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Cross-Cultural Communication: How To Flex Your Style (Udemy.com)

Cross-Cultural Communication: Using Language Appropriately, Expressions, Gestures & Cues, Cultural Profiles & more!

Created by: Life Progression Project

Last updated July 2026

Our take

Based on the ratings of 66,325 students, a sample of their written reviews and the syllabus, as the course stood in July 2026. No course pays to be reviewed.

This is a short course, about 73 minutes across 32 lectures in six sections. It starts with what culture is, separates culture from personality, walks through Geert Hofstede's six dimensions, then finishes on reading cues and flexing your style. Dr. Lorraine Wiseman teaches it, and Life Progression Project publishes it. It is aimed at people who work with colleagues, clients or assistants from other countries and want a framework rather than a travel guide. It has been on Udemy since 2017 and was last updated in July 2026.

Reviewers mostly like how compact and clear it is. Lessons are short, so people pause to take notes, and one says the examples match real work with international teams. Another calls the instructor knowledgeable and clear. The complaints are consistent, though. One reviewer says it stays generic, with 'in some countries' repeated and a lot of common sense. A veteran of 30 years in international business called it stereotypical. Others wanted real country examples and an explanation of the quiz answers. A French-speaking reviewer found the pace quick, the French subtitles unreliable, and the Hofstede tool link unsafe.

Of roughly 66,000 ratings, about 56,000 are four or five stars and fewer than 2,000 are one or two stars. The three-star group is large, around 8,000, which fits a course that is pleasant but light. Treat it as a primer. Newcomers to cultural differences will get a useful vocabulary in an evening. Experienced global managers will likely find it basic and should look for something built on case studies.

Best forManagers and teammates on international teams who want a quick, structured intro to Hofstede's model.
Skip it ifYou have years of international work behind you and want country-specific detail, not general ideas.

Pros

  • Short lessons across 32 videos make it easy to pause, take notes and finish in about 73 minutes
  • Hofstede's six dimensions are laid out clearly, with exercises and quizzes to practice
  • Reviewers say the instructor is knowledgeable and explains culture in a clear way
  • One reviewer says the examples fit daily work with international teams

Cons

  • Often generic, with 'in some countries' repeated and few country-specific examples
  • Quiz answers are not explained, and one reviewer said the Hofstede tool link triggered security alerts
  • Experienced international professionals call parts basic, common sense or stereotyped
one of the really good courses to understand cross cultural communication. I really enjoyed the content and got a lot of new learnings and takeaways.
Mayur Shetty, a student

Listed for all levels, but it fits people new to cultural theory best. The only requirement is an open mind.

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What you will learn

  • Learn how to communicate Cross-Culturally

Course content

6 sections · 32 lectures · 1.2 hours of video 5 quizzes, 1 practice test

  1. 1Welcome To Cross-Cultural Communications 2 free previews2 lectures · 2 min
  2. 2Culture Defined 2 free previews5 lectures · 1 quiz · 14 min
  3. 3Culture VS Personality8 lectures · 1 quiz · 15 min
  4. 4Dimensions Of National Culture8 lectures · 1 quiz · 21 min
  5. 5Recognition and Flexing Your Style8 lectures · 1 quiz · 18 min
  6. 6Final Thoughts And Takeaways1 lecture · 1 quiz · 3 min

Who it is for

The instructor says it suits

  • Anyone looking to communicate effectively with people of different cultural backgrounds
  • Anyone looking to gain a better understanding for how to communicate with people from various parts of the world
  • Anyone who works with people from different cultures
  • Anyone looking to build stronger rapport in their relationships with people from different backgrounds

What you need before you start

  • An open mind and willingness to learn

How it compares

Against the other 418 rated Udemy courses in Lifestyle on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 32% of them
  • Reviews66,325#1 of 419 by number of reviews
  • Length1.2 hoursshorter than 87% of them
  • Last updatedJuly 2026more recently than 86% of them

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Course Description

Understanding how to effectively communicate cross-culturally, is more important today than ever before! If you want to gain a strong understanding for how to communicate with people from different cultures than this is the course for you! Cross-cultural Communication: How To Flex Your Style introduces you to a cultural profile which will help you understand how you perceive various cultures as well as different aspect of what makes people unique based on their personality compared to their cultural background. You will learn about Geert Hofstede's Model in detail, learning the six dimensions; power distance, individual vs. collective, assertiveness vs modesty, risk tolerance, short-term and long-term, and indulgence vs well-being. You'll learn all this and more and you'll learn how to do it in a way that's both informative and engaging!

What Will I Learn?

