Take This Quiz Before Traveling Out of the Country

At the Positively Powerful Breakfast with international business leaders Betty Pinchon and Rodrick Miller, Greater Phoenix Economic Council (the post on his speech will be online soon), we were treated to Betty Pinchon’s Excellent International Quiz and strategies.

If you are interested in taking your business global, it is important to be aware of the proper protocol and customs of the nation you visiting and want to do business with. Test your knowledge with this sample of the questions she asked us.

While there are always “exceptions to the rule”, the answers that apply most of the time are at the bottom of this post. See how you do. If you want to know why a particular answer is correct, you might send an email to Betty for her response. If you are interested in a consultant for your business development Betty and Rodrick are great resources.

1. You’re giving a presentation to a Japanese business. As you look around the room, many of the attendees have their eyes closed. Why?
   1. You are a poor presenter and need training
   2. Japanese love parties and are sleepy
   3. This is how Japanese show concentration and attentiveness
   4. They are giving you a signal to stop
2. In Mexico when sending a gift of appreciation, the one appreciated the most is
   1. A bouquet of Yellow Daffodils
   2. An expensive box of chocolates
   3. Anything silver
   4. Small items with a logo
3. Bringing a gift of food to a dinner party in Singapore is considered
   1. Appropriate only if it is rare and expensive
   2. Rude
   3. The food must be a food of Singapore
   4. Welcome no matter what it is
4. What is the Capital City of Australia?
   1. Sydney
   2. Melbourne
   3. Perth
   4. Canberra
5. The currency in Columbia is the
   1. Dinar
   2. Peso
   3. Dollar

Betty Pichon is founder and president of The Pichon Group, a firm that offers comprehensive training and consulting available in contemporary business. She directs her international expertise to corporate executives, management and sales and marketing personnel who desire a greater knowledge and awareness of organizational and cultural behavior. Betty’s objective is to promote greater self-confidence and better strategies in today’s competitive global economy by enhancing personal a3-2, nd professional skills that place firms in control of any business or social transaction.

Betty is a certified consultant in Business Etiquette and International Protocol. Her client base includes many For5tune 500 companies in telecommunications, microprocessors, energy and various service and retail organizations throughout the country. Her email address us pichongroup@cox.net

ANSWERS

1 – 3

2- 4

3- 2

4 – 4

5- 2