Culture Analysis Chart

Use your cultural Self Study and your study of another culture to identify three areas where you would have to make changes to communicate successfully
in a work or business situation with a person from the other culture. Complete the chart and submit it for a Peer Assessment. Look at the sample
completed chart on the course site for help.

What do you need to change? How would you change it?

My Culture ________High Context_______________________ The Other Culture _____________Low Context______________________

What would you change? Type of change Example of changes

(Description of change)

Directness and Formality

Change how I respond to a request if my Written English Original: I’m afraid, but I am unable to change your order.
answer is no.
New: Though you have place your order in right time regarding your withdrawal request I
will try to accommodate this with a high priority.

Change the way I start a meeting. Spoken English Original: Hello everyone. We have a lot to do, so let’s get started. The first item on the
agenda…

New: Hi everyone, Good morning, hope you are all doing fine. We all know that we are
gathering here for a nice and hopefully a productive meeting. Let’s see the agenda on
the screen and please share your view at once and we will roll on the meeting right now.

Body Language/Business Etiquette

(Description of change)

Gestures when saying hello and goodbye Eye Contact / Original: shake hands with men and women
Conversational
New: Exchanging token of appreciation and greet.
Style / Gestures /
Personal Space