Major Characteristics of the Four Verbal Styles

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Verbal

Style

Variation

Major

Characteristic

Cultures

Where Found

Direct Vs.

Indirect

Elaborate Vs.

Succinct

Direct

Indirect

Elaborate

Exacting

Succinct

Message is more explicit

Message is more implicit

Quantity of talk is

relatively high

Quantity of talk is

moderate

Quantity of talk

relatively low

Individualistic, low-context

Collective, high-context

Moderate uncertainty

avoidance, high-context

Low uncertainty

avoidance, low-context

High uncertainty avoidance,

high-context

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