  • 1. Introduction to communication across cultures


    Aims
    - Understand the meaning of culture
    - Learn ways to describe culture
    - Develop flexible thinking

    To Pass: 
    - Read the materials
    - Do the exercises
    - Answer  the given question in the discussion forum

    Communicating successfully across cultures needs
    1. An understanding of your own culture and the target culture you are dealing with. This means researching and analysing the national, regional and corporate cultures of the people you are dealing with.
    2. Flexibility in the way you communicate with people from other cultures. This means adapting your style of communication to fit the situations. 
    3. An ability to develop an international style of communication that will enable you to get your messages across effectively in all business and social situations.