1. ACTIVITY 1 Are gestures universal?

2. YOUR INTERPRETATION For each of the displayed gestures, identify your initial reaction by selecting one of the following symbols: to signify a positive interpretation  to signify a neutral interpretation  to signify a negative interpretation

4. SLOVENE INTERPRETATION For each of the displayed gestures, discuss with your classmate how it is usually interpreted in the Slovene context. Use the same symbols: to signify a positive interpretation  to signify a neutral interpretation  to signify a negative interpretation

5.   Germany Iran Australia

6.   the UK the USA France

7.   Italy Dominican Republic Finland

8.   Greece France New Zealand

9.   France Turkey the UK

10. Other Gestures

11. The handshake gesture KenyaTurkey Morocco

12. The crazy gesture Italy Japan Brazil

13. The Yes/No gestures IndiaBulgariaGreece

14. Pointing Philippines Indonesia Japan

15. Come here / Go away Korea the UK Australia

16. #MEANINGCOUNTRY 1The handshake comprises a brief palm touch. 2Multiple gestures indicate “Crazy”. 3Two gestures indicate “Yes”. 4 The lips are used to indicate direction. 5The “Come here” gesture mimics the direction of desired motion.

17. DID YOU UNDERSTAND? In ______ communication, not only what you say is important, but also your use of ______. Indeed, a given ______ in one speaker's culture could be a serious ______in another's culture because its ______is not ______.

18. DID YOU UNDERSTAND? In cross-cultural communication, not only what you say is important, but also your use of NVC. Indeed, a given gesture in one speaker's culture could be a serious insult in another's culture because its interpretation is not universal.