Seminars
 

Looking for a way to revitalize your next important meeting or conference?

Include Karen as a guest speaker; she is not a Hispanic, but grew up in and around the Hispanic community.  She has a unique grasp of both cultures, bringing insight and understanding in a way that fosters an appreciation of individual differences.  She brings a high level of professionalism to every session.

During the last eight years, Karen Briles has presented many seminars on the different cultural experiences of neighbors in our world today. Often, misconceptions cloud reality, making communication an even greater struggle in the best of circumstances.

Managing people is both important and difficult. Explore practical strategies with your managers and supervisors as you meet these new challenges in your workplace.  Contact Karen about tailoring a presentation for you.  Open discussions allow  for interaction and problem solving, while a PowerPoint format keeps the group focused.

• In a seminar tailored to your company needs, show your managers, supervisors, and lead people how language issues impact safety and communication; study the differences between the culture of a Hispanic immigrant and our own culture. Experts say understanding these cultural differences is 40% of the communication process. All managers can learn and apply these simple tools.

• Enable your English speakers to communicate more effectively with Spanish speakers.

• Improve employee morale and decrease tension that may adversely impact productivity and retention rates.

• Study the safety and training needs of employees whose native language is not English.

• Provide your bilingual employees with the tools they need to be effective, confidential interpreters for your organization.

• Capitalize on your Hispanic employees' predisposition to teamwork by clearly explaining how their job task affects the goals of your organization.