Cultural Communication Confidence

069 - 5 key communication & cultural trends for 2024

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! Hope you had a great time over the holiday season, and started the year well. As we kick off this January with new topic episodes, we'...

068 - Guest Interview: Cultural bridges into Asia - expanding successfully with Kathryn Read

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kathryn Read is an international sales and marketing consultant with over 25 years' experience developing niche products in emerging markets. She help...

067 - Holiday message & 2023 review, new episodes back on 2nd January

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you. It's a real joy to create and share my podcast episodes here, but it is also important to me that I'm not only speaking into a mic to mysel...

066 - Guest Interview: Breaking the cultural autopilot with Vanessa Paisley

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Paisley, trainer and lecturer in the field of intercultural communication and English as a global language, was born in Tanzania, grew up in ...

065- 7 tips for a successful informational interview

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

7 tips for a successful informational interview. In this fourth and final episode of my new mini podcast series about strategies to optimise your comm...

064 - Career outreach: crafting compelling cold messages

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Career outreach: crafting compelling cold messages. In this third episode of my new podcast mini series about strategies to optimise your communicatio...

063 - First impressions in networking: the power of impactful introductions

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First impressions in networking: the power of impactful introductions. In this second episode of my new podcast mini series about strategies to optimi...

062 - Strategies for CV and Resume Success

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Make your CV/ resume stand out. Following on from our recent podcast mini series on interview success, I have received questions about other aspects o...

061 - Guest interview: Cultural stereotypes vs reality: the Gulf with Corina Goetz

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Corina Goetz is our guest today on Cultural Communication Confidence. She is the Founder of Star-CaT, a Middle East Strategist and Cultural Expert for...

060 - Guest interview: Authentic Global Leadership with Katie Keith

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Katie Keith, Executive Director with Global Chamber London and also Head of B2B Partnerships with Currencies Direct. She talks about ...

059 - Guest interview: Communication for global teams to thrive with Febronia Ruocco

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are starting a new era on this podcast as we start hosting guests to share with you a range of perspectives on successful communication, deve...

058 - Closing the interview impactfully

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

First impressions are critical in interviews, and so are last impressions at the end of the interview. How are you closing your interviews impactfully...

057 - Make a great impression at the interview

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

33% of hiring managers claim to know whether or not they would hire a candidate within 30 seconds of meeting them, and 4 in 10 employers would reject ...

056 - Preparing yourself for interview

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Employers will interview an average of 6 candidates for every job vacancy they advertise and 93% of candidates admit to experiencing job interview anx...

055 - Building communication bridges in conflict

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Conflict happens. It's something we all experience at some point when working in teams, even if generally we have great relationships with our colleag...

054 - What I've learnt about communication from launching a podcast

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am excited to share that today's show marks the 1st birthday of my podcast, which launched in September 2022. This podcast is part of my vision to h...

053 - How to stop communication stress in English

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your communication skills in English are a key enabler for your next promotion. They are part of your skills toolkit, so you have everything on your s...

052 - The top 8 myths about English communication

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you talented and ambitious, but it doesn't always come across when you're working in English? Do you feel frustrated by your professional English ...

051 - Exploring your Cultural Values, part 2

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What was your a-ha moment…  ….when you listened to last week's episode about cultural values?  Did you recognise that some of the challenges you...

050 - Exploring your Cultural Values, part 1

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you find yourself in a situation where a team member is being 'difficult'?  What happens when people say things in meetings which l...

049 - Summer season - What makes a good global leader?

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And now for the final one in the summer re-release season: What makes a good global leader? In this special re-release episode from April this year, I...

048 - Summer season - Giving & receiving feedback

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Week 3 of the summer re-release season: Giving & receiving feedback- a very popular topic from June this year. In this episode, I explored the purpose...

047 - Summer season - The Future of Work- working cross culturally

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Next in the summer re-release season- week 2 of the top 4 podcast episode topics from the last year. This week we are going back to 'The Future of Wor...

046 - Summer season - Is it appropriate to interrupt?

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And now for something a little different…. I have covered many varied topics on my podcast in the last year, and so in this episode and the next 3 e...

045 - Influence through concise communication

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Influencing through concise communication is a topic which comes up time and time again with my clients.  In our coaching conversations, they tell me...

044 - How to engage your senior stakeholders

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As you progress your career, the way you engage senior stakeholders will not only be critical to delivering your objectives, projects and business res...

043 - Amplify your verbal communication with your voice

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your voice is a powerful tool which we can use for impact when speaking, whether for presentations, public speaking or talks. We need to know how to u...

042 - Communicating with vulnerability

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vulnerability is a hot topic and seems to be spoken about everywhere. Leaders are being encouraged to be vulnerable with their teams for teams to be v...

041 - Professional communication & culture for the UK

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you are job searching, you want to communicate professionally and confidently in your interviews, and also when you start your new role. You want...

040 - Giving & receiving feedback

19 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Feedback is a gift, according to the old adage, and yet sometimes that gift is unwanted, rejected or causes problems we did not anticipate.  We have ...

039 - How to have good conversations at work

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Collaboration tools are great for productivity and efficiency, and although we have more meetings than ever, they are becoming shorter on average and ...

038 - The Future of Work- working cross culturally

05 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"It is the long history of humankind... that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed." - Charles Darwin Charles...

037 - Key blockers to communication confidence

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you worry about how you sound and come across at work?  Do you feel like you're not fully heard or visible? I often meet international executives ...

