Scenario:
You work for a global company based in the United States. Due to the company’s upcoming 5-year plan to expand to more global locations, your employer has asked you to write a paper on strategies for improving communication with people from cultures outside of the United States. Choose one country outside of the United States as your focus.
You will write a 3- to 4-page expository essay covering the following:
• Provide a brief summary of the country you have chosen, including information on their culture and customs.
• Differentiate between how the following means of communication are practiced in that country and the United States:
o Verbal communication practices and the use of language
o Nonverbal communication practices (i.e., haptics, kinesics, proxemics, chronemics)
o Gender communication
o Business etiquette
• Identify three strategies to improve communication with people from this country.
Your essay should include separate title and reference pages in proper APA format. Include a minimum of four scholarly resources. Your work should display college-level writing with attention to detail and demonstrate critical thinking skills.