Intercultural competence | Training & Workshops
Develop intercultural competence and get to know and understand other cultures with the help of our trainings and workshops
“Intercultural communication – this requires more than just language”
Develop intercultural competence and get to know and understand other cultures with the help of our trainings and workshops
“Intercultural communication – this requires more than just language”
Due to the globalization we meet in companies & enterprises
more and more often on international teams working together on projects!
Does this create new challenges? Yes!
Because everyone ticks differently, and not only in a foreign culture.
“It’s never cultures that communicate with each other, but always individuals.”
(Jürgen H. Schmidt)
Read more about this topic in our blog article:
Our GOAL is to support you in your internal communication, so that the cooperation in an international team works smoothly.
No matter whether you are venturing abroad, want to enter new markets or open a branch office, or need to bring the business deal with the foreign investor and umbrella.
We will accompany you and help you not to put your foot in it and inform you about how to communicate WITH other CULTURES and how to deal with differences.
The world is full of confrontations, between individuals, groups, teams and nations who think, feel and act differently. They all have the same challenge, because they need a solution to communicate with each other across cultures and national borders, online or on location.
So what can you do?
Your goal should be to avoid generalization and look at the following key points to better understand your communication partners*, whatever their culture(s), and to lead and work in an INTERNATIONAL TEAM.
SHOWING INTEREST AND BUILDING TRUST IS KEY
FOR A GOOD RELATIONSHIP – ALSO ACROSS CULTURES
LET US HELP YOU IMPROVE INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND STRENGTHEN COHESION.
The aim is to prepare you for your next business trip abroad, to improve communication with your business partners and to deal with cultural differences.
The CL: CultureTalks are interviews with people from different countries and cultural backgrounds: trainers, expats, frequent travelers, bloggers, who share their stories and experiences and talk about the differences and similarities between countries and cultures.
If you are interested in OTHER CULTURES, then follow the CL: CultureTalks and find out how others have dealt with differences and what they have experienced.
Already curious?
The podcast answers questions about language learning and includes stories from learners, tips & tricks on how to find and maintain motivation to achieve your learning goals.
In addition, the podcast offers you insight into other cultures and countries as well as the DO’s and DON’ts to avoid misunderstandings and mistakes, so that communication works.
“DOING BUSINESS” with other cultures and countries includes the language as well as the personal and cultural values of the individual. Therefore we combine the linguistic and cultural components in the podcast.
If you want to make a change in your company and improve communication within your team, through a better understanding of the values of other cultures, then contact us.
Different values, different experiences, different cultures – this can really be good if it is used as an opportunity and not seen as a barrier!
Are you interested in a tailor-made training,
a workshop or a coaching?
Then contact us and arrange a free meeting or online call.
We can discuss further details.
Intercultural encounters are often accompanied by similar psychological and social processes. The simplest form of an intercultural encounter is between a stranger and a new cultural environment. The stranger has a kind of “culture shock”.
Values that we acquire over the years are the basis for our consciousness and how we perceive things. These include rituals, traditions, symbols and heroes. If we now immerse ourselves in a culture that is foreign to us, we can try to adopt rituals from the new environment, but we are usually overwhelmed by them. We often hear: “Too many impressions at once.” This can sometimes lead to grief, a feeling of helplessness and hostility towards the new environment.
People who live in a foreign culture, in a foreign country over a longer period of time, go through four phases.
The first phase is usually very short and is called “euphoria”. This is the joy and pleasure of discovering the new country or city. In the second phase we experience the culture shock, quite normal when everyday life begins. Phase 3 is the adaptation to the new environment, circumstances, values and the feeling of being integrated into the social network. In phase 4 we are usually in a stable condition.
After reaching this phase there is still the danger that a complete adaptation is not possible if the person feels discriminated against or left alone. The second possibility is that the person feels comfortable in both the one and the other environment. However, it is also possible that the stranger has adapted so well that he or she is almost considered a “local”.
The time frame in which the four phases take place varies. It can take three months or even a year. It is often very dependent on the person.
The CL: Team is looking forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions about our language courses, in-house trainings & special offers, we are happy to help!
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