by Paisley Communication | Feb 8, 2021 | Language
Working internationally means communicating with and managing multicultural employees. It can be complex and you need to be culturally and linguistically fit. Sometimes it is said that the native speakers of English are at an advantage in international environments as...
by Paisley Communication | Jan 19, 2021 | Intercultural Training
Once upon a time I started teaching Storytelling in my lectures 20 years ago, back then it was part of the English curriculum at the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. Thanks to my colleague Michael Williams who introduced Storytelling to the...
by Paisley Communication | Nov 30, 2020 | Intercultural Training
Repat Journey Interview Series Part 3 In my Repat Journey Interview Series I’ve been speaking to many people on their individual return journey to their homeland. My last two pieces looked at hard reverse culture shock, people who found (or are still finding) it...
by Paisley Communication | Oct 19, 2020 | Intercultural Training
The Repat Journey Interview Series Part II In my Repat Journey Interview Series I’ve been speaking to many people on their individual return journey to their homeland. Based on the stories of my interviewees, it seems clear that more employers need to incorporate...
by Paisley Communication | Aug 28, 2020 | Intercultural Training
The Repat Journey Interview Series Part I “Every goodbye calls for preparation, but most times, life takes us by surprise.” Elisabetta Gnone Many of you will be aware of the term “expats” who are usually good at preparing for their next glamorous post, whether it take...
by Paisley Communication | Jul 17, 2020 | Intercultural Training
A reverse culture shock model Have you ever wondered what it’s like for expats who return home and become repats after working abroad? When expat assignments end, the assignee is often not prepared for the “reverse” culture shock that is about to happen to them, both...
by Paisley Communication | Jun 1, 2020 | Language
Wie kann der Einsatz von Storytelling im Bildungsumfeld dienen? Einleitung Vor 20 Jahren habe ich angefangen Storytelling in meinen Vorlesungen zu unterrichten, damals als Teil des Englischcurriculums an der Vorarlberger Fachhochschule in Österreich. Dank meinem...
by Paisley Communication | Mar 30, 2020 | Language
A couple of years ago, the Danish word hygge took the global home and lifestyle market by storm. I’d imagine this bemused the Danish – when an everyday concept suddenly hit glossy magazine covers from Elle Decoration UK to Schöner Wohnen in Germany. By golly we...
by Paisley Communication | Jan 30, 2020 | Language
Typically, as my audience knows, I blog about all things cultural, relocation, repatriation, communication and language. On 31 January at 11pm GMT Britain will leave the EU. So just for a change, I’d like to take this opportunity to share a more personal view on the...
by Paisley Communication | Oct 19, 2019 | Intercultural Training
As stated in Forbes, “those who embrace diversity will be more likely to prosper, and those who ignore it will be more likely to fail”. It’s one of the reasons why posts bidding for diversity inundate our newsfeeds on a daily basis. It’s now one of the defining...
