Those of you who got a chance to go to the UN Pathway Video Conference on Tuesday, Oct 9th, and to listen to Jean-Christophe Bas's "Promoting Dialogue and Understanding Among Cultures" probably found the talk as well as the following discussion as exciting and stimulating as I did.
Those of you who couldn't make it don't need to despair: the talk has now been uploaded and can be watched on line. Here the link: http://gig.org/ge/?vid=328
I would like to invite you all to listen to the talk (again) and to reflect on this important topic a bit more. As always, please feel free to add not just your personal ideas but also experiences you may have had and suggestions for improving the current situation.
Thank you!
gudrun
Those of you who couldn't make it don't need to despair: the talk has now been uploaded and can be watched on line. Here the link: http://gig.org/ge/?vid=328
I would like to invite you all to listen to the talk (again) and to reflect on this important topic a bit more. As always, please feel free to add not just your personal ideas but also experiences you may have had and suggestions for improving the current situation.
Thank you!
gudrun
I couldn’t be part of the UN Pathway Video Conference, but I just learned these on my Business Class and I think it connects to “multicultural communication”. We saw, as well as on our discussion group, that many of the problems that we find in the world come due to a misunderstanding in the communication and this can be due to several communication barriers as:
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• Language barriers.- different languages
• Body language barriers.- some postures can mean something else in another culture
• Perceptual barriers.- the “prejudice” we have on people
• Organizational barriers.- specific type of language. (e.g. in business you have a formal language)
• Cultural barriers.- different believes, thoughts, religions, ideals, etc.
These barriers affect the communication between individuals; not even talk about mass communication. Reason why I question what things can we do to decrease these barriers?
These ones where suggested to reinforce the communication:
– Eye contact
– Tone of voice
– Facial expressions
– Gestures and posture
What are your suggestions?