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PUBLIC SPEAKING IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE MODERN WORLD

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how to deliver a good speech in a world full of diversity of people

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Page 1: Public Speaking in a Multicultural World

PUBLIC SPEAKING INA MULTICULTURAL

WORLD

CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE MODERN

WORLD

Page 2: Public Speaking in a Multicultural World

“You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the

blood of the whole world” – Herman Melville

United States is the most diverse society on earth.

Can be seen in cities and towns, schools and businesses,

community groups and houses of worship

In this world, we have almost 195 nations and every one of them

would at least has someone living in United States.

Almost 50 percent of the people were born outside of the United

States.

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More than 55 million people in the United States speak a language

other than English at home.

Developments also occurred to the other countries as it doesn’t

limited to the United States only.

We live in an age of international multiculturalism and we can see

that internet allows for instant communication around the world

which is more effective compared to those old days where we used

to write a letter to communicate with people who live far away.

CNN is broadcast to more than 1 billion people globally.

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Social media connect people all over the world.

All nations on this world are becoming part of a huge global

network despite their political, social and religious differences.

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC SPEAKING

As cultural diversity increases, we found that speechmaking

becomes more complex yet complicated thing to do.

The complexity stems from the differences in language as the

language separates people from one culture to another culture more

than anything.

“We communicate the way we do because we are raised in a

particular culture and learn its language, rules and norms”

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Language and culture are closely connected to each other.

The meanings attached to gestures, facial expressions and other

nonverbal signals also differ from culture to culture.

Example : Italian and Greek gesture for “goodbye” is similar as

U.S signal for “come here”

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AVOIDING ETHNOCENTRISM

The belief where we think our own group or culture is more superior

compared to other groups or cultures.

We tend to think that the values, beliefs and customs owned by us are

right and natural while the other cultures are wrong and so unnatural.

This ethnocentrism can play a positive role sometimes and can lead to

negative effects too.

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Avoiding ethnocentrism doesn’t mean you have to agree with

the values and practices of all groups and cultures.

There is a time where you can try to convince people of different

cultures to change their traditional ways of doing thing and

become more open minded.

How to become A Good Public Speaker?

Always bear in mind that all people have their special beliefs

and customs.

Show respect for the cultures of the people.

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Adapt the messages that you want to deliver to the values and

exceptions of the audience.

Use audience-analysis questionnaires for classroom speeches.

Make sure the person who invites you to speak outside the

classroom provide you with sufficient information about the

audience.

Try to put yourself in the listener’s place and hear your messages

through their ears and observe whether it is appropriate speech or

not once you know about any cultural factors that might effect

your listeners response

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Do avoid using phrases that can cause misunderstanding

between you and your listeners when there is language difference.

Always have visual aids and other materials that will relate you

and your listeners.

Be alert for the audience’s feedback.

It is also crucial to avoid ethnocentrism when listening to

speeches from a different cultural background of a public

speaker. Do not judge the speaker on the basis of his or her

appearance or manner of delivery.