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Module 1: Discover How to Assess Cultural Competencies so that you can effectively communicate anywhere and with anyone (roughly 3 hours)
3 Lessons-
Start1.1 Attend a cultural blueprint self-analysis tool (available to both employee and spouse)
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Start1.2 Orientation to cross-cultural concepts for successful work across cultures and within diverse teams
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Start1.3 Code switching, its importance to working across cultures, within companies, and across industries
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Module 2: H1B / B1 - USA Business Visa Coaching (3 to 5 hours)
1 Lesson-
Start2.1 24 common questions used as a basis for the coaching
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Module 3: Secrets that will Create a Good First Impression on or BEFORE Day 1 (Roughly 2 hrs)
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How to Assimilate to US Location's Culture Without Missing a Beat (Destination Consulting: 5 hrs by Location Expert)
7 Lessons-
Start4.1 Understanding the ethnic mix in target expat location and office spaces in the US (how to be sensitive to diverse cultures and identities, dos and don’ts)
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Start4.2 Understanding local culture in community and business settings
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Start4.3 A call out of differences in words, language use, body language that is specific in local culture with practice (code switching)
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Start4.4 Role playing of situations in business or community settings - For Live Sessions Only
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Start4.5 Planning for moving to location (neighborhoods, commutes, schools, facilities, lifestyle, etc)
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Start4.5 Q & A Session (before and/or after arrival) - For Live Sessions Only
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Start4.6 Locations Of Interest: New York City, Boston, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Miami, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Utah, New Mexico, Indiana
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Module 5: Master Small Talk in A Wide Variety of Situations (up to 3 hours)
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Module 6: Simple Boots on the Ground Strategies for Easy Day-to-Day US Living Part 1: Getting There & Getting Around (up to 1.5 hours)
7 Lessons-
Start6.1 What is it like to fly to the U.S.
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Start6.2 Documents to Carry for Self and Family
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Start6.3 Documents to carry for self and family
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Start6.4 Tips for staying in American hotels/domestic travel (optional)
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Start6.5 Transportation options, Getting a driver license
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Start6.6 Introduction to American money (per diem expectations from the company)
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Start6.7 Weather, Season and Time
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Module 7: Simple Boots on the Ground Strategies for Easy Day-to-Day US Living Part 2: Finding a Place to Live, Schools, Safety (up to 3 hours)
7 Lessons-
Start7.1 Finding an apartment, tips on good vs. bad apartments and neighborhoods
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Start7.2 Signing a lease, legalities about leases, staying in apartments in the U.S.
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Start7.3 Finding a school for your kids, school districts, fees, documents needed, other related information
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Start7.4 Driver’s License and local IDs
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Start7.5 Safety tips for family and how to avoid immigration, police, and tax scams
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Start7.6 How to handle emergencies, role of the police and other government offices (very basic overview)
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Start7.7 Medical System in the US
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Module 8: Amplify Business Communications for Impact (up to 2 hours)
13 Lessons-
Start8.1 Meeting Planning: Meeting Invites (Requesting, Responding, Declining)
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Start8.2 Meeting Planning: Writing crisp agendas
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Start8.3 Meeting Planning: How to manage time during meetings
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Start8.4 Meeting Planning: Importance of preparation in advance (Topics, participants, materials)
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StartKnowledge Check
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Start8.5 Facilitating the Meeting: Starting the Meeting (Small Talk, Housekeeping, Expectation Setting, Timeliness)
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Start8.6 Facilitating the Meeting: Importance of driving the meeting
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Start8.7 Facilitating the Meeting: Transitions, Small talk, Questions
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Start8.8 Facilitating the Meeting: Use of Language to Encourage Participation
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Start8.9 Facilitating the Meeting: How to agree, say no, partial no, push back with politeness
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StartKnowledge Check
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Start9.1 Following Up After the Meeting: Notes, messages, follow ups
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StartKnowledge Check
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Relocation Preparation for Child/ren ages 8-18 (2.5-4 hours)
1 Lesson-
StartSection subjects soon to come
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Mission Admission (College Admission for Teenagers and Adults)
1 Lesson-
StartSession Outline to come soon
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Work & Live in the USA: Expat Preparation
Categories: IT, C-Suite, Mid-Level, Cross-Cultural, Lead Across Cultures
Launch Your Company's Presence in the US with Confidence
Our expat preparation program has already been delivered to over 2,000 professionals, predominately from India preparing to move onsite in the USA. We have delivered this program to teams, groups, in person and online. We can tailor this program to your needs ranging from 3 to 20 hours per program.
Our program supports you through your international relocation needs.
We have programming options for before leaving your home country and upon arriving in your new home, USA.
We can work with you as the expat assignee and any spouse or children (over the age of 8) that are present in the family.
We also have partners who can provide guidance with your investments and financial planning while moving abroad.
In addition, we guide your assignee to understand the importance of keeping in touch with his team or network work back at home with an eye toward repatriatization (for those who are not relocating permanently).
We currently deliver this program live online on Zoom, and are working for online self-paced options with 1:1 live online coaching.
We are honored you are considering allowing us to be a part of your career and learning journey.
Want to know if you are ready to expat to the USA? Take our fun quiz!
Course Curriculum
This course has not yet been fully adapted for online learning. It is available for live learning.
It is not necessary to attend all modules, we can customize the course as per your need.
Check out the email writing course which is ready to go online.
Check out the small talk course which has most modules online.
I had a 1-1 discussion with Jennifer on US culture training and it was immensely useful. She provided me with practical tips and tricks which cannot be found easily. Her inputs helped me a lot during my US Trip as well. I consider her as my go-to-person for any consulting or mentoring on US culture and communication.
I had a 1-1 discussion with Jennifer on US culture training and it was immensely useful. She provided me with practical tips and tricks which cannot be found easily. Her inputs helped me a lot during my US Trip as well. I consider her as my go-to-person for any consulting or mentoring on US culture and communication.
“The US Culture Training was quite helpful for me. In fact, I was able to put much of the session into practice here in the US in real time. Starting from a handshake, food habits, public transport, usage of words, work culture, dress etiquette, meeting etiquette, and lot more. The bonus part is that she still keeps in contact with everyone and sends newsletters based on the season, climate, functions and festivals here in the US. This gives us enough heads up about the upcoming things/events in our pipeline. Jennifer is a true helper. I even reached out to her via email/calls for some of my personal issues/questions and she helped to the best of her ability. The course is a real value-add and I highly recommend it to people who are ready to start their stint in America.”
~Hari Krishnan
This is the best and most interesting orientation I have ever had. I feel its importance after reaching the US. Especially to know about accommodation, leasing agreement, coins usage; like I didn’t know what a dime is. I just wanna thank Jennifer for spreading awareness about US culture in India. All the best for everyone who attends this session.
Get to know a little about your facilitator
Jennifer Kumar
Hello everyone, I am Jennifer Kumar. I have over a decade of experience coaching US client-facing professionals in India who manage teams and projects in virtual environments. I understand some of the cultural missteps that professionals like you may encounter, as I have also lived and worked in India for over 10 years (I was born and raised in the USA). In addition to having on-the-ground experience working between cultures, I have a PCC - Professional Certified Coaching- Certificate from the International Coaching Federation. Take a look at my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/je...
