Meetings
Giving a presentation in Japan? Think about sending it in advance
You may think this detracts from the appeal of the presentation, but if your audience includes people who are not comfortable with English, prefer group based decision-making and don't like...
Strive to let your Japanese counterpart see what you mean
Next time you need to make a proposal to a Japanese person, see if you can draw it first....
Creating a strong finish — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 24
One of the ways to make sure that your meeting has been an effective one is to end with a clear conclusion. A good way to tie up the...
Stating your opinion clearly — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 23
Often Japanese sit quietly in the meeting and do not offer their opinions...
When you want them to do nemawashi — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 22
As each part of the organization is listened to and its needs addressed through one-on-one discussions and small meetings, decisions are made by group consensus…it’s difficult to get something accepted...
Evaluating your options — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 21
At some point, the group has to narrow down its options. The suspension of judgment that prevailed during brainstorming is now over, and it’s necessary to start weeding out...
Encouraging meeting attendance – Cross-Cultural Meetings part 20
There’s not much point to having a meeting if nobody shows up. How can you make sure that people choose to come to your meeting? Today, people have...
Wrapping up the meeting — Cross-Cultural Meetings part 19
It’s necessary to make sure that all the meeting participants are in agreement on what exactly has been decided or accomplished and that everyone knows what they need to do...
Telephone and videoconferences – Cross-Cultural Meetings part 18
In order to make these meetings go smoothly, it’s important to plan for them carefully....