Michael Tighe
BFA (summa cum laude)
CEO(The company name is only visible to registered members)
- 50668 Cologne
- Germany
Personal information
- Wants
- training virtual teams, training intercultural virtual teams, training cross-cultural virtual teams, training virtual project management, international virtual team facilitation, virtual team facilitation, cross-cultural virtual team facilitation, virtual team leadership, virtual teamwork, virtual team management
- Haves
- long experience in virtual environments, extensive experience in virtuality, virtual team training, intercultural virtual team training, cross-cultural virtual team experience, Intercultural exchange, intercultural experience, cross-cultural experience, cross-cultural networks, intercultural network, intercultural competence, intercultural management, cross-cultural competence, cross-cultural management, intercultural virtuality
- Organizations
- The Whitney Museum of American Art ISP Alumni Association, Cornelsen Akademie Certified Online Educator Alumni Association, IATEFL - International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, BESIG-Business English Special Interest Group, Akademie Brasil-Europa© für Kultur- und Wissenschaftswissenschaft - Inner circle member
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Professional experience
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Sep 1984
- present
(27 years, 6 months)
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(The company name is only visible to registered members)
Industry: Professional Training & Coaching
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Sep 1984
- present
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- to present
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Michael Tighe, http://www.virtual-teamwork.com
Industry: Professional Training & Coaching, Corporate Solutions Desq GmbH Deutscher Bundestag Eiras Spracheninstitute FPR Fripress Public Relations GmbH German United Distributers Programmvertrieb GmbH Gemini Film GmbH & Co. KG Hochschulbibliotethekszentrum NRW InWEnt Internationationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH illbruck Group: Office Products illbruck GmbH Acoustic Bau-Technik Filtration Automotive Insulation Elements Pinta Theodor Kattus GmbH Kölnisches Stadt Museum ThyssenKrupp AG Linguarama
- Employment status
- Freelancer
Educational background
- Oct 1986 - May 1988
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University of Cologne
Communications: Languages
German Italian English
- Sep 1980 - Jun 1984
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University of Hartford, West Hartford CT
Liberal and Fine Arts, BFA (summa cum laude)
Psychology English Studies Photography Videography Contemporary Theory
- Languages
- English (First language), German (Fluent), Spanish (Basic knowledge), French (Basic knowledge), Italian (Basic knowledge)
About me
I gained a wealth of experience teaching business communications and intercultural competence after moving to Germany. In 1986, I synthesized the best elements encountered in my experience as a Business communications (English) trainer to create my former company, U.S. English Services. I loved running this company and really enjoyed working with the fantastic people I got to meet through my business activities.
For over 20 years, I offered clients the insight gained through comprehensive experience in the business English training, communications and cross-cultural competence training to a variety of corporate clients, language institutions, Business English publishers and communications/language trainers. I work in conjunction a network of dependable specialists to help clients with a variety of innovative solutions related to intercultural communication and effective Blended Learning design and implementation. I work with the latest technologies to create effective learning scenarios. This is always exciting.
In 2001, I took part in one of the most successful and largest Blended Learning training programs in Germany. My involvement in this award-winning, teacher-trainer, program convinced me of the incomparable benefits Blended Learning offers. I have since incorporated Blended Learning as a central element in programs designed for all of my clients in international business, education, teacher training and beyond.
The hands-on expertise I have gained through executing several full-scale, multi-level, blended learning programs has made me mentor to both select individuals, as well as to fellow trainers and teacher trainers. I am active in imparting my knowledge to other educators who wish to acquire the skills needed to effectively employ state-of-the art technologies in learning communities today. I love working with people and seem to be able to share my excitement for new technologies and learning with them.
My in-depth knowledge in the Blended Learning area and my constant development of appropriate teaching methods for deployment in Hybrid Learning scenarios enable me to contribute to international certification criteria for live online language training programs and international programs for best practice in blended learning. My activities in the Business English/Hybrid Learning fields have given me the opportunity to travel widely. I have reaped a wealth of intercultural experience which directly benefits my Hybrid Learning strategies for Business English training programs.
I keep in close touch with client needs by continuing to work in business English/intercultural training, train-the-trainer programs, executive coaching and Business English product development and optimization.
I also maintain a studio in Cologne for visual arts and enjoy most forms of image-making such as digital photography and videography. I love meeting people and am always on the go attending workshops, conferences, trade fairs and events.
My clients include:
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Benedict School GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Carcoustics Group:
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Deutschland GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Full Blended Learning programs)
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International GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Full Blended Learning programs)
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Tech Center GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Full Blended Learning programs)
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Shared Services GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Full Blended Learning programs)
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Carl Duisberg Centren gGmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Technical English Course design, Intercultural Facilitation)
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Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (Special Services, Intercultural Facilitation)
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Colon-Filmproduktion GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Intercultural Facilitation)
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Congress of the United States of America (Special Services, Intercultural Facilitation)
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Cornelsen Verlag
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Cornelsen Akademie (Publisher Services,Train-the-trainer, Blended Learning, Intercultural Facilitation)
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Cornelsen Corporate Solutions (Publisher Services, Train-the-trainer, Blended Learning)
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Desq GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Deutscher Bundestag (Special Services, Intercultural Facilitation)
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Eiras Spracheninstitute (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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FPR Fripress Public Relations GmbH (Special Services, Intercultural Facilitation)
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German United Distributers Programmvertrieb GmbH (Special Services)
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Gemini Film GmbH & Co. KG (Special Services)
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Hochschulbibliothekszentrum NRW (English for Special Purposes)
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InWEnt InternationationaleWeiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH (Special Services, Intercultural Facilitation)
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illbruck Group:
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Office Products (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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illbruck GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Acoustic (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Bau-Technik (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Filtration (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Automotive (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Insulation (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Elements (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Pinta (English for Special Purposes)
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Theodor Kattus GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Kölnisches Stadt Museum (English for Special Purposes)
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ThyssenKrupp AG (Business English Training)
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Linguarama Spracheninstitute GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Sprachenschule Klisa (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes)
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Ten Cate Enbi GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Full Blended Learning programs)
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Tremco illbruck GmbH (Business English Training, English for Special Purposes, Full Blended Learning programs)
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v. Ingersleben GmbH für Standortentwicklung (Special Services)
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Skylight GmbH (Train-the-Trainer Blended Learning programs)
* Robert Bosch GmbH (Train-the-Trainer Blended Learning programs)
* Numerous executive clients (confidential)
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