Intercultural Communication Skills
What is the purpose of communication?
We send messages in order to express ourselves clearly and to get some sort of feedback from recipients.
As a rule, we prefer this feedback to be in harmony with our understanding of what is right or wrong. We prefer that others say and do what we would like to get done.
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Communication is about persuading other people to think and act as we see fit. We do that using verbal and non-verbal instruments and yet, often, we miss our goal of persuading others even those who share the same culture of origin as our own.
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Imagine now, how difficult it is to try and persuade people coming from different background, having different life experiences, values, beliefs and convictions.
In a world which is becoming increasingly globalized business people constantly face the task of persuading different others.
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Bart Somers, Mayor Mechelen, the most integrated city in Belgium
Bart Somers, Mayor Mechelen, the most integrated city in Belgium
How to persuade different others
Persuasion across Cultures Result oriented Applicable advice
Our intercultural communication programs provide essential understanding of different cultural values, how these values influence people's behavior and what successufl strategies can be used for bridging the communication gap.
Made easy and practical for professionals whose career has taken them into global or international positions.
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Modules we cover in this program:
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Decision-making around the world
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​Persuasion strategies in business context
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Elements of the influential message
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Prejudice, stereotype, bias
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Communication starategies to achieve goals across cultures
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Dimensions of inlfuence for people of different national mindset
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Leadership styles for multi-national teams - what works where
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Presentation skills for international audiences
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Body language in different cultures
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Who it is for
For all those who want to step up their
ability to commuicate successfully with colleagues or partners of different origin:
- with Subordinates
in order to enhance leadership skills and steer their teams in the desired direction
- with Peers
in order to increase negotiation leverage; or if they want achieve a high level of orchestrated performance in their organizations
- with Superiors
in order to promote own priorities on the corporate agenda and boost chances of career accomplishment