International Business Travel – Dos and Don’ts

March 18th, 2011 by admin Leave a reply »


 

My first work session in a country where English is not their native language was German. I was terribly nervous. I do not know German, and no one was with me that he could speak. I fell all over me trying for speaking in English and to know not to excuse their language. They swept as much. It turns out that English is widely accepted in Germany that the language of business and most Germans are taught as a second language during their early school years. 

So my journey began in the new world of international business trips. I made many mistakes along the way, but I could finally make these trips and meetings regularly without drama. I’ll spare you the learning curve and share this Dos international business and not with you:

* Do you have the buddy system. It is very important for someone to have when you travel internationally. Make your way in a foreign country can be confusing and more work than you think. It usually takes two pairs of eyes and ears to things that are normally on autopilot When you want to do at home.
* Help site. If you are not someone to sit at the airport welcome, the hotel, help with logistics, and take you for meetings, so do not miss the opportunity. It simplifies things significantly. And although English is the language of business, do not take it for granted. There are important points that are not in a meeting just to think because it is too heavy for your guests on the right words to say in English can be achieved. An assistant who knows the language again to take this class and the time to do everything on the table and make sure you understand.
* Not to mention slow. You must slow down and stop often so that your guests time to have to translate in their minds. This kind of talk will feel against nature, but if you do not, they will either stop several times so that they can catch up, or they will all drop in and vote.
* Not too much into an agenda. You need to your expectations at least cut in half. It takes twice as long to ideas when it replaced translations in progress.
* Do not be an ugly American. Keep the mood at any time that you are a guest and that their time and their society is a gift for you. Try a few phrases in their language for small things like “learn” Thanks, “” pleased to meet you “,” Hello “and” Goodbye. ” See an interest in their culture and history, and be friendly traditions and past.
* Have a culture shock to be prepared. An immersion in another culture have taken their toll on you. exhausted between this and the difference between your mental energy, and you crash hard the first couple of nights. will have Do not be surprised if you’re dead for a cheeseburger and all you do is in the night hiding in your room. But this urge to resist and go and see the world. Your chances of doing so are scarce, and the memories will last a lifetime.

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