Bob Riel

the writer with a global curiosity

International and Cross-Cultural Expertise

I have extensive international and cross-cultural experience - as a traveler, writer, consultant and educator. Here is an overview of my background and of the expertise I can offer.

Personal Travel Experience

• Have traveled to 45 countries on six continents, including two round-the-world journeys.

• In the U.S., have visited 48 states.

Cross-Cultural Business Writing

• Worked seven years as Manager of Editorial Services for Eaton Consulting Group (now Aperian Global), where I researched and wrote more than 70 country-specific manuals that were used in corporate trainings with such international clients as Dell, Sony, Coca-Cola, Reebok, L.L. Bean and Bechtel. Here is an excerpted sample of these writings.

• Developed written materials for the online GlobeSmart tool, which gives international businesspeople access to cultural information about countries around the world.

• Co-author of the chapter “Orientation for a Global Population,” published in the book Creative New Employee Orientation Programs.

Cross-Cultural Consulting & Education

• Conducted cross-cultural workshops for business executives and their families who were being relocated overseas.

• Designed a cultural re-entry program for individuals who were completing a one-year educational experience away from their home countries.

• Administered a cross-cultural education program for several hundred international university-aged students.

• Taught a cultural immersion class for EF Education. The course was an Introduction to U.S. Government for college students from outside the United States.

Travel and Cross-Cultural Writing

To see some of the books, articles and stories that I've written on travel and cross-cultural topics please visit my writing page, where there are links to a number of these pieces.