Intercultural Communication

Mia VanhataloManaging Director @ Plåtburk

+358-(0)50-539 4225 mia.vanhatalo@platburk.fi

Virtually: England, Finland x2, Scotland & TurkeyIRL in Närpes, Finland

11.10.2011

Who am I?• Physically I live in Finland, virtually I can work

anywhere

• Mother of 4, married to a Dutchman, we speak Dutch & Swedish at home

• Masters degree in Educational Sciences (including Sociology, Business Administration & German)

• I’ve lived, studied and worked in several countries in several languages

• I use at least 4 different languages actively every day

About my work?• Always worked internationally

• Always worked interculturally

• Always woked in multi-linguistic environments

• HR, Marketing & Communications, Process Management & Quality Development, Logistics...

• Thorough knowledge about start-up companies

• I now started up my own business consulting company

@Plåtburk We Know How!

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Intercultural communiction-what is it?

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Intercultural competence?

= ability to interact with other cultures

A person is intercultyrally competent when, he/she captures &

understands, in interaction with people from foreign cultures, theis

specific concepts in perception, thinking, feeling & acting.

Intercultural communication is more than your language skills

People:

Find a common language. Create a common understanding.

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?+ +• Personality• Culture• Language • Knowledge & skills• Motivation

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Common understanding- IRL & virtual life

1. Create a common understanding of who you are and why you need to interact

2. Give the job assignment/task meaning & content – a context3. Set up common goals – individually and in class4. Use different tools to gather information – share best practise!

Have the courage to:- think out of the box- make mistakes- want to- succeed- celebrate a victory Just Do

It!

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Expose yourself to new things- train your ICC-skills

Intercultural communication skills … - School & subjects- Daily life- Home- Friends- Love- Hobbies- TV & Computer- Travel- Musik- Social media

YouClass

Outside World

… no matter where you are or what you do!

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You

Hobbies & Travelling

Computer Games & Role Plays: IRL vs Virtual Life

Information & facts

Learning By Doing

Music & Films

Social Media& Blogs

All information is already available- no need to discover the wheel again!

Be open-minded & creative:The only limit is our own knowledge & imagination!

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Free your mind!

- Do you feel lonely at times? - You aren’t!-You are good at what you do. But you can

always be better and know more!- Borrow ideas, thoughts and methods from

and to each other – create networks- Dare to be different & Think Big!- Intercultural communication IS fun!

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Good luck on your

intercultural journey!