Cross-Cultural Dialogues: 74 Brief Encounters with Cultural Difference

Through a series of 74 'dialogues' and one-page analyses of the conversations, this practical guide comes as close as you can get on the printed page to actually experiencing cultural difference.Exchanges between Americans and people from 10 other cultural groups are featured – Arab/Middle Eastern, British, Chinese, French, German, Latino, Indian, Japanese, Mediterranean/European, and Russian. 'Craig Storti's knowledge and wisdom derived from his manyyears as an internationally renowned consultant and writershine through' Peter Franklin, author The Mindful InternationalManager, professor of international management,Konstanz University of Applied Sciences'This is an indispensable book for anyone involved in teaching intercultural communication, who is engaged in intercultural training or who simply wants to gain a greater understanding of how to interact successfully with those across cultural differences' Darla Deardorff, editor, The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Competence'Craig Storti's insightful cross-cultural dialogues set the gold standard for intercultural communication and are an invaluable tool for global citizens' Ranjini Manian, author of Doing Business in Indiafor Dummies, Founder-CEO of Global Adjustments'I refer to this book and use the dialogues whenever I conduct discussions on cross-cultural communications' Zara Hovhannisyan, Senior Program Manager, Teacher Training Programs, American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC. A nationally known figure and prolific author in the field of intercultural communications and cross-cultural adaptation, Craig Storti has over 25 years of experience training businesspeople, diplomats, civil servants, and foreign aid workers in understanding and working effectively with people from other cultures and diverse backgrounds. http://www.craigstorti.comnicholasbrealey.com@NicholasBrealey