Four Key Ways to Recognize the Highest-ranking Person This person s business card may be presented by one his subordinates 2. This individual may pick up tea to drink first 3. This person may appear to be the most quiet of everyone present 4, This person may not say anything until the end of the meeting
26 Four Key Ways to Recognize the Highest-ranking Person 1. This person’s business card may be presented by one his subordinates. 2. This individual may pick up tea to drink first. 3. This person may appear to be the most quiet of everyone present. 4. This person may not say anything until the end of the meeting
A Small Quiz Where should you seat yourself as a guest 口 when you are traveling by taxi? 口 when you are accompanying your boss, who has a Seat of the honored private driver? guest 口 when you are traveling with a female/male friend by taxi?
27 A Small Quiz ❑ Where should you seat yourself as a guest ❑ when you are traveling by taxi ? ❑ when you are accompanying your boss, who has a private driver? ❑ when you are traveling with a female/male friend by taxi? Seat of the honored guest
A Small Quiz Which is the seat of guest of honor at a dinner table
28 A Small Quiz ❑ Which is the seat of guest of honor at a dinner table ?
Hierarchy of seating Seating arrangements are made in the exact order of their relative ranking a Chairs for honored guests are usually on far ends of the room against the wall and away from the door
29 Hierarchy of seating ❑ Seating arrangements are made in the exact order of their relative ranking. ❑ Chairs for honored guests are usually on far ends of the room against the wall and away from the door
switching seats just for one's own convenience a an unforgivable violation of the protocol Each seat representing a different degree of respect o Violation of this protocol of seating o uneasiness and discomfort among the Japanese participants attending a conference
30 ❑ switching seats just for one's own convenience ❑ an unforgivable violation of the protocol ❑ Each seat representing a different degree of respect ❑ Violation of this protocol of seating ❑ uneasiness and discomfort among the Japanese participants attending a conference