Switching Directions

Subgroup Size

Pairs

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Source

Stringer, D. M., & Cassiday, P. A. (2009). Switching directions: Direct/indirect. In 52 Activities for improving cross-cultural communication (pp. 115-117). Intercultural Press. 

Tags:

  1. communication
  2. indirect communication
  3. Stringer and Cassiday

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. "Identify how people using direct and indirect communication styles can misperceive one another. 2. Practice switching statements from direct to indirect and from indirect to direct" (Stringer & Cassiday, 2009, p. 115).