BARRY TOMALIN, M.A., is Senior Lecturer in International Communication and Cultural Awareness at the London Academy of Diplomacy, and Director of the Business Cultural Trainer’s Certificate course at International House, London. After graduating with a B.A. (Hons) in Anthropology and Linguistics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, he gained an M.A. in International Liaison and Communication at the University of Westminster. He has taught at Link University in Rome, and run training programs in Milan, Rome, Genoa, and Naples. He has traveled extensively in Italy and brings firsthand experience and professional insight to the country and its people.
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