General Communication Skills - Part 1: Cultural Differences in Communication and Learning Styles

There are a number of different cultural communication differences. Some cultures have different meanings for different words which may be offensive. They may also have different hand jesters which may not be offensive to some be will be to others.

To some cultures it may not offend them but, there are some that may. If they are missunderstood or misinterpreted it could cause friction between themselves or could even be classed as racism.

The cultural differences are listed below;

• Cultural differences in verbal and nonverbal communication



• Cultural differences in communicative and narrative style



• Cultural norms for greeting and addressing individuals



• Culturally based learning style preferences



• Cultural differences in rules for adult discourse



• Cultural differences in the conversational roles for children



• The impact of cultural communication and learning style differences on the education and/or clinical process