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These are recent public speaking and intercultural communications articles published on websites such as goto-silicon-valley.com and other organizations interested in business communications.
- Writing Effective Emails
- Executives: Giving Successful Interviews
- Dos and Don’ts in US Meetings
- Do you speak American?
- How to not sound educated
- Networking 101A
- A presentable Presentation or a Dud?
- The Presenter as Actor
- To accent or not to?
- We ain’t gonna take it!
- Change happens, whether you want it or not. So learn to make Lemonade out of the Lemons you are given
- How does that Networking thing work?
- What’s more important — being successful professionally or having good People Skills?
- Unofficial Silicon Valley Motto? Invent it as you go along!
- Holiday Networking for Chinese and other Asian Cultures
- Building Business Relationships in the Francophone Diaspora
- How to position Yourself for a Promotion
- Interviewing Skills for Chinese Professionals
- Interview with Invincibelle
- 7 Mistakes That Can Sink International Professionals in US Interviews – and How to Avoid Them
- I have a very strong accent and often feel that this hinders me when communicating with colleagues and when making professional presentations. Are there any steps that I can take to reduce my accent?
Bridging the Gap
The presentation addresses the problems foreign-born professionals may face when they are unaware of potential cultural traps in business as well their personal lives.
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French Cultural Faux Pas
What can cause difficulties for French executives when they do business in the US? This presentation was given at SiliconFrench in 2002 and is written in French.
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Problematic Cultural Differences in the Corporate World
Many cross-cultural issues can be avoided when doing business internationally. The following talks about the benefits of prior knowledge when dealing with other countries and cultures.
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10 Keys to Effective Presentations
We gave this presentation to SiliconFrench (March 2003), one of the international associations in the Silicon Valley. The presentation outlines the ten most crucial steps to take when giving successful presentations.
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