Introduction and Welcome

Instructor Introduction

Welcome to this course on cross cultural communication. My name is Alex Genadinik and I'll be your instructor.

About the Instructor

For the last 10 plus years, I have been an entrepreneur managing and dealing with cross cultural remote teams. Early on, I made every mistake in the book, but I learned and adopted cross cultural communication to become a strength. This has enabled me to motivate, get on the same page, and build rapport with anyone in the world.

Course Overview

In this course, you will learn:

  • The latest scientific research on active listening and understanding body language, including many surprising findings.
  • How to manage day-to-day communication through email and writing, and how to adapt your writing for people who speak a different primary language.
  • Techniques for understanding and using empathy, sympathy, and humility to learn more about different cultures.
  • Practical tools, such as using ChatGPT to quickly learn customs and greetings of different cultures for meetings.

Key Takeaways

  • Cross cultural communication is not a one-time event but a continuous process.
  • You will start learning techniques and skills now and practice them immediately in your work.
  • Over time, you will become proficient and turn cross cultural communication into a strength.
  • This will help you build better rapport, work better with others, create better work, and achieve better results in your career and company.

Let's begin the course!