Tag: COMMUNICATION

Soft Skills – Communication

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, Presentations, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Written Communication

This is going to be a very brief post. There's a reason why communication belongs to the category of so-called "soft" skills. And that reason is: it's not (usually) supposed to be harsh. Barking at folks will not get you very far, unless you're into making enemies or turning friends away. And my guess is, … Continue reading Soft Skills – Communication →

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The Key to Leadership Communication

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Brand management, BRANDING, COMMUNICATION, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, Negotiations, Psychology, Speech Communication, Written Communication

Spoiler alert: it's the pronoun "we" (or "us"). But how do we turn it into a livable reality? When discussing leadership communication, plenty of texts and materials out there will have you believe that it has everything to do with a leader’s personal qualities (such as charisma and interpersonal skills), their professional ability (competence, reliability, … Continue reading The Key to Leadership Communication →

Happy holidays!

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Brand management, BRANDING, COMMUNICATION, CONSULTING ROMANIA, GERMANY, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, Presentations

Just a quick line to wish you all a happy and peaceful holiday season and to introduce you to my most recent project, a non-fiction book that uses storytelling to bring my hometown of Timisoara, Romania, European Capital of Culture 2023, closer to potential visitors. There's still time to order the paperback or download it … Continue reading Happy holidays! →

Quote of the day

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, COMMUNICATION, Rhetoric, Speech Communication

Today, I'm going to trust you with some German, but you can always use ModernMT, DeepL or Google Translate to figure it out 😋 - and also check how good Neural Machine Translation has become in the meantime. (Not kidding, please evaluate, compare, and let me know your thoughts on this. How much post-editing do … Continue reading Quote of the day →

Ideologies – What Are They and How Do They Come to Be?

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, Psychology, Rhetoric

"We are faced with the curiously appalling trend of modern thought, in which the absolute which was once a means of entering into communion with the divine, has now become an instrument used by those who profit from it, to distort, pervert, and conceal the meaning of the present.“ Karl Mannheim - Ideology and Utopia … Continue reading Ideologies – What Are They and How Do They Come to Be? →

A Few Fact-Checking Tips

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, Psychology, Rhetoric, Written Communication

We are living through strange, polarized times and research shows that people are increasingly relying on the Internet and social media to keep themselves informed. The only problem with that: how does one decide which information to trust and which to discard? For starters, a basic rule of thumb is to check the credibility of … Continue reading A Few Fact-Checking Tips →

Cultural dimensions and their implications: “High context”

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, CONSULTING ROMANIA, GERMANY, Decision-making, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, Negotiations, Presentations, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Written Communication

You've probably heard it said before: Germany is a low-context culture. But what does that mean? The terms "low-context" and "high-context" were coined by American anthropologist Edward T. Hall. In low-context cultures, people attribute less importance to context. Low-context cultures are explicit, clear, textual cultures, which derive meaning from the actual words on the page, … Continue reading Cultural dimensions and their implications: “High context” →

Your social media feed and the snow job technique

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in COMMUNICATION, Decision-making, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, Negotiations, Psychology, Rhetoric, Speech Communication, Written Communication

Motto: "Indignation is still bondage."Bertrand Russell In negotiation, there is a hardball technique called "the snow job", which consists of flooding the other party with so much information as to overwhelm them and make it nearly impossible to sift through it all. The consequence? The other party will no longer be able to tell which … Continue reading Your social media feed and the snow job technique →

Need to Communicate Change? 5 Key Ingredients To Consider

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in Übersetzungen, Brand management, BRANDING, COMMUNICATION, CONSULTING ROMANIA, GERMANY, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, Negotiations, Presentations, Psychology, Speech Communication, TRANSCREATION, TRANSLATION, Written Communication

In our lives, change is inevitable. It's always on the prowl, in the background, hiding behind an illusion of stability and safety. When 'black swan' events such as the Covid-19 crisis occur, companies are forced to implement changes to their work environments and their business model at the drop of a hat.  But how to … Continue reading Need to Communicate Change? 5 Key Ingredients To Consider →

Language and Deception: Distortion and Socially Constructed Reality

Posted on by Andreea Sepi in BRANDING, COMMUNICATION, INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION, MARKETING, Presentations, Psychology, TRANSCREATION, Written Communication

Motto: "What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name will smell as sweet."William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet Over the weekend, a couple of my friends have watched Michael Moore's latest documentary, Planet of the Humans. The one aspect that caused the most bewilderment among them seems to be the … Continue reading Language and Deception: Distortion and Socially Constructed Reality →