Portsmouth, UK – Handshaikh offers customised cross-cultural seminars to Western businesses looking to expand their ability to communicate with Arab clients.
For 25 years Handshaikh has been one of the top cross-cultural training companies internationally. The company specialises in training Western businesses and organisations for deeper and more enriching interactions with Arab clients particularly in or from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Handshaikh prepares Western businesses for interaction with Arab clients with an overall goal of strengthening business relationships with Gulf clients.
Handshaikh recognises that many businesses will be joining the programme with different levels of knowledge and experience of Gulf Arabs. To provide the best cross-cultural seminars possible, Handshaikh is offering a personalised training programme. Businesses may take a quiz (on http://www.handshaikh.com/) to measure their base knowledge. This will be used to tailor a lesson plan that best fits the company and their experience level.
Training is available both online and in person through Handshaikh’s hosted events. Online options give companies a choice between live video lessons taught by various presenters or an online training platform that allows individuals to study at their own pace. Different training options can be found at http://www.handshaikh.com/types_of_training/.
The in-person cross cultural seminars, offered word wide, can be tailored to suit the needs of an entire team or for individual staff members. As the programme progresses, instructors assess the experience of the group and tailors the programme to suit a specific company’s rate of growth.
Jeremy Williams OBE founded the company, a soldier and diplomat who specialises in interacting with Arab businesses. Jeremy Williams’ experience began in the army where his service included econdment to the Dubai Defence Force, the Saudi Arabian National Guard in Riyadh and as the Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Attaché in the British Embassies in both Abu Dhabi and Bahrain during the Iraq & Iran War, as well as the Gulf (Kuwait) War. Jeremy Williams lived in five Gulf locations for eleven years including; Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, and Bahrain, he has also visited many other Arab countries includingKuwait, Egypt, Qatar and Oman.
Jeremy Williams applied his wealth of experience of the Gulf Arab way of life and business by founding of Handshaikh. His book, “Don’t They Know It’s Friday?” on cross cultural interaction between the Western and Arab worlds of business was developed from handouts prepared for his Handshaikh audiences. It is the publishers’ (Motivate, Dubai) most successful business book, and is now in its 3rd edition after 15 reprints. Handshaikh has become one of the best cross-cultural training companies globally.
In addition to cross cultural seminars, Handshaikh aids businesses and individuals in signing deals, managing job offers, briefing before travel, and other specific business tasks. Pricing varies based on a company’s needs. Businesses seeking to improve communication with Arab clientele are encouraged to contact the seminar host company for a free quote on: [email protected].
Media ContactCompany Name: HandshaikhContact Person: Media RelationsEmail: Send EmailPhone: 020 3286 2762Address:3 Acorn Business Centre, Northharbour Road City: CoshamState: Portsmouth P06 3THCountry: United KingdomWebsite: http://www.handshaikh.com/
