Who for
Professionals & teams
Focus
Culture, codes & communication
Location
In-company, Amsterdam & online
Language
Dutch, English or French
Duration
Tailor-made – from workshop to full programme
THIS TRAINING HELPS YOU
France and the Netherlands differ in how people communicate, decide and work together.
This training gives you practical insight and concrete tools to understand cultural differences better and work more effectively with French clients, colleagues and partners.
understand French business codes and expectations avoid misunderstandings and frustration build trust more quickly communicate more convincingly and more effectively
Practical & concrete
Ready to use in your day-to-day practice.
Experienced experts
More than 18 years of experience in French-Dutch communication.
Interactive & inspiring
Plenty of examples, cases and exercises.
Tailor-made
Built around your sector, your goals and your team.
more confidence in conversations with French partners a better grasp of business expectations more effective communication stronger relationships and cooperation more impact in meetings and negotiations
“Excellent! I picked up my French again — which I had learned at school more than 30 years ago — with an individual business French programme that Jean-Luc tailored to me. He put together a course that suited me perfectly, and at short notice. During the lessons my pronunciation was corrected in a pleasant way until I could reproduce it properly myself. We went through and practised a lot of business topics and dialogues. I warmly recommend Jean-Luc’s French course to anyone!”
Maria Raidl
“Jean-Luc’s focus on the client is outstanding. The course was 100% tailored to what I needed — and what I needed changed fairly often. Alongside the basics, he always managed to find enough topical material that genuinely matched my study goal. In short: highly recommended!”
Jacob Bekebrede
“Driven, enthusiastic and highly professional. I look forward to our discussions in French about topical issues, which are always sent well in advance so you can prepare. An excellent teacher who, in my private lessons, combines points of grammar with modern French usage — my speaking and my writing have both improved in leaps and bounds. And he is funny too!”
Lisette Mouton
1. Intake
We discuss your situation, your challenges and your goals.
2. Analysis
We map out the cultural points to watch and the learning goals.
3. Tailor-made programme
We design a training built around your practice.
4. Training
Interactive, concrete and ready to use.
For professionals, managers, teams and organisations working with French clients, colleagues or partners.
Communication, decision-making, meeting culture, hierarchy, feedback, negotiation and building relationships, among others.
Yes. We deliver training on site, online or hybrid.
From a short workshop to an extensive programme, depending on what you need.
No. This training focuses on culture and communication. Command of French is not required.
Yes. Every training is tailored to your organisation, your sector and your goals.
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