Bring a full-day seminar or a 90-minute workshop on site.
Here is a sample list of seminars and workshops I have delivered. If you do not see what you need, ask about tailoring a workshop for your specific needs. Send an email to discuss details and pricing.
Seminars for native-born Americans
- Introduction to Cross-Cultural Awareness
- Welcoming Foreigners in our Midst
- Diversity at Work: When Not Everyone at the Office Looks Like Me
- Working with International Clients, Suppliers, and Colleagues
Seminars for international folks
Hospital Communication
This popular course has been delivered for over a decade, evolving to meet the needs of international and foreign-born resident physicians in internal medicine, family practice, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, and surgery. Read the details here.
University Professors and Staff
I offer two communication training programs for international university professors and staff. Grand Valley State University employees, click below:
Working Effectively with American Students
Enhanced Communication for International Faculty
Politics, Persuasion, and Politeness
Tactful use of advanced English expressions to influence listeners and readers. For all who wish to enhance their teamwork, negotiation skills, and vocabulary.
American Culture and Values
Helping international employees understand why American colleagues and acquaintances act as they do. Understanding the American mindset, living and working with Americans.
English as a second language
Prepositions, Idioms, and Dangerous English
A systematic framework for using prepositions, common phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, double meanings, and offensive English.
Troublesome English Verbs
Intensive practice with the more difficult verb uses for English learners (conditional expressions, gerunds, infinitives, passives, perfect tense, and causatives).
The English Article System
How to correctly and more consistently use A, AN, and THE in your speaking and writing.
Contact me for details and pricing
Call 616.892.3400 or email Alan (at) Headbloom.com
