Communication and Culture

Do you find yourself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures? Yes, I find myself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures. I notice that when I am around different children and people of another age group and culture, every message that I tailor to them, is said differently. If yes, in what ways do you communicate differently? The ways that I communicate differently with the different groups and cultures is by making sure that I say what needs to be said to each of them in a way that they can relate to me. For example, if I am talking to friends I would sometimes use slang words, but if I am talking to people that are in a professional field, I would talk to them more on a professional/business level. Based on what you have learned this week, share at least three strategies you could use to help you communicate more effectively with the people or groups you have identified. Three strategies you could use to help me communicate more effectively with the people or groups you have identified is to make sure use the Platinum Rule which states, “Do to others as they themselves would like to be treated,” (Beebe, Beebe, & Raymond 2011 p.1). Secondly, I would make sure that I use both my verbal and nonverbal cues as ways of communicating. The last strategy that I could use to help me communicate more effectively with the people or groups I have identified is making sure that I listen and hear what they are saying. Reference Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.