SERVICES

Elevate Your Cross-Cultural Communication Skills

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10-Week Coaching Program

Based on a diagnostic assessment, I meet with clients one on one to work on the key areas of communication which are holding them back from achieving what they want in their career.

Interview Preparation

I can help individuals stay calm and focused for important interviews by discussing objectives and practicing the interview situation through videotaped role play, preparation, and one-on-one coaching.

Ongoing Expatriate Coaching

Newcomers to the U.S. need time to adjust to a new world, new system, and new ways of communication. One-on-one coaching focuses on areas prioritized by the individual or their supervisor.

Guidelines to American Culture

Effective Email Writing

Powerful Presentations

Accent Modification

Formal vs. Informal Language

Seminar for Americans - “Succeeding in Global Business”

Culture as an operating system

Understanding core U.S. values

How other cultures think and behave

Communication tips for working with non-native speakers of English

Beyond IQ and EQ: Applying CQ (cultural intelligence) in the workplace

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Birds of a Feather: The Risks of Flocking Together

Microaggressions in the Workplace

Belonging in the Workplace

Race, Racism, and Racial Equity

Implicit Bias at Work

Seminar for Expats - "Understanding Baseball"

The rules, history, culture of “America’s pastime”

Everything from stealing to home runs to the 7th inning stretch

Baseball slang at the office: touch base, be out in left field, striking out, and more!

Seminar for Expats - "Understanding American Football"

The rules, history, culture of the “other” football

Everything from tailgating to yellow flags to touchdowns

Football slang at the office: have to punt, Monday morning quarterbacking, do an end-run around, and more!

Diagnostic Services

Assessment of speaking skills, writing effectiveness, presentation style, vocabulary power, or pronunciation accuracy. Afterwards, I create an individualized program to make communication more powerful, accurate, and confident.

Corporate Engagements

After discussion with department leaders or HR managers, training seminars can be offered to your work team on a one-time or a regular basis.

Job Shadowing

As a silent participant in meetings and conference calls, I monitor the language and comprehension of both clients and their co-workers to assess gaps in communication and understanding. This option includes an assessment of your presentations, your work environment, and interaction with co-workers.

Website Analysis and Editing

Assessment of your current webpages according to your company’s unique persona and goals. Correcting or revising content to fit the company’s style and message.

“The lessons with Alan were very helpful connecting to American culture and helped me as VP of North America to find the right approach to my collaborators. He did an outstanding job, and I highly recommend Alan's services.”

“Alan not only significantly improved my English communication skills, but also gave me much career advice. I view him as a culture coach, a career mentor, and a trusted friend because of his wisdom, his integrity, his creativeness, and his inspirational attitude.”

"In addition to his first class linguistic knowledge and teaching method, Alan is very patient and able to understand the challenges encountered by foreign-born professionals in the workplace. He is also insightful about resolving cross-cultural conflicts.”

“Alan is an outstanding facilitator and has a talent for keeping a diverse group with a wide variety of knowledge and backgrounds on track. His depth of knowledge combined with the ability to both challenge and empathize when necessary made the Institute for Healing Racism an educational activity that I looked forward to each week and benefited significantly from.”

“When I first moved to the USA, I had so many challenges with language, pronunciation, and American culture. Alan really helped me to understand how to communicate and interact in a more assertive way with my boss, colleagues, team, and customers in order to have a successful outcome. I am not talking only about language; understanding the culture makes a big difference. Alan helped me to improve my English and feel like I belong!"