BIG WORLD MEDIA COLLECTION ACQUIRED BY LEARNING COMMUNICATIONS, LLC (www.learncom.com)

The 14 title Big World Media collection of multicultural and diversity training programs has been acquired by Learning Communications, LLC (formerly LearnCom, Inc.), the major HR/training resource business with offices in California, Iowa, Illinois and Pennsylvania.

Learning Communications will be updating the library and working with Erich Toll, founder of Big World, on development of new cross cultural and diversity programs for DVD, e-learning formats as well as digital delivery (both intranet and internet licensing).

In his seminal best-seller, THE WORLD IS FLAT, author Thomas L. Friedman described the globalization revolution brought on by advances in communications as well as the need for communicating more effectively across the many cultures that face our employees as they take part in commerce.

The Big World collection offers the widest selection of cultural diversity training DVD’s and Videos. Since 1994, Big World Media has been focusing on the key issues – cross-cultural communications, negotiations, understanding how other nations do business, customs, history, social issues, role of women, language barriers, customs, dress codes, perceptions of time, teamwork, and more. All the key issues that can make or break a relationship or facilitate doing a deal.

Said Lloyd Singer, CEO of Learning Communications, “Big World titles will empower business and government employees with everything they need to build long-term relationships and be more productive in the new global economy.”