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Using first names may seem like a friendly way to begin a meeting, but will your business associates see it that way? Want to give yellow flowers to express gratitude and friendship to your dinner hostess...but will she understand the message? Will your thumbs-up gesture be interpreted as positive or offensive? Situations like these arise regularly when you interact with individuals from different cultures. Cross-cultural gaffes can hurt relationships, business deals and your chance of happiness overseas. Cross-cultural trainer, Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly, is an American and former healthcare executive. She is married to a Belgian and now lives and works in several European countries. In this book she aims to help you appreciate that just because something is done one way in your country does not mean it is acceptable in another. This book is a fun, light-hearted, but very important, first step towards establishing intercultural awareness.

Table of Contents:
Introduction ...1 Language and Communication ...9 The Power of a Few Words ...10 Speaking the Local Language - Why Bother? ...14 English is English ...20 What's the Weather Like Back Home ...26 Getting the Message Right ...32 Thumbs Up...38 Oh, Those Colorful Words We Learn ...44 Did You Hear The One About? ...50 Business Practices and Communication ...55 May I Have your Card, Please? ...56 May I Call You Steve? ...60 Round the Clock ...66 Substance Vs Style ...70 One Size Fits All ...74 Where to Draw the Line ...80 Are You Hiring? ...84 Accompanying Partner or Trailing Spouse ...90 Everyday Living ...97 Do the Numbers Add Up? ...98 The Devil's in the Details ...104 May I Help You? ...110 Domestic Goddess ...116 But It Was On Television ...122 Lifestyles, Attitudes and Tradition ...129 One Stop Shopping ...130 The Grammar of Food ...136 It's A Celebration ...142 Polite or Rude? That is the Question ...146 Cheers! ...152 Babies, Weddings and Funerals ...156 Hats Off to You ...162 Naked or Nude? ...168 Luck of the Irish ...174 Man's Best Friend ...178 This Is So Taxing ...184 Separation of Church and State ...190 Conclusion ...197 Quiz Answers ...199 Resources ...225 About the Author ...231

About the Author :
Elizabeth Vennekens-Kelly is an intercultural trainer and consultant. She was born and raised in the United States. Before relocating to Europe Elizabeth was a business executive in the United States for twenty years. She has spent the last 10 years working in Western Europe, interacting with individuals from more than 40 countries around the world, professionally and collegially, where she has gained invaluable knowledge about individual cultures. Combining her business experience, familiarity of expat living and intercultural knowledge, Elizabeth works to help those relocating to and doing business overseas to effectively interact and communicate in multi-cultural situations. She works with both individuals and groups, conducts training seminars and workshops, and gives intercultural presentations throughout Europe. She has worked with people from numerous firms, organizations and companies such as Sony, Honeywell, European Central Bank, Suez Energy, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Bloomberg Financial. Her philosophy is: having good management and communication skills are essential for effective business leaders; similarly, having cultural competencies are vital to effective managers working in multi-national companies. Management and communication skills, along with intercultural interactions are not complex concepts, but when they are not understood and utilized, the results can be very costly. Elizabeth is a member of organizations including SIETAR, FIGT, AWCA, MIWC and FAWCO. She served as the Chairperson of FAWCO's Sharing Cultures Task Force (2009-2012). Her goal is to help individuals develop the cultural competencies they need to be successful and to encourage people to make the most of the unique opportunity of living outside their passport country. In addition to English, Elizabeth speaks Dutch and has a working knowledge of German.

Review :
"Subtle Differences, Big Faux Pas is packed with practical tips and exercises that will lead the reader to a successful life overseas. Whether you are living or working internationally, Elizabeth Kelly doles out advice to help the reader understand and enjoy a full international experience. Her golden rules: don't be shy, trust your instinct, and listen. Good advice for everyone!" Celeste Brown, FAWCO President 2007-2009 "So useful for expat women; a practical and entertaining manual, written from 'first hand' experience." Elena Bucciero, publisher, (A)WAY magazine, www.awaymagazine.be "A cross-cultural primer chock full of important information and describing many brief cross-cultural dilemmas. The book is loaded with quizzes and that was my favorite part. I think anyone or everyone will find this book useful as well as fun to read." Norine Dresser, author of Multicultural Manners, www.norinedresser.com



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781904881667
  • Publisher: Summertime Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Summertime Publishing
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 242
  • Weight: 394 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1904881661
  • Publisher Date: 25 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 156 mm


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