CULTURAL BARRIERS
Some conversational styles and lingo from one culture may seem offensive or abrasive or even annoying. It is important that you are aware of those cultural differences and not be overly sensitive to them when they come up in conversation.
For example, people from Maine will often refer to things that they think are impressive [...]

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In communication, we tend to expect people to understand what we mean based on the way we say it. We also tend to be overly sensitive to others who casually say things that seem inappropriate. Many of us have gone through sensitivity training to help understand racial, sexuality, and cultural barriers, but being sensitive to [...]

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We all have perceptions in our lives that seem very true to us, but could be nothing further from the truth in reality.
Communication is one of those areas where we are often mistaken. Just because we find it easy to talk does not mean that we are actually good communicators. Here are a few areas [...]

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