1. In today's business world,we often meet people from cultures that are different from our own.These differences can lead to misunderstanding.For successful communication, it's important to know some ways that conversational styles may differ around the world.
2. opening and closing conversations: Different cultures have different ways of greeting people. They also have rules about who speaks first and how a conversation starts and ends. For example when North Americans end a conversation, they often say We must get together again soon. Howeyer this is usually just a form of politeness and not a real invitation.
3. Taking turns during conversations: In some cultures, people take turns during a conversation. In other cultures, it's more polite to listen quietly until someone asks you to speak. This is especially true when one person is older than the other or in a more senior position in a company.
Interrupting : in some parts of the word peope often interan each other and express Europeans and North Americans, this kind of conversation strong opinions. To Northern may sound like an argument but it is not. It's just different conversational style
Use of silence: In North America, if there is silence for more than twenty seconds during a meeting, people become uncomfortable. They usually break the silence by talking. However, this doesn't happen everywhere. In some places, a period of silence after someone has spoken shows respect for the speaker
Appropriate topics of conversation: Topics of conversation also differ around the world. In some places, people don't talk about their families with strangers. Most North Americans, however, think family life is a good topic. In addition, people in some cultures feel free to ask questions about how much something costs or how much someone earns. For North Americans, money issues are private and inappropriate for conversation with people they don't know well
Use of humor : North Americans often use humor to break the ice or make others feel comfortable. However, in some cultures, people think laughing and humor show disrespect. They never use humor with strangers