LLLAN 407 - Mandarin for Businesspeople: Language and Culture

Entrepreneurs, salespeople, managers, government officials: Is traveling to China for business in your future? Familiarity with Chinese business culture along with some key Mandarin phrases can increase your competitive advantage and help you attain the results you wish. This class will cover polite greetings; the design and exchange of business cards; the importance of "face" and "guanxi" (roughly translates as relationships and networking) and other aspects of business culture; meetings and negotiations; business entertainment; appropriate topics for small talk; gift giving; body language; and public behavior.