Why inter-Cultural Communication?-The importance of multi, cross, or Intercultural Communication in our modern society is unequivocal: One of the key changes our globalised World has brought about is the need to communicate effectively with different people in different languages and from different cultures. It is now recognised that linguistic and cultural knowledge are two of the most vital areas of knowledge that organisations and individuals must acquire if they are to integrate, progress and succeed in the present world economy. Cross cultural communication is a must!  The topic of intercultural competence became more and more important during the past years: The unavoidable increased Globalisation and worldwide interaction of people, goods and services, has placed a hitch free, multi-cultural, communication on a high demand listing.

Seminar Content:
This 2-day seminar helps Western business people recognize the hidden cultural obstacles and understand Africans better. It will also help you to communicate successfully, learn to work together and build solid partnerships. What are the key point to note in dealing with African Countries?

Consider the following example:You just got a new assignment from your company. Your mission is to manage the local subsidiary in one of the emerging African cities. This Assignment will last some years and you have the option to renew and to move to another African country. Of course, you have already planned that your family will be following later. You and your family have compared and weighed all the risks and chances before taking this decision. Shortly after the relocation you and each member of the family experience real stress: isolation, different working environment, adjustment difficulties, culture shock, homesickness, fear of the foreign culture, loneliness, and mental stress that put your performance and success of the assignment in doubt!

We established The EACN Multi-Cultural Institute because we want to achieve the following: 

• Extensive training and experience in intercultural competence and its assessing tools.
• Actual and up-to-date worldwide overview in intercultural competence.
• Exchange of experiences in seminars, on our sites, and individually.
• To improve the sensitivity and knowledge of the the African Culture versus European /other norms.
• Prevention of wrong decisions and corporate damage (human resources and business contacts).
• Contacts of EACN to other organizations or bodies worldwide working on intercultural communication.
• Better results for your company or organization by increasing negotiation- and communication-skills, intuition,
• improved recognition of the essentials and potentials hidden in diversity, higher productivity and motivation. 

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