We had a very successful conference and are extremely pleased with Julien and his contribution. It created many great conversations about our cultural differences - both at lunch and during the evening event.

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Julien is an enormously charismatic and energetic person who describes our differences in a very appealing and entertaining way, making us think. The fact that he also speaks from personal experience makes it all the more credible. The blend of statistics and examples is excellent. Throughout the day, the evening, and even at breakfast the following day I received many positive comments about Julien, his talk and his wonderful personality.

We all recognised ourselves in his examples, yet reflected on how easy it is in everyday life to forget the differences that not infrequently can create frictions. We felt that Julien's talk was as good as we had hoped, if not better.

We highly recommend Julien Bourrelle’s keynote on culture in the workplace. Julien has an impressive ability to engage the audience through strong presentation skills and humorous delivery. His message is further strengthened by creative illustrations that capture his points in a striking and effective way.

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For a global consulting company like ours, where cultural understanding and awareness of behaviour are central, Julien provides unique and valuable insights. His presentation is both educational and entertaining — a clear recommendation

We loved to work with you Julien in planning the event and the participants really enjoyed your keynote 👏 Here are a couple of examples of the received feedback:

”I loved the energy in the event.”

”Keynote was extremely dynamic and brought a lot of good examples! I would spend hours listening to him!”

Thank you again for sharing your passion for cultural awareness!

We received a lot of positive feedback for your session and several people mentioned it as one of the things they liked most!

An inspiring, educational and humorous talk that gave us energy and knowledge we can use. A superb speaker who kept us engaged for 90 minutes. A rare ability to communicate and involve the audience. Truly, truly brilliant!

Julien has a fantastic ability to convey his message about culture and cultural differences through humour and illustrations. Jönköping University’s School of Engineering has invited Julien to give lectures to our new students and staff on several occasions. He engages, inspires, and provides practical tools for encountering new cultures, while explaining in an entertaining way how cultural differences manifest themselves. The lectures receive very positive feedback from both students and staff. I truly recommend Julien!

More than 200 of our colleagues took part in an inspiring keynote by Julien S. Bourrelle. Julien lived up to his international reputation and, through personal and humorous anecdotes as well as academic references, helped us become more aware of the impact our culture has on the way we observe the world. Our “cultural glasses” do indeed influence our interpretations and can lead to misunderstandings. Elise’s illustrations were carefully thought through and beautifully created: they served as complementary visual support to Julien’s anecdotes.

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Thank you to Julien for his availability, approachability, and for adapting the materials into French and to our somewhat particular context. Thank you also for facilitating a workshop with our managers, which helped open up the conversation and raise participants’ awareness of the importance of intercultural aspects.

The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics through its diversity project, “Understanding – Collaboration Across Difference”, had the honour of welcoming Julien Bourrelle as our guest. His work fits perfectly with the core of this initiative, and his presentation was a great success. As an expert in intercultural communication and understanding, Julien brought a wealth of experience, knowledge, and charisma to the stage, making the lecture an engaging and enriching event for all participants.

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Throughout the talk, Julien guided us through the subtleties of culture, from surface-level greetings and rituals to the deeper values that shape our interactions. He inspired us to reflect on the importance of empathy, curiosity, and collaboration in bridging differences. What made his presentation stand out was his interactive style, which continually invited the audience to take part and reflect on their own cultural experiences. Julien’s blend of humour and insight made the talk not only informative, but also highly entertaining. His ability to approach complex topics in a light-hearted way ensured that everyone left the lecture hall with a deeper understanding and a smile.

It was a great privilege to have Julien Bourrelle contribute to our diversity initiative, and we look forward to future opportunities to collaborate with him.

Really great! Many people came up to me during the day to say they wished you had kept going much longer than you did. That is a sign that this was valuable!! We are very pleased, and many say they had an "eye-opener."

Julien delivered a very exciting, interesting and enriching talk on cultural differences in the Nordics. He brought tremendous energy and commitment; exactly what we needed after two hours of technical presentations. I have received feedback from several people saying that Julien was the highlight of our digital conference.