Working across borders is a challenging task – be it in a multinational company or NGO, or with international business partners – since it requires managing different communication styles and expectations. This course will help you develop communication skills that will further high-quality collaboration in your own professional context. Elements of the teamwork process that we will focus on include building up trust, generating common knowledge, enhancing cross-cultural competency, creating inclusiveness and delivering shared results.

More information and course prerequisites will be provided in the syllabus soon.

Course Dates

Fees

650 € Course Fee

75 € Registration Fee

Receive a discount of 75 € on your registration for a second course! Find out more under Fees & Registration.

What you will gain from this course:

• Knowledge about intercultural communication and teamwork in an international context in general
• Practical cross-cultural communication skills and confidence to collaborate with diverse others
• Enhanced competences and a qualification boost to your CV with maximum flexibility parallel to your job or course of studies
• A continuing education certificate from Freie Universität Berlin

 
This is the perfect course for you if you are…

• working or striving to work in an international or multinational company, NGO, start-up, or in international higher education etc.
• looking for insights and strategies to achieve better collaborative results in international professional contexts
• eager to expand your business or your partnerships around the globe
• interested in intercultural communication theory and its practical application in the workplace

 
What you should bring to the course:

• English language abilities in speaking and writing on the Upper Intermediate level (at least B2)
• the willingness and ability to participate and actively contribute to the three live sessions of this course
• an openness to encounter, explore, and reflect on different communication styles and collaboration techniques
• a stable internet connection and a quiet work environment
  
  

Please also familiarize yourself with our further technical and general requirements and our Program Regulations and Code of Online Conduct (PDF).

Your Instructor:

Amanda Wichert

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Any Questions? Send an email to info@continued.fu-berlin.de.