• Settle successfully in the target country with the family
• Fully appreciate the country and its multi-facets
• Understand the way of life of the local people
• Appreciate the country as it really is avoiding national stereotypes and prejudices

2 days in English or French

• Inter active training with a quick test every 3 hours using an electronic device
• Written report on all participants
• Role plays, and practice situations taken from real life

Future expatriates and their spouses who will have a lot of daily, direct contact with the local population.
Please note that the training for foreigners coming to work in France is identical except that day 1 will be a presentation of France and the French

Presentation of target country

• Historical and economic background
• Social, economic and political background
• Roles of men and women in society

Culture and perception

• Influence of culture on behaviour
• Cultural filters

The expectations and rituals at the heart of each culture

Analysis of your personal way of communicating

• Build your personal communication profile
• Analyse and understand your day-today way of communicating

The fundamentals of culture

• Points in common to all cultures
• The major differences
• Business organisation rules in the target country: leadership, delegation, punctuality

The best communication techniques

• Build the communication profile of the target country
• Identify the differences with your own profile
• Create rapport by aligning your communication on theirs.
• Manage difficult situations
• Step back and look at things from a distance. Put things in perspective