|
If you want to get your point across in a meeting in Finland, keep quiet; and let your counterparts deliberate. Of course, that won't work at all in, say, Canada. 在芬兰，如果你想在会议上让别人明白你的观点，就要学会安静，让对方思考一下。当然在加拿大，这个方法却一点儿也不适用。 As more of us do business across cultures and far-flung offices, every meeting can feel like a riddle. What do the long silences, idle chitchat and serious faces really mean in context? 现在，更多人把生意扩展到不同的文化地域，办公室遍布世界各地，每次开会都感觉像是一个谜。长时间的沉默、漫无目的的闲聊、认真严肃的表情在不同语境中究竟意味着什么呢? It's best to prepare ahead of time so you can quickly zero in on cultural quirks before you head to the meeting table. Here are five rules of thumb for different countries to make navigating your next international meeting a little less nerve-wracking. 走向会议桌之前，你最好提前准备一下，才能很快明白不同文化的特殊习惯。这里列举出了五个针对不同国家的经验法则为你保驾护航，下一次开国际会议就不会再这么伤脑筋。 | 
