Robert Johnson

Visiting Lecturer, Professional and Business Communication
BA (Modern Languages, Oxford), MA (Intercultural Communication, Bedfordshire)

Contact details

Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication
Birkbeck, University of London
30 Russell Square, Bloomsbury
London WC1B 5DQ
email: rpk_johnson@yahoo.co.uk

Profile

Robert Johnson is a cross-cultural trainer and consultant specialising in the business culture of East Asia. He has worked with a wide range of individuals and organisations in the public and private sectors to raise cultural awareness and help executives and trainees develop their cross-cultural skills and knowledge of cultural differences. His clients have included: ACAS, BSi, Deloitte, EADS, Hitachi, KPMG, the Learning and Skills Council, the National School of Government, Nokia, Nomura, Sony, Unilever and Universal Music.

He has extensive experience of living and working as a language and business communication trainer in France, Germany, Japan and China. He spent 5 years in Japan working for educational institutes under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT), and has acted as an intermediary in forging ties between British and Chinese universities. He speaks Japanese, French, German and English.

Robert is visiting lecturer in Professional and Business Communication at Birkbeck College, University of London, and is Lecturer in Cross-cultural Management at the European Business School, Regent’s College, London. His research interests include cross-cultural training methodology, East Asian business relations and politeness across cultures. He is a Board Member of SIETAR Europa, the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research.