http://culturallyteaching.com/2010/02/17/indirect-direct-communication-styles/ Education Across Cultures Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:26:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://culturallyteaching.com/2010/02/17/indirect-direct-communication-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-29321 Linda Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:26:34 +0000 http://culturallyteaching.com/?p=6342#comment-29321 Indirect communication is the bane of my work at a distress centre. Especially since we're trained to use the direct approach in suicide intervention. Indirect communication is the bane of my work at a distress centre. Especially since we’re trained to use the direct approach in suicide intervention.

]]> http://culturallyteaching.com/2010/02/17/indirect-direct-communication-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-28664 Cate Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:16:32 +0000 http://culturallyteaching.com/?p=6342#comment-28664 Thanks for stopping by, Donna. Glad the post was helpful. Good luck with your research paper! Thanks for stopping by, Donna. Glad the post was helpful. Good luck with your research paper!

]]> http://culturallyteaching.com/2010/02/17/indirect-direct-communication-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-28663 Donna Stephan Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:56:30 +0000 http://culturallyteaching.com/?p=6342#comment-28663 I've spent many days researching communication across cultures for a research paper and have found it very hard to describe indirect communication, being a direct communicator myself. Your description is the first one I've found that puts it into words I can comprehend! I appreciate your work! I’ve spent many days researching communication across cultures for a research paper and have found it very hard to describe indirect communication, being a direct communicator myself. Your description is the first one I’ve found that puts it into words I can comprehend! I appreciate your work!

]]> http://culturallyteaching.com/2010/02/17/indirect-direct-communication-styles/comment-page-1/#comment-9081 Robert Keteyian Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:06:10 +0000 http://culturallyteaching.com/?p=6342#comment-9081 I often help parents find indirect ways of communicating with their children, when direct communication fails. Some kids get overwhelmed by the directness and can feel threatened. But offering kids direction and information indirectly can be very useful and cut down on confrontations. I enjoyed your article. Thanks. I often help parents find indirect ways of communicating with their children, when direct communication fails. Some kids get overwhelmed by the directness and can feel threatened. But offering kids direction and information indirectly can be very useful and cut down on confrontations. I enjoyed your article. Thanks.

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