Business-lunch--presentation--商务午餐

BusinessLunchPresentedbyContents•Whatisbusinesslunch•Howtoprepareit•Tablemanners•TipsBusinessLunch•Americanbusinessmenfrequentlyusesocialsituationstomakebusinessdeals.Businesslunchisoneofthebestexamplesofthispractice.•Winclients•Makeinfluentialcontacts•Discussandsettleinternaldisagreements•Interviewpotentialemployees.Preparations•Successdependsuponpreviouspreparation,andwithoutsuchpreparationthereissuretobefailure.—Confucius“有备则无患”•Ifyou'rethehostyoushouldmakesomepreparations.MaketheinvitationAgoodinvitationshouldincludethefollowingthreecriteria:•Clearlystatethepurposeofthemeeting.•Establishyourroleashost.•Makeiteasyforthepersontograciouslydecline.Beforeinvitingsomeonetoabusinesslunch,youwanttomakesureschedulingoneisevennecessary.ChooseanappropriaterestaurantMakesureitisagoodplaceforabusinesslunch.Itshouldbequietandconducivetoprivatediscussions.Selectatableawayfromfoottrafficwithyourguestseatedfacingintotherestaurantratherthantowardsawall.ChooseanappropriaterestaurantEvaluatethefoodandservice.Lookintowhatsortoffoodandservicetherestaurantspecializesin.Checkoutthemenuandmakesomeselectionsbeforehandsoyouwon’tappearindecisive.Makesuretobecarefulandanticipateyourguests’preferences.Ifyoudon’tknowtheirtastes,itiswisetoofferupsomesuggestionsandletthempick.Makeareservation•Letthemknowit’sabusinesslunch.•Placeyouintheappropriatearea.•Tellthemwhatkindoffoodyoumightlike.•Howlongyoumightstay.Preparesomesmalltalks•Towarmuptheatmosphereandavoidawkwardsilences.•Havingafewcasual,non-businesstopicsinmind,thesubjectcanbetravel,sports,gardening,orthemovies.Knowyourclient'sbusiness•Justtake20minutesorsotodoaGooglesearchbeforeyouleaveforlunch.PrepareEnoughMoneytoPay•Alwaysbringacreditcardtopayforthemeal,or,ifyouarepayingincash,bringtwicetheamountofcashthatyouexpectthelunchtocost.Tablemanners---actionsArriveearly——10minutesbeforethetimeTurnoffyourcellphonepaythebillnaturallyMirroryourguest’scoursestopics--SegueintobusinessattherighttimeDon’tlaunchintoyourproposalassoonasyousitdown.NevertalkbusinessuntilatleasteveryonehasorderedtipsDon’tmakethemostcommontablemistakesdressappropriatelyneverchewwithyourmouthopenortalkwithyourmouthfullorpickyourteethtipsRememberthateatingissecondary---Don’tsitdownhungrytipsTreatthestaffwelltipsDon'tfogetthat,afteryourbusinesslunch,writeathankyoucardThankyou!