High and Low Context

The powerful effect culture has on communication. It refers to the means by which individuals within a culture transmit meanings in a communication situation.

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We are often focused on problem solving, getting things done, and we’re likely to be personal and informal with our peers and superiors.

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We are often focused on maintaining the peace and seeing the bigger picture. We rely on hierarchies and rules around formality to modify how we communicate.

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Depends heavily on words to communicate the message, with additional factors (the context surrounding the communication) having a relatively small influence.

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Depends on all the elements surrounding a communication, with the actual words sending only a small part of the message.

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This context's speech is tailored toward who they are talking to and how they fit into relationships with those people. Which context is this?

Which content is this? They speak in a straightforward manner and place value in “meaning what we say” and “being taken at our word.”