8. Cross-cultural communication-Interview with Prof Xiao-Ping Chen

What is high context communication?

Why Americans have a negative association with indirect communication?

Can you be comfortable with conflict and avoid open disagreements at the same time?

In this episode, Ting and Dr Catherine speak with Professor Xiao-Ping Chen from the University of Washington in Seattle about different communication behaviors across culture and how to measure your own intercultural communication style using the icEdge (Intercultural Communications Edge) survey, the first scientific tool to assess high and low context communication based on Edward Hall classic description of cross-cultural communication.

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