- Arriving on time for meetings is important even though you may be kept waiting.
- Beginning with small talk helps establish a base for the relationship, after which discussion of business matters can begin. It is best to allow your host to begin the business discussion. Appropriate small talk topics include: family, sports, coffee.
- Avoid talking and asking about politics, drugs, sex, and religion.
- Interruption and interrupting someone is common practice.
- Meetings can go on for longer than scheduled. Be patient and go with the flow.
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