High Context Communication  Communication that relies more heavily on attention to contextual details and less explicit language to transmit its message.

Low Context Communication  Relies on clear, concrete and explicit language. High and Low-Context Cultures Japanese Arab Greek Spanish Italian British French American Scandinavian German German-Swiss Low Context-Cultures

Elaborate, Exacting and Succinct Styles of Language Elaborate Exacting Succinct Many Words Only Necessary Words---- Few Words Middle Eastern Caucasian American Asian American African American Native American

Definitions  Elaborate Language- Uses many words to convey its message and is very colorful and expressive  Exacting Communication Clear and specific language that state the facts and no more  Succinct Communication- Understated Language that says very little and relies on the listener to understand the unspoken meaning.  Instrumental Communication- Task- Oriented, and focuses on achieving the speaker’s goal.  Affective Communication- Person-oriented, and focuses on building and maintaining good relations between the communicators.