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Bridging Communication Gaps

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It Starts With Opening One's Mouth...


Let's face it. We're creatures of habit. No matter how well we think we are pro-active and establishing strong lines of communications... we can always do better. Usually, much better. Whether in the workplace, at home, or just when you're out and about, communicating is a key part of life. And it seems that the majority of people take a pretty laid back approach to it.


Learning to talk as a child is hard. But it was only one of a few things that truly occupied your attention. Learning to talk as a teen is hard. But that is because of the social and cultural pressures that are present. Learning to talk as an adult is hard. This is due to the fact that we are busy with so many other things.


So, when do we really learn to talk? To communicate?  read more »

Cross-cultural communication: is it Greek to you? (International Technical Communication) (Column): An article from: Technical

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This digital document is an article from Technical Communication, published by Society for Technical Communication on May 1, 1992. The length of the article is 3494 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: Foreign corporations which venture into the international market encounter problems in dealing with totally foreign languages and cultures.  read more »

Culture, Social Norms, and Economics (International Library of Critical Writings in Economics)

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Economists have often been accused of failing to take full account of culture and social norms in their explanations of human behavior. Cultural factors are playing an increasingly important role in economic theorizing and are achieving greater recognition as determinants of economic performance. These volumes will therefore be a landmark and will provide easy access to the most important articles in this expanding field. The first volume focuses on modeling the social and cultural aspects of an individual's behavior.  read more »

Notes & Comments: January 1999.: An article from: New Criterion

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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on January 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1404 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Notes & Comments: January 1999.Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)  read more »

Does race exist?(Brief Article): An article from: New Criterion

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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on October 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1004 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Does race exist?(Brief Article)Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)  read more »

"Second city" syndrome.: An article from: New Criterion

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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 4592 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: "Second city" syndrome.Author: Francis MorronePublication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)  read more »

The American view of landscape.: An article from: New Criterion

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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on April 1, 2000. The length of the article is 6412 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: The American view of landscape.Author: Michael J. Lewis  read more »

The charges & countercharges of self-righteous prigs. (The media).(Bernard Goldberg's attack on CBS Evening News,

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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 3301 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: The charges & countercharges of self-righteous prigs. (The media).(Bernard Goldberg's attack on CBS Evening News, counterattacked by Tom Shales)  read more »