by Paisley Communication | Oct 20, 2025 | Communication skills, English training, For Companies, Global communication, Intercultural Training, International teams, Language, Team-building
It’s a SORRY story Me: “”Sorry, can I add something here?” German colleague: “You don’t need to be sorry.” Me: “Oh I’m not really sorry.” German colleague: “Well why did you say you are sorry then?” ?? If you’re British, try keeping a tally of...
by Paisley Communication | Aug 2, 2024 | Communication skills, English training, Intercultural Training, International teams, Language, Team-building, Virtual work
It’s not WHAT you say, it’s HOW you say it Effective Communication for Global Teams Do you work in a global team? Do you notice that colleagues do things differently from other cultures? Maybe their communication is very different? Or you feel as if you don’t know...
by Paisley Communication | Feb 20, 2023 | Communication skills, English training, Intercultural Training, Language, Team-building
Introduction An international workforce presents a potpourri of opportunities and challenges. Teams are global, often working remotely, and each company has a certain level of company-speak that all employees need to be familiar with. Maintaining clear lines of...
by Paisley Communication | Aug 23, 2022 | Communication skills, Intercultural Training, Team-building, Values
Now you’ve cherry-picked the values, can you bake a cake with them? A while ago I asked my network on LinkedIn and Instagram to name some dimensions of their home cultures that they truly loved and valued. The scope of the sample was people who had worked across...
by Paisley Communication | Feb 3, 2022 | Communication skills, Intercultural Training, Team-building, Values
Part 1 About a year ago I asked around my networks on LinkedIn and Instagram to come up with some dimensions of their home cultures that they truly loved and valued. The scope of the sample was people who had worked across cultures or abroad and a lot of them...
by Paisley Communication | Dec 24, 2021 | Communication skills, English training, Intercultural Training, Language
This year I saved myself a lot of dosh on travel. I did manage to get to the Isle of Wight, the Cotswolds and Ibiza on holiday, and to Austria for work. However, for the most part I was here in Berkhamsted, a small town nestled in the sleepy Chiltern Hills. But thanks...
