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Useful
Expressions
Using Humor

Book
Shelf
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According to one USA Today survey, the number one fear of international travelers is communicating with people
in other parts of the world.
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Somewhere Over the
Rainbow...
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"Toto,
I have the feeling we're
not in Kansas anymore."
The
Wizard of OZ
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Communication =
Culture
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Communication
is more than just words.
It is both verbal and non-verbal. Actually only about 20 percent of
all communication is verbal. 80 percent of communication is
non-verbal which includes gestures, greeting and presentation styles, body
language, facial expressions.
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21st
Century Communication
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Key to
Success = Information Technology
Information technology
will be the way to bring global communities together and manage
multicultural diversity. Some of the ingredients include:
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Development of global communities
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Multi-cultural communication.
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Global organizational & multicultural management
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Trained global managers
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Technological competence
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Cross-cultural
training as a corporate strategy
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"Groupware",
or bringing together people and places
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Multilingual managers
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Acknowledgment of
the importance of human relations
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