Justin, an American sales manager, travels to Brazil to make a business presentation. His counterpart, Pedro, does not speak English very well. During the presentation, when Justin pauses after a question, Pedro takes a long time to respond. When he does respond, he uses poor grammar and mispronounces. How should Pedro’s reaction be interpreted?

Pedro is thinking slowly in his language

Explanation:

Communication refers to conveying information and ideas, interpreted in the same context by the receiver, as intended by the sender. Communication can be verbal, non verbal, oral or written or kinesics i.e body language.

There are many barriers to communication which halt and restrict the flow of ideas and their correct reception. Following are some of the barriers to an effective communication:

In the given case, as is evident, there exists a language barrier since Justin and Pedro do not speak the same language with the same proficiency.

Thus, Pedro's reaction can be interpreted as his taking more time to translate Justin's language to his own language and subsequently think in his own language.

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