Authentic Journeys is a business consulting and training firm working exclusively with Indians to bridge the culture gap with Americans. This slideshow highlights the people and events that made 2013 amazing! Thank you to everyone! To know more about Authentic Journeys and Jennifer Kumar, visit http://www.authenticjourneys.info

1. Our Authentic Journeys
2013 - Chronicled
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2. New Employee Training
Top Companies in Infopark, Kochi, India
The enthusiasm for learning and trying out
new concepts is endless while facilitating
onboarding programs for fresh graduates and
new employees just starting out their careers!
Top two photos courtesy Shruthi K.
“Through your way of teaching and practical activities, we can quickly
Improve our communication skills.” ~Saranya Sagadevan , UST Global
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3. Leadership Development
Custom tailored management and strategic team building seminars were held with
IT experts from Copal Amba (Contentment India), Cabot Solutions, Third Wave Business
Systems, UST Global, and other reputable companies.
“Initiating a 3 hour client demo was a major outcome of this training. Confidence
in the team and with clients has never been higher!”–CEO, Cabot Solutions
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4. Understanding Americans
Preparing skilled professionals from
Microsoft, Think Palm, UST Global
and other well-known companies to
interact with American & Western
colleagues and clients is the
specialty of Authentic Journeys
tailor made programs.
“Role plays allow us to practice small talk, client conversations, and perfecting
our spoken English to be better understood by US and English speaking clients.”
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5. Voice & Accent Training
Voice & Presentation Skills with Native English Speakers
“Using the right American English words and tones helped us to negotiate and
convince our US counterparts easier. Thank you!” ~Team Lead, Infopark, Kochi
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Holistic approach
to cross-cultural
communication

Learn Mother
Tongue
Influence (MTI)
reduction skills!
“Learning the right sounds made it possible for me to have conversations with North
American clients and also hold a 3-hour demo on my own!” ~Team Lead, Infopark
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6. Tutor’s Training
“Delivery of the US culture and
accent reduction modules
absolutely
exceeded
our
expectations. Every activity
was different, yet had a clear
purpose. It was a highly
interactive
and
effective
session.”
-Biju Ramakrishnapillai, CEO,
Tutorwaves
Tutorwaves is a startup company based in Kottayam that provides tutoring to school
students in the US. The training consisted of a thorough understanding of the US
educational system as it relates to a modern-day student.
“The games we played to learn the differences between American
And Indian English were the most interesting.”
~Dhanya
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7. New Office!
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Authentic Journeys is
located in the
Thapasya Building,
Infopark.
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Celebrating Onam
with colleagues from
the NRI-TBI start-ups.
The official business name in India is Authentic Journeys Consultancy Pvt. Ltd.
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8. Awesome Partner
Recognized as an Awesome Partner by Green Pepper
In the Community
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9. Media Mentions
I was honored to be interviewed
in one of the most popular
Malayalam magazines, Vanitha.
To read it in Malayalam or
English, use this link:
http://tinyurl.com/mkx2p9u
In the Community
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10. Working Together
Sufi’s creativity has been instrumental in delivering high quality:
•Website copy for Indian companies working with Americans
•Language training exercise materials
•Edits for the Authentic Journeys blog and related materials
Sam’s experience teaching English in Italy and working in India brought
a richness to facilitations. Sam joined me in planning and facilitating
several management coaching sessions with middle management IT
professionals in Infopark. Thank you, Sam!
Contentment India, AC Training Aacademy and GD360 are other important partners
in delivering high quality training and management coaching services.
Because tag-teaming is fun!
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11. New Website!
March 2013 saw the
release of the new and
improved Authentic
Journeys website! The
creation and release was a
combined effort of
Kalpesh (Top Bracket
Company), Preethi, and I
who worked tirelessly
through many edits and
bugs to get it just right.
The next slide is of the website release!
Visit www.authenticjourneys.info today!
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12. The Promise of a Wonderful 2014
Wishing you health, happiness, and prosperity in 2014!
Let us make it unforgettable!
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13. Selected Client List
These are some of the companies that have participated in services through Authentic
Journeys in 2013.
AC Training Aacademy, Contentment India, Cabot Technology Solutions, Copal Amba, Ernst &
Young (EY GSS), Microsoft, Rajagiri College, Think Palm Technologies, Third Wave Business
Solutions, Tutorwaves, UST Global, and Xcova.
(Business names and logos on this slide and in this slideshow have been used with permission.)
Without You None of This is Possible!
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