  • How you perceive culture

  • The various cultural profiles

  • Culture vs personality

  • Geert Hofstede's Model

  • Verbal and non-verbal cues 

  • How to build rapport with someone from any cultural background

  • Using language appropriately

  • Expressions and gestures

  • Pace and timing

  • The importance of culture

  • How to flex your style to better suit different cultures

And more!

This course is also full of examples and activities that allow you to practice what you are learning. Work with Lorraine over 6 exercises and multiple examples to develop your skills and competencies around cultural communication!

Learning cultural communications will benefit you professionally as you gain skills and acquire tools that will enable you to better communicate with your co-workers, virtual assistants, shareholders and customers! 

This course brings Lorraine's 25+ years of experience and industry know-how, to you! Her unique teaching style comes from her experience in presidential roles in 7 companies, in 6 countries around the world.

By the end of this course you will be able to confidently and effectively communicate cross-culturally, and by doing so, build stronger relationships, avoid offending people from different backgrounds and gain a better understanding of how to communicate with anyone!

We look forward to seeing you in the course!

CPE (Continuing Professional Education)

Learning Objectives

  1. List the various Cultural Profiles to distinguish the differences within a country.

  2. Explain the 6 components of Geert Hofstede's Model of National Cultural Dimensions.

  3. Identify verbal and non-verbal cues from various cultures.

  4. Explain culture both within a country and an organization.

  5. Define the individual differences seen in cross-cultural communication styles.

  6. Identify the key differences between a cultural profile and personality profile.

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Instructor Details

Life Progression Project

Life Progression Project provides a high-quality learning experience through multi-hour online video courses that teach various skills, techniques, and practices to deliver content in marketing, media production, business, personal development, photography, healthy living, web development, investing, branding, and more.

We are proud to have over 700,000 students enrolled across our 40+ courses!

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Reviews

4.5

66,325 ratings on Udemy

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By JOSE ALBERTO GARCIA LOPEZ on 8/4/2026

lo lleva de manera a mi jucio, muy claro separando los temas en duracion corta, que permiten terminando el vidieo relizar apuntes de lo mas importante, y queda mas claro.

By Claudia Weiss on 7/28/2026

La personne qui parle, parle vite pour un non natif anglais. Les sous-titres en français sont souvent très faux, des contresens, de mauvaises traductions. Le lien pour l'outil de comparaison de Geert Hofstede est vérolé, j'ai du le retrouver ailleurs, car cela a généré pas mal d'alertes de sécurité sur mon Mac. Le contenu est dense en si peu de temps, il a fallu faire des pauses pour les exercices notamment.

By Mayur Shetty on 7/12/2026

one of the really good courses to understand cross cultural communication. I really enjoyed the content and got a lot of new learnings and takeaways.

By Pete Mento on 7/6/2026

Having been in international business for over 30 years, traveled to all 7 continents and over 100 countries, I felt this was a stereotypical, lazy and saccharine waste of time and resources.

By Fahad Abdul Gafoor on 6/10/2026

Excellent course with practical examples and real world scenarios. The content was relevant to my daily work with international teams and helped improve my understanding of cultural differences, communication styles, and collaboration. I found the course engaging, informative, and directly applicable to my role. Thank you.

By Johar Ali on 5/14/2026

It was an interesting and useful course that introduced key cross-cultural communication styles and norms. It helped build awareness of cultural differences and improved understanding of how to communicate more effectively with people from different backgrounds.

By Joan Wilson on 5/13/2026

A good match -Even though office is small, we have large zoom meetings and are expanding as a company, becoming more international.

By Kashif Mahmood Hasan on 4/16/2026

In cross-cultural communication, choose your style based on cultural norms by observing others, listening actively, and adapting your level of directness, formality, and behavior to show respect and understanding.

By Ramona Boca on 4/16/2026

It was a very interesting course and I recommend it; however, I was unable to obtain the certificate. It seems that I did not complete the course (no 33 to 37 are required to be done), even though the last course has no 32 and also it shows as completed according to the last message received after the test performed. This is probably an error and I am not sure if other participants have experienced the same issue.

By Anonymized User on 3/5/2026

Yes listenuing to her and things that she is stating is just common sense. You do yhour research on the country and the people culture along with the religion that they practice then you know how to greet and act with respect so that you gain trust and possible gain the contract.

By Hunter Reiter on 11/15/2020

Great comprehensive learning experience

By Kevin Mershon on 11/15/2020

Handful of typos on some slides. The comment about young students not learning multiplication/division is factually inaccurate. Information about Hofstede's Model and direct/indirect communication was highly valuable and the information I was seeking in this course.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100