elnari, south africa- diversity in communication

Global Lives – South Africa

ELNARI POTGIETER

HELLO

Afrikaans - Dag SệEnglish - HelloNdebele - SalibonaniNorthern Sotho - Thobela Sotho - LumelaSwazi - DumelaTswana - DumelaTsonga - AbusheniVenda - AvuwaniXhosa - MoloZulu - Sanibonani

I am an African?

“I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.” Kwame Nkrumah

SOME FAMOUS SOUTH AFRICANS

SOUTH AFRICAN BIG 5

NATIONAL PLANTS AND ANIMALS

Blue Crane Galjoen

King Protea

Yellowood

Springbok

MY HOMETOWN: PAARL

FAMILY (FAMILIES!)

STRUISBAAI

WHERE I STUDY: STELLENBOSCH

MANDELA RHODES FOUNDATIONAND YOUTH G8 TEAM

FRIENDS

SOKKIE?• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLW4K6ltHWk

ACTIVITY

COMMUNICATION

• We spend approximately 70% of our time communicating with others.

COMMUNICATION

Garber, P.R. 2008. http://www2.cortland.edu/dotAsset/c1a635f6-a099-4ede-8f15-79b86e315088.pdf (20 November 2013).

• We speak at a rate of about 150 words per minute …

• But we can hear at a rate of about 1000 wpm.

• What do we do with that extra time?

LISTENING DILEMMA

HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS?

How can better communication help you living in your community?

HOW CAN BETTER COMMUNICATION HELP YOUR COMMUNITY?

Thanks for … listening!