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3 pages answering 3 questions about “translating” business behavior and communication from “American” to Chinese. The questions address nonverbal cues in conducting a meeting; what Chinese business people are likely to regard as acceptable behavior from a Westerner; and rewriting an email from an American manager to a group of employees newly transferred from the Hong Kong branch to America. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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File: CC6_KSbusComChina.rtf
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help you call a meeting to order, emphasize important topics, show approval, express reservations, regulate the flow of conversation, and invite a colleague to continue with a comment?
Some nonverbal communication can be misunderstood in different "languages" as easily as can be the verbal variety, but there are some facial expressions and body
language that translate well regardless of culture and can assist in running a meeting. One example lies in calling a meeting to order. The speaker is likely to
have been preparing transparencies or computer projector, conferring with others or otherwise engaged prior to the beginning of the meeting. As s/he stands to face attendees and looks around
the table at all present, there is clear signal that the time for the meetings beginning has arrived. The speaker can emphasize important
topics with the use of pointing to their location; revisiting them several times during discussion; or including the topic on several pages of transparency or computer slides. It is
easy to show approval with a nod as another speaker presents his ideas. Conversely, it is equally easy to express the presence of reservations with facial expression or folding
the arms across the chest (closing to the ideas being presented. One conducting a meeting can regulate the flow of conversation with hand
signals comparable to those used by police officers directing traffic. S/he can raise a hand as if to say "stop," or she can make a "come on" gesture to
indicate that a group participant should continue with a comment. 2. Even though the owners speak English fairly well, what are some of the intercultural differences you might encounter during your
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