Intercultural Communication

Understanding cultural dimensions and developing skills to benefit from that diversity will enable you to thrive in a multicultural business world.

Public

Those wishing to master the impact of cultural differences in the process of communication.

Objectifs

• Communicate effectively across cultural filters
• Open up to diverse cultural orientations
• Adapt their message to the cultural context to be understood
• Gain insight on cultural dimensions and orientations
• Develop cross cultural competence
• Expand options and opportunities with developed cross cultural competence
• Leverage diverse cultural orientations to maximize value
• Increase understanding of cultural non-verbal communication
• Gain awareness of how cultural misunderstandings occur and avoid them
• Discover some do's and taboos

Programme

• Defining featured dimensions of culture
• Creating a “cultural compass" with your cultural orientation
• Discovering how our various beliefs about time influence the way we work and live 
• Analysing cultural dimensions that influence our beliefs about work, teams etc. 
• Understanding cultural dimensions with regard to communication
• Comparing various cultural orientations which influence our way of thinking out problems
• Using new definitions in view of reconciling cultural differences
• Building alliances: options for improving relationships
• Defining the levers to be raised for transforming your vision into reality

Pedagogical Means and Methods

• Experiential approach, practical strategies, methods and tools
• insightful concepts and practical techniques
• immediate application through active exercises
• perceptive feedback on exercises and role plays
• Latest intercultural theories, methodologies, and protocols