| Differentiation by Culture | Professional Communication Midterm | | Miranda Fick | 2/22/2013 |

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Communication is Essential
Communicating is an essential part of human nature, and has been around since the first humans walked the earth. People are communicating on a constant basis through what they say, the way they walk, what they wear, their facial expressions, and even the way they communicate while we are sleeping. Communication can easily get misunderstood because many cultures and genders communicate differently. Things such as religion, age, first language and geographic location tend to make communicating with one another more difficult. Good communication skills are imperative in an everyday life setting, because knowing how to get your point across effectively so that your audience understands exactly what you are trying to say, helps close the communication gap among cultures and individuals.
Non Verbal Communication
Communication is an information process going on between at least two human communicators embedded in a context and a situation. This process can begin from the first impression using your nonverbal behavior and how uphold yourself. Non-verbal behavior is instilled in us and therefore difficult to manipulate. Cultural differences between the uses of non-verbal signals can easily lead to confusion over intentions and reactions. If one individual from another culture displays what we feel to be inappropriate non-verbal behavior, we have the tendency to simply brand them as impolite and not pursue them in conversation. In the American culture it is polite to engage in conversation in which you are making eye contact with the individual but as there are differences in culture there is also different rules in which to abide by.

Traditional English speakers have the tendency to use to indicate attentiveness or honesty