Course Overview

Culture Bites: Navigating Humor at Work is a practical audio-based minicourse designed to help you use humor effectively and appropriately in cross-cultural workplaces. Humor can break the ice, build relationships, and even boost productivity, but what's funny in one culture may not translate in another. This course explores how humor varies across cultures and provides strategies to help you connect with international colleagues and clients, avoid misunderstandings, and create a positive work environment.

This course is part of Talaera's Culture Bites, a collection of short, podcast-style lessons (5–10 minutes each) that help you communicate effectively in international and culturally diverse environments. Each course in this audio series focuses on real-world topics like managing silence in conversations, handling humor across cultures, and navigating different communication styles. With this course, you'll learn how to adapt your approach to cultural norms, set boundaries confidently, and handle sensitive conversations with ease. Perfect for advanced and native English speakers.

Learning Objectives:

By completing this course, you will learn how to:

• Identify cultural differences in humor and their impact on workplace communication.
• Use humor appropriately to build rapport and foster collaboration.
• Avoid humor that could cause misunderstandings or offend in multicultural settings.
• Adapt your humor style to fit different professional and cultural contexts.

Target Audience

Anyone with Advanced English (B2-C2) and native English speakers