Beprofessional. Lookingbusinesslikeisthefirststeptoactingbusinesslike,andpeoplewilltakeyoumoreseriouslyifyouarewell-groomed.Thisalsoappliestobodylanguage,soalwaysmakeeyecontactandkeepgoodposture,oryoumayappeartolackconfidence. (表现职业化。衣着职业化是体验你是否专业的第一步,如果你注意修饰的话,人们对待你总是更认真一些。这还适用于肢体语言,要经常和别人进行眼神交流并保持好的身体姿势,否则会看起来象没有自信的样子。)
Makeitpersonal. Rememberpeople’snamesandtheywillrememberyou.Doeverythingyoucantoavoidaddressingamessage“DearSir/Madam”.Rememberthatbusinessisaboutbuildingrelationships. (针对个人。记住别人的姓名同时别人也会记得你。尽量不要使用“亲爱的先生/女士”这样的称呼。记得商务交流的本质就是建立一种关系网。)
Beformalbutnotstiff. Ifyouaretooformal,peoplewon’tbeateasearoundyou.Acttoocasualandpeoplemaynottakeyouseriously.Aimforthemiddleground! (正式而非拘谨。如果你表现的太正式了,别人呆在你身边就觉得很不自在。表现的太过随便,人们又可能不认真对待你。表现要适当!)
Beclearandconcise. Gettotheheartofthematterquicklyanddon’twastewords.Ontheotherhand,don’tassumethatthepersonyou’retalkingtoknowswhoyouareandwhyyouarecontactingthem-theymayneedareminderandsomebackground. (清晰而简明。直接阐明问题的关键而非转弯抹角。另一方面,别期待和你谈话的人一上来就知道你是ˬ并知道你是为何而来——他们需要一些提示及背景情况的了解。)
Keepquiet! Communicationisatwowaystreet.Listentotheopinionsofothers,don’tinterruptpeoplewhentheyarespeaking,anddon’tignorecriticism.Also,peoplewillbemorewillingtolistentoyouiftheyseethatyou’relisteningtothem! (保持安静!交流是双向的事。耐心听别人的意见,别人说话时不要打岔,而且不要忽略批评意见。并且,如果别人觉得你认真倾听他们的话,他们也会更乐意听你的话!)