Business Etiquette in Europe

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Mastering Business Etiquette in Europe

Are you ready to enhance your understanding of business etiquette across Europe? This quiz offers a comprehensive insight into the cultural norms and practices that can significantly impact your professional interactions.

Test your knowledge on various aspects of business etiquette, including dress codes, meeting conduct, and appropriate greetings. Prepare to learn!

10 engaging multiple-choice questions
Learn essential etiquette tips for different European countries
Improve your cultural competence in the business world

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by PoliteBridge237

2 - You go to a business event, and the dress code says 'Business Casual'. What should you wear ?

A suit and tie for men, a long dress for women

Jeans for men, a skirt or pants for women

Trousers and shirt for men, knee-length dress or pants for women, but no jeans

Black suit and black tie for men, long formal dress for women

3. You are participating in a business meeting in France, and a participant shows you this . What does it mean ?

This is OK !

You are missing something !

Very good presentation !

This is meeting is useless !

4. You meet new English business partners for the first time. Which topic(s) should you avoid in your first conversations ?

Politics

Religion

Details about yourself

All of the above

5. You are introduced to a German CEO. How should you greet him ?

Wait until he offers to shake hands

Shake hands immediately

Never shake hands if it is the first meeting

Just bow politely

6. You are invited to attend a business meeting in Spain. Should you be :

Punctual, right on time !

Be there five minutes before the meeting starts

You can be 5 minutes late

People expect you to be late anyway

7- You just finished a business planning meeting in London, and at end of the meeting your UK colleague shows this. What does it mean ?

'I hope we will have a successful project'

Actually, your business partner is very rude

'The meeting is finished, thank you'

'We worked well together, it was great'

8.During a business meeting, a Dutch colleague says that you are completely wrong and that you are making a bad decision. How should you react ?

Tell him politely that he should not insult you in public

Ask him to leave the room immediately

You are happy to start a discussion and ask him what he means

Pretend that you have not heard him. That is just a normal way of talking for the Dutch anyway.

9- During a business meeting in Rome, a colleague enters the room and hugs the customer. Is this appropriate ?

Never, this is very rude

Yes, it is normal in Italy for men to hug a friend they have known for a long time

Yes, but they should not do this in public

Run away, you might be the next one to be hugged

10 - at a formal business dinner, what is considered an etiquette error

Using a toothpick

Cutting your meat with the right hand only

Taking olives or snacks with your fingers

Holding your fork only with the left hand

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