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Every person has a particular style of communication, that is, a way of communicating. Posture, gesture, facial expression, voice inflection, the sequence of ideas, rhythm and other tendencies tend to define the style. A person's style is a pervasive part of his behavior and affects his interactions with other persons. Whether groups of people, social, ethnic or national groups, similarly have a distinctive style is not known. This study attempted to discover if groups of students from Japan and America are characterized stylistically in some manner.
The results suggest that the American students are middle-grounders, not exceptional in any area compared to the others although they tend to be more apprehensive about speaking. The Japanese, while open, do not feel they are very orally capable, being shy, apprehensive, and reluctant to verbalize.

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