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Transcript: Look at the models Understand the differences Build your strategy according to patterns Review and research other resources (verify!) Use this as a model not as a guide Don't be This Guy Remember Culture is an Ever-Changing, always evolving phenomenon! Richard Lewis invented it Bridges Cultural Gap Take it with a pinch of salt Why Even Bother India: Ambiguous, and truth and appearances are often subject to negotiation Israel: logical on most issues but emotional on some http://www.businessinsider.com/communication-charts-around-the-world-2014-3 http://www.crossculture.com/services/cross-culture/ http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/treatment/xcolcomm.htm The Charts In Recap Rebuilding strategy Learning the pressure points Creating a counter-argument Saving the world References Negotiation Failures Losing business/face (Saudi Arabian Case) Wars, foreign policy etc Promotions/Ads Backfiring Germany:rely on logic and more evidence and labor their points more than either the British or the French What about this one? Use Me, Use Me, You Ain't That Average Chart Further Research Communication patterns varies culturally Leading to mis-communication The End Preventing Miscommunication & Saving the Human Race by Sandip Roy Canadians, compared to Americans, tend to be more low-key and inclined to seek harmony, though they are similarly direct. In Conjunction Hofstede's Model Ask a local Observe and learn The internet is your friend (also your enemy)