SPEAKING, TRAININGS & PRESENTATIONS
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Dean is a frequent presenter both live and virtual at major international conferences speaking on global cultural issues.
PRESENTATIONS & WEBINARS BY TOPIC:
NEW WEBINAR! "YOUR MEETING MAY BE VIRTUAL, BUT THE CULTURAL
DIFFERENCES ARE REAL: Managing Culture in the Virtual Meeting"
Today, almost every meeting is virtual. And while virtual enables us to work with our global teams and colleagues across time and space, virtual does not make the cultural differences at the table just go away. In fact, virtual often masks those differences, increasing confusion and misunderstanding. Whether managing language differences, different expectations about how to handle agendas and scheduling, misunderstandings caused by accents and misread body language, miscues around who is expected to talk to whom, when and why… the list of cultural challenges in virtual meetings goes on.
Topics in this virtual webinar include: how to handle those awkward silences; how to engage the non-speakers and handle the dominant speakers; the 12 fundamentals of overcoming language and accent barriers; how to read non-verbal behaviors correctly, no matter the culture; essential greeting behaviors; how to manage scheduling challenges; how to build long-term critical trusting relationships; virtually, managing time-zones; virtual jet-lag; ear of the camera; how to discover and motivate the decision makers; rules for successful global negotiations, conflict resolution, project management, critiquing and rewarding… and so much more.
Audience: Business leaders, managers and global teams.
NEW KEYNOTE PRESENTATION! "OOPS, YOUR CULTURE'S SHOWING!: Lessons I've Learned from Working in Over 100 Countries Around the World"
In this motivational presentation, Dean shares his real-life stories and adventures of having worked in more countries than most people will ever visit; the big and small mistakes he's made; and the best practices for managing the cultural differences that most business travelers will inevitably encounter. Most important, he'll share his observations about what makes us all the same, despite our differences, how we can leverage those similarities to our advantage when working globally, and how to re-frame our reaction to differences from the fear that limits us to the gift of possibility that difference truly offers.
Audience: International Business & Leisure Travelers, Global Managers & Globally-Inspired Citizens.
THE CULTURE PROPHECY: How Culture Reveals the Hidden Destiny of Nations.
Why is China becoming the world’s factory; India the world’s back office; France, the world’s philosopher? And where does that leave the US? It may seem as if politics and economics drive the headlines, but a deeper look reveals the hidden driver behind the great events of history: Culture. This presentation will explore key national cultural characteristics and their roles in shaping the great events of history and today, and provide a new framework for thinking about the real forces that drive our world.
Audience: International business, global current affairs
"BARGAINING ACROSS BORDERS: The Do's and Don'ts of Successful Negotiating Anywhere in the World".
Different cultures negotiate business in different ways, and can even perceive the essential elements of the negotiating process in very different ways. Based on Dean Foster’s award-winning book, “Bargaining Across Borders”, this presentation explores everything you need to know to successfully negotiate business in the world’s major cultural regions, from China and India in Asia, to Brazil and Mexico in Latin America, to the EU and the developing nations of the Middle East and Africa.
Audience: Global Business leaders
"COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES: Developing Cross-Cultural Fluency in a Global World"
Communicating is tough work: we often don’t succeed even with those with whom we are most intimate, our friends, partners, children and parents. Now add cultural differences, language differences, time zones and the pressure of business requirements, and it’s no wonder that communications often break down in the real-time world of global work. This presentation will explore all the elements of successful cross-cultural communication, from what makes a successful email to how to manage language differences in a videoconference meeting. Essential information for anyone working long-distance with colleagues around the world.
Audience: Global business, international travelers
"CULTURE CLUES: Travel and Unlock the Hidden Truths About Cultures"
Everyone has their travel stories, memories of successful and romantic adventures, as well as horrible missteps and mistakes. But our travel experiences also provide hidden clues to the deeper meanings that the culture we are journeying through is trying to reveal to us. In this new, interactive keynote, Dean reveals the secret meanings of many of the world’s most meaningful cultures, through the stories of his own travel experiences. Learn how to transform your own next travel experience, and those of your friends and clients, into a deeply rewarding journey to understanding a culture like never before.
Audience: Travel and business travel industry
GLOBAL TRAVEL KEYNOTES:
“WHEN IN ROME… ”: Getting it Right Around the World.
Whether traveling for leisure or business, putting your best foot forward can make the difference between an enriching or disappointing vacation, a successful or failed business trip. Today’s global travelers need far more information than just where to go and what to see: they also need to know how to get along, in order to be welcome wherever they are. This presentation will explore those aspects of global etiquette, for each of the world’s five major regions, that are essential to leisure and business success.
Audience: International travelers, armchair culturephiles
BUSINESS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS KEYNOTES:
"THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF CULTURE: Leveraging Cultural Differences for Global Success"
Technical expertise alone is no longer the determinant of success in the global, 21st century: being able to transfer and translate your organization’s hard-won expertise across cultural boundaries has become the single most important competitive advantage in today’s global world. The future belongs to those organizations who can leverage cultural differences to their advantage. This presentation will show you the critical cultural issues faced by global organizations today and how to manage them for positive results.
Audience: International business travelers, global managers, global entrepreneurs
Do you have a special topic or culture that you and your team need to know more about, in order to leverage differences to greater success, or maybe just to fine-tune those already brilliant skills? Contact me and let me custom-design a program to the culture and the issues you face. Then watch the magic begin!
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