Low Context Culture

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Culture

Foundational Lexiconsaying what you mean
Executive Parlanceexplicit communication
Scholarly Discourseverbal directness
Babel ZenithLow Context
Origin: Edward Hall

Etymology & Meaning

Cultures where communication is explicit and direct.

In the Boardroom

The American preference for getting to the point.

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