France: A Cultural Presentation

Your company is dealing with France and you would like your managers and staff to better understand the people they are dealing with? Your company is French and you wish to present your employees the culture of your home country in order for them to better understand the way the office and the strategy work?

In complement to another training (such as cross-cultural management) this seminar is designed to present the particularities of France through a cross-cultural point of view.

According to the profile of the participants and their organisation, some points may be more of less stressed. In any case, we always discuss in advance with the management of the organisation and if necessary run a pilot seminar in order to isolate the topics that are most needed.

Popular subjects are:

Introduction to French History
  • The key dates of French History: What the French learn at school
  • Focus on a few leaders
  • Their cultural influence on today's France
Introduction to French Geography
  • Facts
  • A centralised country
  • The demographics
  • The climate
  • The natural resources
The cultural "Eiffel Tower "
  • The various layers of the French culture
  • Artefacts, Norms & Values
  • Core components
Cross-cultural analysis
  • French Particularism
  • A more and more equalitarian society
  • The group & the individual: the French paradox
  • Showing your emotions in France
  • The relation towards nature: French Grandeur
  • The French polychronic Time
Tips at work in France
  • Formality and protocol
  • La Stratégie
  • Social atmosphere
  • Champions of Productivity
  • French status
  • Tone of Speech
  • France and the world
Social Tips
  • Invitations at home
  • Discussions
  • Parents and children
  • Friendship
  • The telephone
French and Technology
  • The great achievements
  • The status of Technology in the people's life

Why the French think they are:
  • A powerful nation
  • Close to Russia
  • Intellectual
  • Objective
  • Know all about good life
French Education
  • Principles
Health care
  • Organisation
France tomorrow
  • Societal trends of the French society