Course type 1: Travel and return - posting in a foreign culture

Understanding Culture has got several years of experience in course planning for staff which has been posted to a foreign country.

In this course, we focus on cultural aspects of life abroad and how to manage the new daily challenges during the period of stay.

The following topics are always part of the course: Body language, dress code, intercultural communication and negotiation. In addition, topics are chosen in agreement with the customers needs - different topics are relevant for different types of business and organisations.

Course type 2: International negotiations

The development of global technology such as the Internet makes it easier for people to stay in touch globally. In our daily work we can now easily contact our partners abroad.

Business and organisations which have daily international cooperation can improve their international working relations by making staff participate in training courses offered by Understanding Culture.

In this course we focus on the cultural differences at stake when negotiating with people with a different cultural background. In other words, even though we meet and wear the same type of suit there is no guarantee that our minds work along the same lines.

This type of course will be planned closely together with your business or organisation.

Course type 3: Role play

Role play is a funny and challenging method of learning. Understanding Culture designs role plays where participants can test their ability to negotiate and understand different points of view.

Conflicts and events from the daily work of participants will be part of the role play.
Searching the Internet sources and rapid problem solving is also a vital part of the game. Participants improve their presentation and negotiation techniques as the play develops.

The role play takes its point of departure in a conflict or problem from the real world of your business or organisation.


Course type 4: Creative development

Understanding Culture offers lectures, where creative and musical aspects are promoted.

African musicians will teach their traditional dancing and drumming.

Dancing, performing theatre and musical exercise is a nice tool to create a happy atmosphere and better team spirit. Participants are doing something new and different together.

The course is designed to fit into staff parties and social activities.


Course type 5: Lectures

Understanding Culture gives talks and lectures on cross-cultural cooperation and many other topics.

Examples of presentations:

- “Cultural Awareness - a key to understanding”
- “Ritual and tradition - essence of culture”
- “Child soldiers in West Africa”
- “Culture and time”
- “The war in Iraq and the international community”
- “Body language - more important than we believe”

www.understandingculture.dk

Contact Understanding Culture
for further informations at:

Phone:

(+45) 39 62 06 66

Email:

hauge@culture1.dk

www.understandingculture.dk

Contact Understanding Culture
for further informations at:

Phone:

(+45) 39 62 06 66

Email:

hauge@culture1.dk