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Different Country, Different Etiquette

17/10/2013 /

In the 15th century, when modern diplomacy started to develop, the Italian Peninsula was fragmented into rival centres of power. Each one had his own interests to preserve and to encourage, but they shared common roots and habits.

Today the world has dramatically changed: multipolarity, globalization and shifting borders have filled international relations with cultural diversity and richness. As a result, the European-centred etiquette has been reached by a new one based on the observation of each country specificity.

In order to avoid gaffes here you find a useful link to cultural customs all around the world: http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/cultural_etiquette.htm

Do you need PechaKucha?

15/10/2013 /

PechaKucha is a simple presentation format where you show 20 slides that display for 20 seconds each, so that the presenter has only 6 minutes and 40 seconds in all for his/her presentation.

The name comes from a Japanese term meaning “chatter”. The basic idea is to force the presenter to speak concisely, precisely and clearly by using mainly images.

For this reason, PechaKucha is a great format for presentations at schools or for meetings in offices, in those occasions where conciseness is particularly important.

If you want some tips to realize your personal PechaKucha, read more on http://bit.ly/1cBv9QD or just visit the PechaKucha official site.

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Image source: Pixabay (CC0)

10/10/2013 /

Still waiting for an answer?? Bryan A. Garner shows how to write a perfect e-mail and earn your collegues attention.

  • Stick to standard capitalization and punctuation;
  • Get straight to the point (politely, of course);
  • Be brief — but not too brief;
  • Plot out what happened, and when;
  • Add a short but descriptive subject line;
  • Copy people judiciously.

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/02/write_e-mails_that_people_wont.html

image source: http://jacquelinewhitmore.com/15-essential-e-mail-etiquette-tips/

eTools for Language Training

24/09/2013 /

Web 2.0 technologies are changing the ways we can do personal learning: Information and content aggregators may come in handy for training activities.

The English Learning Corner set by the Istituto Diplomatico (using Netvibes) is  an excellent example of these possibilities. The service gathers and organizes links to relevant sites and RSS feeds devoted to English language learning.  It shows how an aggregation service can provide a personal learning environment.

More about the English Learning Corner.

Image source - Travelhack.org

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