Alan Ross

MA – language and cross-cultural communication trainer, translator and interpreter

Alan has been working in the above roles for more than 30 years. After graduating in German Studies, he qualified as a teacher of English as a foreign language and taught for some time in the UK and Japan before relocating to Germany where he founded his own language services business. The company offers a wide range of translating, consulting and training services to corporate customers mainly in German-speaking countries. Alan’s work in cross-cultural communication has taken him to countries as diverse as Denmark, the Czech Republic and India.

In addition to the interpreters’ and translators’ workshops with Hugh, Alan designs and delivers courses with a focus on learning in context, such as one-on-one tuition in Edinburgh for businesspeople and taking small groups of enthusiasts on whisky tours around Scotland.