By the way, The study done by Mehrabian in 1979 on communication channels indicates that in face-to-face conversation, 55% of meaning is communicated via NVC, 7% via the verbal language (words) and 38% via the paralinguistics (Tone, timbre, speed of speaking, etc) and ALL THREE areas have to be taken into consideration when assessing communication.

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The World Values Survey divides the world into big cultural zones (the Confucian zone, the English-speaking zone, etc) on the basis of common values.

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Speaking of time, when you do choose to jump into the future and Explore the actors etc, when you go back to the guide, you leave the future and return to the here and now, which isn't what we'd expect.

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Being this clear allows the person you are speaking to think about ways they may be able to use your services or refer business to you, etc.

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