3. Who Are We?
 Introduce yourself
(audio/message)
 Share what you expect
from today’s session

5. Why Are We Here?
Participants’ views
 Pass NDEB Accreditation
 Prepare for NDEB exams
 Join a Study Group
 Share group resources
 Have answers for NDEB
exams
 Other

6. NDEB Accreditation

7. Equivalency Process Timeline

8. Why Are We Here?
Facilitator’s views
To build a Study Group that uses:
• Effective Communication
• Effective learning approaches
• Appropriate study skills
• Friendly IT learning tools

9. Strong Study Group Foundations
Communication
Study
Skills
IT tools
Learning
Approaches

10. Communication & Cultures
Cultural Dimensions
 Time-orientation
 Communication Styles
 Work-life Values

11. Time Orientation
 Sue confirmed her participation to a training
meeting in her office. A week later, when she
was reminded about the meeting, she said
she couldn’t make it because she had another
appointment
 How does Sue perceive time? Check this link:
http://thearticulateceo.typepad.com/my-
blog/2011/08/cultural-differences-monochronic-versus-
polychronic.html

12. Time Orientation
 Teo confirmed his participation to a training
meeting. When he was reminded about the
meeting, he reconfirmed he was attending it
and asked for the meeting agenda
 What’s Teo’s perception of time? Check this:
http://www.harley.com/writing/time-sense.html

13. Time Dimension

14. Discussion Point
 What are the implications of these divergent
views of time in relation to a Study Group?
 How can it affect the Study Group activities?

16. Communication Styles

18. High & Low Context Communication

19. High or low-context Communication
 Teo wants to apply for his professional
accreditation exams. He calls the regulatory
body to ask for the procedures but he is nicely
told he can access the information on the web
site.
 What’s Teo communication style to get information?
 What communication style does the regulatory body
favour?

20.  Sue decided to take a professional
accreditation exam just to find out how the
exam was. When asked whether she used the
exam blueprint to revise topics, she says she
relied only on what her friends told her.
 What did Sue rely on to make decisions?
 How did she get information for the exam?

21. Communication Styles

22. Discussion Questions
 Where does your communication style fall
with regards to the Study Group?
 What low-context communication aspects
does the study group follow?

23. Time Dimension & Communication Styles
in the Study Group

24. Study Group Time Orientation
MONOCHRONIC
 Schedule study group activities
 Keep track of deadlines
 Focus promptness on task
 Be punctual & meet deadlines
 Commit to the job
 Respect for privacy

25. Study Group Communication Style
COMMUNICATION
 Rely on email communication
LOW-CONTEXT
 Use direct & clear messages
 Stick to group ground rules
 Focus on rational solutions not
personal ones
 Monochronic