International Management English Series: Working Virtually B2-C1: Coursebook with Audio CD

Author:   Jackie Black ,  Bob Dignen
Publisher:   Delta Publishing by Klett
ISBN:  

9783125013346


Pages:   120
Publication Date:   18 September 2017
Format:   Mixed media product
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Working Virtually deals with the challenges facing those who have to work remotely from their colleagues using a range of technology to keep in touch. It covers all aspects of working in a virtual environment, from communicating effectively through to solving problems and building strong teams at a distance. Working Virtually contains eight units, focusing on: - Understanding virtual communication - Preparing for successful communication - Working in virtual groups - Working with technology - Effective writing - Building relationships - Managing diversity - Teams and leadership In every unit, Working Virtually provides comprehensive training in the skills proven to be necessary to operate successfully in the world of international business: relevant language skills, communicative ability, people-management skills and intercultural competence. This training is delivered through extensive speaking and listening activities, professional input, skills practice, intercultural awareness-raising and case-study discussions.

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Author:   Jackie Black ,  Bob Dignen
Publisher:   Delta Publishing by Klett
Imprint:   Delta Publishing by Klett
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.515kg
ISBN:  

9783125013346


ISBN 10:   3125013348
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   18 September 2017
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT General
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Hello, I'm Jackie Black. I have been the training manager at York Associates, a language and communication training company, for the last three years but have also enjoyed being a member of the training team there for almost 23 years. In parallel, I have a very different role as a director of our family-run delicatessen and catering company in York. I studied French, linguistics and social studies at the now defunct Ripon and York St John teacher training college in the farming town of Ripon but spent much of my spare time here in York, a place I have grown to love. After graduating, I took a teaching job in a private school in Athens, followed by a succession of administrative jobs back in the UK whilst I saved up enough money to enrol for my RSA TEFL course at International House. These administrative roles seemed incredibly tedious at the time but actually turned out to be very useful because I was sent on management courses, and also I learnt a great deal about book-keeping, PAYE, VAT and HR. I regularly find myself drawing on these skills when working with Business English clients and feel I can offer them genuine insights from my own experience, rather than depending on textbooks alone. In my early years at York Associates I frequently worked with confectioners and product technologists from a local chocolate factory. This I enjoyed immensely, and still do. It combined language training with communication skills and intercultural training but there was also a certain degree of pastoral care, helping people to adapt to a very alien way of life and an even more alien dialect! These days I run courses abroad on effective business writing for international companies, another aspect of training which I find very rewarding. Writing as a skill has become ever more complex for our clients in recent times as they often need to influence key decision-makers in their companies and this can be a great challenge. My long freelance career with York Associates resulted in a permanent post with the company in 2010 and nowadays, I am also involved in the administrative side of the business. I have contact with clients and agents abroad, write course proposals, arrange accommodation and help trainers with new resources and technologies. I still train whenever possible, focussing more on courses with a virtual element because this is an area which interests me deeply, hence the book Working Virtually. Bob Dignen is a director of York Associates. He specialises in delivering intercultural training and international team seminars. He offers coaching to international project leaders and is available to facilitate project (kick-off) meetings and run team-building events. He is also available as a keynote speaker for project meetings / management events / professional conferences. He is an accredited facilitator of Fierce Conversations (TM), a licensed coach for The International Profiler (an intercultural profiling tool), and an advanced practitioner of TMP (Team Management Profile) an international team development tool. As an author, his titles include Communicating Across Cultures (CUP), Communicating Internationally in English (York Associates), 50 Ways to improve your international presentation skills and 50 Ways to improve your intercultural skills published by Summertown. He is also co-author of Developing People Internationally, a multimedia international team training resource.

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