Essentials of Business Communication (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337386494
Author: Mary Ellen Guffey, Dana Loewy
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.12AAC
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To determine:-
The meaning of certain selected gestures that have different meanings in different countries.
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Gestures are a part of nonverbal cues that help a communicator to send his message to the listener. But one must be cautious while doing so if he is in a country other than his as in certain cases different countries have different meanings for the same gestures.
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