Welcome to Transcultural Communications!

We are dedicated to partnering with you to help you and your employees transform your communication and leadership skills in a multi-cultural work environment. We base our approach on the principle that through understanding cultural motivators and business priorities, you can maximize your professional interactions and increase productivity.    

Our purpose is to provide you with concepts and skills to manage situational cross-cultural work scenarios. We customize all workshops to meet specific organizational and employee needs, and we offer a group or an individual coaching format.  We are based in New Jersey and service clients worldwide.

We are proud to announce an alliance with Exec/Comm, which will broaden our suite of communication skills programs.  Company information about Exec/Comm is detailed below.    

Consultant Profiles

Dianne Nersesian-McGuire specializes in facilitating group and individual sessions which directly impact participants' ability to communicate appropriately in various cultural work settings. She brings a wealth of experience in leading corporate, not-for-profit, and educational teams to explore solutions to cross-cultural differences. She also teaches university students interpersonal communication skills and coaches participants on the topic of English as a second language.  

Dianne combines her passion for cross-cultural understanding and communication effectiveness when she designs and delivers professional development programs. She has lived and worked in Britain, and has led workshops in India, Morocco, Mexico, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and the USA. She is president emeritus of the New York metro chapter of SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research). Dianne holds a B.S. from Cornell University, a leadership-coaching certificate from TAI (The Actor's Institute) and a M.A. in Intercultural Communication from the University of the Pacific.

Alliances

Exec|Comm is a communication skills consulting firm based in New York City, with faculty throughout the United States. The firm helps professionals improve their impact by honing their communication skills, including their speaking, writing, negotiating, management and client development skills. Exec|Comm's interactive group programs and personalized one-on-one coaching enable participants to practice the skills they need to perform their roles more effectively. Through Exec|Comm's programs, participants learn that they will connect with their audiences more readily if they focus less on themselves, and more on their audience - their concerns, their needs and their desired outcomes. For more information, visit www.exec-comm.com.