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A Few Thoughts on a Foreigner’s Comfort Zone
A couple of weeks ago I sat in the audience listening to a professional speaker give a short motivational ... of our ‘Comfort Zone’. She told us different ways in which we could do this, ranging from the smaller...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 25 2017 -
Working in Norway: “Do Norwegians Like Foreigners?”
...still not satisfied with the eventual answer she gave in response to it. It happened during an (English) evening ... course called ‘Living and Working in Norway’ that I was running last month in Trondheim, a major city making...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 11 2017 -
Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Why Having a Well-Written LinkedIn Profile Won’t Upset Your Boss
...worried that presenting your abilities and experience in the most professional way possible on your LinkedIn ... profile, Working in Norway If you’re worried that presenting your abilities and experience in the most...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2017 -
Networking Nerves 2: Another Tip Included
...communication,international workplace,networking, Working in Norway About a month ago I gave a piece of advice ... shakes. They all asked in a sense, how do you end a small talk session with someone in a professional, polite...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 20 2017 -
Impact at Work: What’s Yours?
Out of the many buzz words currently circling in the working world today, ‘impact’ has to be one of the ... social media, Working in Norway Out of the many buzz words currently circling in the working world today...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 14 2017 -
Understanding the Underground: Why Foreign Speakers Sometimes Can’t Stop Speaking
...intercultural communication,international workplace, Working in Norway “But do you know what: I am convinced that ... Dostoyevsky) It doesn’t happen often, but every once in awhile I’m reminded of books I read years ago, or...
Article Working in Norway Jan. 4 2017 -
No, Really: Why Didn’t I Get the Job? Foreign Speakers’ Need to Be in the Interview Feedback Loop
...interview skills,interview technique,job search, Working in Norway Recently, I posted an article about our need ... feedback loops’ that exist for jobseekers today. In a perfect post-interview world, she claims, a hiring...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 16 2016 -
Networking Nerves: Is the Tip Included?
In the interest of following the current trend of writing advice in the form of tip lists, I’ll try to ... coming up where the presentations given will all be in her line of … communication skills,intercultural...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 13 2016 -
LinkedIn Learning: Summarizing Yourself in Five (Easy*) Steps
...their positive personal qualities and work-related talents answers in part the question about why, for example ... example, a website … LinkedIn profile, Working in Norway My most recent blog topic was about how interviewees...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 1 2016 -
Why You Should Post on LinkedIn
...posting as an example, I encouraged them to do this in order to both gain a sense of accomplishment and ... LinkedIn profile,personal branding,social media, Working in Norway Below is a link to a presentation I recently...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 6 2016 -
Lost in (Cyber) Space?: Sending Your Application Into the Webcruiter Black Hole
The Times They Are a-Changin’; never more so than in the workplace, as I was recently reminded of when ... sitting there … CV,job search,job seeking, Working in Norway As Robert from Duluth (or Hibbing, depending...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 15 2016 -
Skype Meetings: You Can’t Run and You Can’t Hide
...teach a group of people working in Norway how to make a high-quality presentation in English after learning ... perform well in front of a large audience. Or so I thought. When questioned further in an advance e-mail...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 8 2016 -
You Win Some You Lose Some: Non-Native Partners of Non-Native/Native Workers Playing the New Friendship Game
When going through the phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign culture, it’s not always the foreign ... living abroad, Working in Norway When going through the phase of adjusting to living in a new, foreign...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 24 2016 -
Cross-Cultural Confusion: What’s Not to Love at an Interview?
...international workplace,interview skills, Working in Norway I went on LinkedIn the other day and read ... a new position somewhere out in the working world. I see that my tone in the previous sentence is mildly...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 10 2016 -
Beyond Networking: Learn to Ask the Quality Question
On an average annual basis, thousands of employees in international companies spend thousands of hours ... communication, Working in Norway On an average annual basis, thousands of employees in international companies...
Article Working in Norway June 17 2016 -
To Correct or Not to Correct: When Should Native Speakers Speak Up?
Foreign language learners in the global workplace make spoken and written errors in their new language on ... least in technology-driven companies, they have been hired because of their education and work background...
Article Working in Norway June 9 2016 -
But It’s Not My Fault: Business E-Mail Etiquette When Your Sender Can’t Write Right
...appearing in the otherwise fast-paced, hardened world of modern business. What came up and out in … business ... business e-mails,e-mail etiquette, Working in Norway Yet another interesting aspect of modern communication...
Article Working in Norway May 30 2016 -
Less is More: Business E-Mail Insecurity Issues
...last week on how to write correct business e-mails in English. As I looked out at the many faces expectantly ... e-mails,business e-mails in English,e-mails,e-mails in English, Working in Norway A surprisingly large crowd...
Article Working in Norway May 22 2016 -
Techie Talk: Do technical presentations need to live up to their reputation?
“There’s truth in every stereotype” – or is there? People attending my course on intercultural communication ... communication,presentation skills, Working in Norway “There’s truth in every stereotype” – or is there?...
Article Working in Norway May 15 2016 -
Stop in the Name of Workplace Inclusion
...communication in the workplace, I had just given my ‘do’s and don’ts’ advice on how newcomers to Norway should ... should never wait to take the initiative in starting up conversations with native speakers: “Don’t wait for...
Article Working in Norway May 6 2016 -
What Not to Say to a Foreigner
...intercultural communication, Working in Norway Don’t make fun of a co-worker’s accent! In the global workplace ... happen to work. Unfortunately, in an attempt at humor, some native speakers occasionally get in these people’s...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 6 2016 -
What Not to Ask a Foreigner
...your familiy? intercultural communication, Working in Norway A recent blog written by a professional woman ... her pointing out the implicit criticism contained in people’s comments made to her regarding the amount...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 5 2016 -
Praise Be – Or Not?
Last fall in Bergen, Norway, an unexpected thing happened while I was teaching an evening course on interview ... interview technique in English to a group of unemployed engineers who had lost their jobs because of...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 29 2016 -
How to Break My Language Barrier
...workday in the global workplace, several small and seemingly insignificant events may take place in the life ... that of the native population among which he/she works. This person has a … communication skills,intercultural...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 23 2016 -
Say What? Foreign Language Anxiety in the Global Workplace
...language anxiety,intercultural communication, Working in Norway The only thing worse than not understanding ... understood when doing the same. Recently, during the break in one of my evening business communication courses...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 3 2016