You shouldn’t! You don’t need to be an expert of cultures to communicate effectively (even through a screen). Keep on reading to discover why.
Cross-cultural meetings. Afraid of making gaffes?
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How cultural differences impact financial risk taking
Our willingness to take risks influences how we decide and behave in many situations. Culture certainly influences individual risk-taking. Lessons from an interesting conversation about global financial risk at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos. In the...
Jeremy Hunt’s Chinese/Japanese gaffe and what we can learn from it
Jeremy Hunt's slip of the tongue made headlines the other day: "My wife is Japanese - my wife is Chinese. Sorry, that's a terrible mistake to make." Here is our take on the story, from a linguistic point of view. Before we'd jump to conclusions about...
Jack Ma on learning English and doing business in a global world
Right at the beginning of this short documentary, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba.com, the world’s largest online retailer explains how learning English as a free tourist guide for visitors that came to China had helped him not only to acquire vital language skills that...
The power of non-verbal communication across cultures
Communication is the foundation of any successful relationship, either personal or professional. However, what is more important? What we say or how we say it? We are constantly communicating at different levels, either using words or silence. Did you know that around...
Authors
Gabriella Ferenczi
German & Hungarian language coach, linguist, founder of ProLingua Global.
Aina Calpe Serrats
Award-winning actress, voice-over artist, linguist and language enthusiast.
Lorenza Picco
Language for Business & Tourism student, digital marketing intern and language enthusiast.
Izabela Drogoś
Business & Administration and Spanish philology student, digital marketing intern and language enthusiast.
Chi Pham
Content marketing intern, budding marketing strategist and speaker of 3 languages.