{"id":255,"date":"2019-10-30T09:29:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T22:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-news\/?p=255"},"modified":"2019-10-30T09:29:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T22:59:23","slug":"communicating-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-news\/2019\/10\/30\/communicating-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Studying and living in a new country requires personal social and cultural adjustments. Your diverse cultural background might be different from the typical Australian culture. Here are some guidelines to some common Australian practices.<strong><\/p>\n<p>Verbal Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Australians are generally open and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevenaitchison.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-make-conversation-with-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.stevenaitchison.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-make-conversation-with-confidence\/\">confident<\/a> when communicating and interacting with others:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>When <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moxon.net\/australia\/australian_greetings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.moxon.net\/australia\/australian_greetings.html\">greeting<\/a> others in Australia you say \u2018hello\u2019, \u2018hi\u2019 or \u2018how\u2019s it going?\u2019 in a very relaxed and informal way<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Australians often greet people by their first names.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0You may find that Australians speak quickly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yDb_WsAt_Z0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yDb_WsAt_Z0\">abbreviate<\/a> or shorten words. For example, tutorial becomes tute and university becomes uni.<\/li>\n<li>Australian accent and <a href=\"http:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/articles\/australia\/aussie-slang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/nomadsworld.com\/articles\/australia\/aussie-slang\">Australian slang<\/a> is sometimes difficult to understand. If you are unsure of what is said, say \u2018pardon\u2019 or \u2018sorry, I didn\u2019t catch what you said.\u2019<\/li>\n<li>When requesting service, use <a href=\"http:\/\/learnenglish.vn\/how-to-learn-english\/polite-requests-english-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/learnenglish.vn\/how-to-learn-english\/polite-requests-english-communication\/\">polite expressions<\/a> such as, \u2018I would like to\u2019 or \u2018could I \/ may I ?\u2019 instead of \u2018I want \u2019 (\u2018I want\u2019 is considered rude and demanding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Non Verbal Communication (Body language)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalance.com\/nonverbal-communication-skills-2059693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.thebalance.com\/nonverbal-communication-skills-2059693\">Non\u2013verbal communication<\/a> relates to posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice, touch, appearance and physical distance. Learn to adjust and adapt to some of the non -verbal communication skills in the multicultural Australian community.<\/p>\n<p>Maintain a reasonable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.study-body-language.com\/Personal-distance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.study-body-language.com\/Personal-distance.html\">social distance<\/a> when interacting with others. An arm\u2019s length is reasonable in most occasions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Social and Cultural Adjustments<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/insiderguides.com.au\/australian-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/insiderguides.com.au\/australian-etiquette\/\">Australians<\/a> respect a person\u2019s privacy. They avoid starting conversations with people they have just met by asking them personal details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Friendships in Australia generally start through talking about common interests. Talk to as many people as possible, initiate conversations whenever possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop your own network of useful contacts. Join a university club or student volunteer group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Australians are often keen spectators of sports like cricket or \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aflplayers.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.aflplayers.com.au\/\">footy<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 the Australian Football League.Have a willingness to adjust, adapt and adopt to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.au\/20-things-about-australian-working-culture-that-can-surprise-foreigners-2015-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com.au\/20-things-about-australian-working-culture-that-can-surprise-foreigners-2015-3\">Australian environment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Appointments and queuing up<\/strong>Making appointments is a normal Australian practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Be on time for your appointments, and inform those waiting if you are running late or unable to make it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theinkslingerstulc.weebly.com\/features\/etiquette-of-queuing-learning-virtues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"link noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theinkslingerstulc.weebly.com\/features\/etiquette-of-queuing-learning-virtues\">Queuing<\/a> up for a service is a common practice. 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