Training of company employees before they travel abroad to help them adapt faster to the national specifics of their foreign colleagues. Consulting services for tourists, interested in a deeper immersion in the culture of the country they plan to visit.
Meeting foreign partners on their soil? Does the fate of a deal depend on your visit? You better be prepared!
Merely speaking the language might not be enough and relying on ‘winging it’ is short-sighted at best. A brief overview of the cultural specifics of your counterparts and a lot of valuable advice for a deeper self-immersion into an unfamiliar social environment will help you prepare quickly and effectively for your business trip.
The course is composed of modules using audio and video material, case studies, practical exercises, tests, simulations and role-playing games. 80% of the time the participants are actively involved. During consultations and personal training special attention is paid to cases from participants' own business practices.
Intensive training 2 days or 5 to 10 sessions of 1.5 hours each
Stereotypes are natural and necessary. Prejudice is destructive and ridiculous. There is a thin line between them.
In 2 hours you will gain valuable knowledge, tools and links to useful sources for a deeper self-education of the basics of cross-cultural communication.
1-hour online conversation / consultation + 1 pre-recorded webinar + a participant package with useful information, literature and links.
I see Elena Budinstein as a competent cross-cultural communication trainer, who works with people with great dedication and joy. At the Ostfalia University in Wolfsburg, she has been successfully running the "International Negotiations" course as a guest lecturer for many years now. Students are delighted with the content and teaching style of Elena Budinstein.