choose a country besides the united states and talk about the way they communicate and how they culture is and compare it to the united states.

You will choose a country besides the united states and talk about the way they communicate and how they culture is and compare it to the united states. For this speech, you will research, organize, and present an extemporaneous speech that will require you to examine a specific country culture (other than the United States) and research how that culture communicates. This focus will provide research evidence that will assist the audience to better understand the chosen culture and their communication patterns. Research content that should be considered includes:

Nonverbal Communication Cues (understanding differences that might avoid confusion or offense)
How language is used, direct vs indirect (metaphor, imagery)
Low or High context / Individualistic vs Collectivistic
Paternal or Maternal Family Structure
Basic Demographics: Race, Ethnicity, Historical Importance, Economy
Traditions: Religion, Funeral practices, foods, etc.

Any method by which the culture communicates with each other or the outside world

One way to imagine this assignment would be to put yourself in the position of planning to travel to this location for business or pleasure. Anyone intending to travel wisely would do this kind of research for reasons of self-interest as well as for security, maximized communication, and overall satisfaction of having received the best experience possible. We dont have to travel to distant locations to experience intercultural communication challenges. They are all around us. Youre encouraged to focus your research on those areas that most directly influence the communication process. Geography and Political history, for example, would be of less interest for this assignment unless they were significantly responsible for understanding the communication practices of the culture you will be researching.

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