In the global business environment, understanding and dealing with cultural differences is crucial to the success of interpersonal communication. Experience shows that disregarding a multitude of small but subtle differences in business practice often strains the nerves and budgets of even experienced foreign entrepreneurs.

Immerse yourself in the mindset of your French business partners. France is the economic and political ally of many nations. Nevertheless, operational business in French-international teams is often a challenge: scheduling and commitment, openness in communication and understanding hierarchies, for example, often prove to be areas of conflict. With a better understanding of French culture and behaviour, you can reduce or even avoid such conflicts.

Get to know the French culture and its peculiarities with Natural business solutions. Our training deals with the intangible and subtle differences between people from different cultures. Afterwards, you will be optimally prepared to enter into conflict-free and successful business relationships with French business partners and learn to appreciate the value of cultural differences.

We cover:

• values and norms of French society
• social and business etiquette
• communication between intercultural parties
• French culture in a business context, sources of conflict and tension as well as solutions and the successful management of business zontacts
• managing the expectations of both intercultural parties

• recognising and understanding intercultural barriers and using them as an opportunity.
  reflecting on one’s own perceptions and comparing them with intercultural perceptions, as well as exploring and breaking down stereotypes
• deepening knowledge and understanding of French manners and business culture
• optimising communication with French colleagues, employees and business partners

Our training helps you to

• interact with people who are culturally diverse (openness)
• ask questions of other cultures (curiosity)
• describe own cultural rules and biases (self-awareness)
• differentiate complex worldview frameworks (cultural worldview frameworks)
• discuss differences in forms of communication (verbal and non-verbal communication)
• recognize the feelings of diverse cultural groups (empathy)

This course is for anyone willing to improve their intercultural competence and be sensitised to understanding their target groups in an international, global business setting.