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UNIT 4: IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES<br />

Answers<br />

Case Study 4.1: Town Meeting (Continued)<br />

What happened during your talk?<br />

Answers to Case Study<br />

Were the Indian members of the audience not listening? Did they not understand? Did they<br />

disagree?<br />

Slowly shaking one’s head back and forth sideways does not always mean “no.” Rather, it<br />

signals “I’m listening” in parts of India. The Indian members of your audience were paying every<br />

bit as much attention to your message as others.<br />

<strong>Effective</strong> <strong>Communication</strong> Page 4.3

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