036 - Inclusive communication for World Cultural Diversity Day

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

World Cultural Diversity Day promotes dialogue and development and is on 21st May in 2023.  I am grateful in my business that I get to work with a hu...

035 - Handling conflict

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

No matter how good your relationships are usually in your team, with your customers or external partners, conflict can happen, sometimes when we least...

034 - 7 Top Conversation Starters

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine you're at an informal networking event, conference or team event, where you don't know anybody else.  You're by yourself, you walk in the roo...

033 - AI & staying relevant in the workplace

01 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we maintain a uniquely human edge in this period of rapid evolution of ChatGPT and AI? How do we remain relevant and offer a compelling differ...

032 - What makes a good global leader?

24 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There tends to be a universal view of leadership, and that a good leader has a pre-defined set of skills and characteristics. However, the way people ...

031 - Is it appropriate to interrupt?

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you feel about being interrupted when you're speaking? When do you feel it is appropriate to interrupt others? Apparently we only wait 17 secon...

030 - We don't have to agree

10 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you disagree with others? Sometimes we feel we have to prove that we and our ideas are right and the other person is wrong.  You mi...

029 - Public speaking confidence

03 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Standing up and sharing our voice is a key part of being heard, whether you run your own business or work in a company, and yet this is a major fear m...

028 - The worst business jargon and what to replace it with

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you aware of the amount of business jargon and buzzwords that you and your team use?  Are they helpful to your communication?  Do they add value...

027 - Birthday gratitudes

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

20th March is the UN International Day of Happiness. The call for the day is that we can create a happier and kinder world together by adopting a simp...

026 - Cultural Values, not stereotypes

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

"Knowledge about other cultures will make the difference. I only need to know what people from the {fill in the culture} do in this situation. For exa...

025 - Listening - a radical decision

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listening is a radical decision.  Did you learn how to listen at school? We forget sometimes that hearing is one of our senses, and listening is a sk...

024 - The new rules of meetings

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

According to the Harvard Business Review research, a vast majority, 92% of employees consider meetings costly and unproductive. Although the pandemic ...

023 - Networking conversation strategies

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a networking fan? A surprising number of people say they're not! They find it awkward and don't know how to build the conversation, balance wh...

022 - Making your non-verbal communication work

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you notice others' non-verbal communication? How aware are you of your own non-verbal communication? When speaking, we tend to plan what ...

021 - Handling difficult conversations

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Difficult conversations. How do you feel about them? They may not be easy, especially when it involves giving negative feedback to someone. Emotions c...

020 - Overcoming team cultural & communication challenges

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When working in multilingual and multicultural global teams we can experience situations where a few voices dominate in meetings, while others are qui...

019 - Effective, professional emails

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know how to get your emails right when it really matters? Are they being opened and cutting through? And are you achieving your project and wor...

018 - Why do we need small talk?

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we need all this small talk? Research shows the importance of informal conversations for virtual and hybrid meetings, and how it can make the d...

017 - Humour in your communication

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

January can be a tough month after the excitement of the holidays and Blue Monday, the 3rd Monday in January known as 'the most difficult day of the y...

016 - 5 big ideas for 2023 in communication & CQ

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! Hope you had a great time over the holiday season, and started the year well. As we kick off this January, we're focusing on the big i...

015 - How to fast-track your communication in 2023

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we are coming to the end of the year, it's a good time to stop and reflect on your current communication performance. Just like any other performan...

014 - Your communication performance review

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we are coming to the end of the year, it's a good time to stop and reflect on your current communication performance. Just like any other performan...

013 - Roadmap to presentation success

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you plan and write a presentation? Open up PowerPoint or google slides, and start writing? The problem is we often spend too much time writing,...

012 - How to get around 'no'

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I am sure you have experienced challenging communication situations. When somebody seems determined to see the problems with your idea. The answer is ...

011 - Clear, simple communication

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When you're planning a presentation or leading a key meeting, you want your message to come across clear and simply, so that people listen and know wh...

010 - Your confidence journey

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Where are you on your confidence journey for communicating? Do you recognise your comfort zone when communicating in different contexts and with diffe...

009 - What's your communication style?

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know how you prefer to communicate? Do you have insights into how others communicate? What happens when you work with others who are different ...

008 - How to improve your cultural intelligence

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CQ  (cultural intelligence) is powerful and it can make the difference between success and failure when working globally, leading multicultural teams...

007 - Stop perfectionism with communication agility

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I used to be a perfectionist and I know this held me back in the past with my communication. That's until I developed communication agility, a mindset...

006 - Do I have to be an extrovert to present confidently

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I often get asked this question by my clients: Do I have to be an extrovert to present confidently? They observe that confident presenters are the ext...

005 - The CQ Cultural Intelligence positive impact

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In a global world, we need to understand how to work productively together, how we interact effectively in a diverse cultural context, and create posi...

004 - Global Team Communication That Works

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When you're leading a global team, making communication work well in your meetings isn't always easy. And if you are working in the global team, you m...

003 - Strategies to Speak Up

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is all about speaking up at work when we lack confidence. Meetings and presentations may feel challenging for you, because you need to influence...

002 - Why Culture Matters For Your Business

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever experienced a team or customer meeting where you thought what others were saying or how they were behaving was 'rude', 'difficult', or '...

001- How Does Communication Help My Career

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you get to the next level in your career? Communication is a critical part of this- what you say, how you say it, communicating with confidence...

000 - Welcome to Cultural Communication Confidence

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas