Edwin Hoffman

PhD Edwin Hoffman (born in Indonesia, Dutch nationality, living in Austria) is an independent trainer, lecturer and author of Inclusive communication. In addition, Edwin is an external lecturer at the Alpen Adria University in Klagenfurt, Austria. Edwin created the slogan "Cultures don’t meet, people do" and developed the TOPOI-model: an analytical tool to detect possible misunderstandings during or after an intercultural conversation. He has several publications to his name, of which the most important are, in German: (2020) Interkulturelle Gesprächsführung. Menschen begegnen einander, nicht Kulturen and (2015) Interkulturelle Gesprächsführung. Theorie und Praxis des TOPOI-Modells, Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag. In Dutch: (2018 4th edition) Interculturele Gespreksvoering. Theorie en praktijk van het TOPOI-model. Houten: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum. In English – together with Arjan Verdooren Diversity Competence. Cultures don’t meet, people do (2018) CABI: Abington UK and Bussum: Coutinho; in Dutch Diversiteitscompetentie. Niet culturen, maar mensen ontmoeten elkaar. Bussum: Coutinho. In French together with Florence Laurent-Loubeyre and Arjan Verdooren (2024): Communiquer dans un contexte de diversité. Les individus se rencontrent, pas les cultures ! Paris: Éditions L’Harmattan.