All my intercultural communication seminars are interactive. I mix a lecture style with group and individual exercises that help participants master the core concepts. There is also ample opportunity to interact with me, privately or in front of the group, if you so desire. However, since some participants are typically not comfortable speaking publicly in a seminar setting, there is no obligation to do so; everyone’s learning style is respected.
I have been in the communication training profession for more than 20 years and I am convinced that there is no single “right” way to learn. This is especially true within intercultural contexts. I recommend that you prepare by collecting and bringing the specific communication challenges that you are experiencing at work, so they can be addressed during the seminar.
Participants also have the option to participate in individual one-hour Skype sessions with me after the workshops. Please contact me if you would prefer that I customize these seminars to better meet the specific needs of your organization. You can click on the image at right to download a PDF file describing all the seminars.
Tu maîtrise parfaitement les techniques de dynamique de groupe. Bravo!
– Sandrine
Sherwood a été attentive à l’analyse de mes besoins et a répondu chaque fois aux différentes problématiques.
– Jean-Luc
Just a quick word to thank you for this very professional and enjoyable workshop.
– Elise
You helped me to understand the source of my intercultural communication problems and how to be more adaptable.
– Vanessa
Excellent formation et bonne approche de la “simplification” de la communication interculturelle.
– Christophe
I was very surprised and impressed by the workshop. You are a very good listener and observer.
– Rike
Your CLEAR method is very powerful, yet simple.
– Didier
Your classes were always thoroughly prepared, using great imagination and initiative.
– Marie
I would like to thank you for your great support in the building of my presentation.
– François
Your training helped me to know myself better and to feel more comfortable and confident with my image in my professional field.
– Nathalie
Sherwood’s inventiveness and good humor have enabled her to organize classes that are both thorough and enjoyable.
– Danielle
Your CLEAR method showed me what to focus on to further our business objectives.
– Stéphane
When using English as a second language within intercultural business contexts, communication can seem extremely complex. Can communication complexity be simplified? This seminar will show you how. If you are experiencing intercultural communication challenges, you will learn practical skills for simplifying communication. You will increase your ability to get your work completed more effectively, with greater ease, confidence and more harmonious relationships with those you work with.
This seminar is especially helpful to those who have acquired an upper-intermediate or advanced level of English as a second language and who work with people from other cultures who also use English as the common language.
In this interactive two-day seminar you will learn:
Please contact me for details on pricing and availability, if you are interested in me leading this seminar for your firm.
If you are less than inspired by the presentations you give when using English as a second language, how do you expect to keep the attention of your listeners? And if you are not keeping their attention, what are you conveying about your professional competences? In this seminar you will learn to think differently about presentations, both from your point of view and that of your listeners. You will also learn how to prepare, write and organize presentations that engage your listeners and feature your expertise.
This seminar is especially helpful to those who have acquired an upper-intermediate or advanced level of English as a second language and who are looking for a more effective and innovative approach to presenting within an intercultural business context. This seminar is unique in its focus on offering an intercultural — rather than Anglophone — standard for presentations.
In this interactive one-day seminar you will learn:
Please contact me for details on pricing and availability, if you are interested in me leading this seminar for your firm.
Mastering written and spoken communication in intercultural business
contexts using English as a second language
Are you expressing your opinions in English as a second language within your intercultural business context as persuasively and authoritatively as you would like? This seminar features the CLEAR method that I developed to help you express your opinions clearly, concisely and confidently in all your written and spoken business communications. Participants will receive a copy of my new book, Dance of Opinions: Mastering written and spoken communicaiton for intercultural business using English as a second language, as well as an 80-page workbook.
This seminar is especially helpful to those who have acquired an upper-intermediate or advanced level of English as a second language and who want to improve how they express their opinions in English within an intercultural business context. This includes:
In this interactive one-day seminar you will learn:
Please contact me for details on pricing and availability, if you are interested in me leading this seminar for your firm.
If you work in the hospitality industry and use English as a second language when interacting with clients and staff from a variety of cultures, are you speaking and listening as effectively as possible? This seminar will not only provide you with practical suggestions that you can implement immediately; it will also expand the way you speak with and listen to your clients and staff from a variety of cultures.
This seminar is especially helpful to those who have acquired an upper-intermediate or advanced level of English as a second language and who are active in client-facing positions within hotels and restaurants — those who act as ambassadors for the brand of their business.
In this interactive one-day seminar you will learn:
Please contact me for details on pricing and availability, if you are interested in me leading this seminar for your firm.
