Intercultural Communication Workshop

Cultural diversity in the workplace can foster creativity and innovation; however, as culture is about perceptions, different cultural backgrounds can lead to misunderstandings. These misconceptions can be amplified as e-communication substitutes face-to-face interactions, or when one operates in stressful disruptive work environments as caused by Covid-19. It is therefore crucial that everyone working in culturally diverse environments develops an understanding of the impact of culture on day-to-day interactions, now more than ever.

This workshop will make you aware of the most common cultural assumptions you may encounter in your workplace, and give you tools to address tensions and improve cross-cultural skills.

Facilitator: Kasia Łanucha, from Speak Culture (https://www.speakculture.co.uk/about)

Aims & Objectives

During the interactive session, participants are asked to reflect upon and share their experiences of their own culture to encourage empathy and to promote better group dynamics.They will also become familiar with a framework for understanding key cultural differences…