Meeting Etiquette On Business Occasions

Address is the appellation language used in people's daily social intercourse.

In our country, the profound etiquette details determine the strict requirements for addressing.

Not addressing or calling each other will bring unhappy feelings to the other party.

As the saying goes: "business contacts, courtesy is the first; talk with people, the title is the first."

Using appellation should be cautious. If there is a slight mistake, it will laugh at people.

In business communication, choosing the right and proper address reflects the degree of respect for one's own upbringing and respect for the other, and even reflects the degree and social fashion of the development of bilateral relations, so it can not be used arbitrarily.

Choosing names should be routine, take care of the personal habits of the person being called, and do in Rome as the Romans do.

In jobs, people call each other special. They should be solemn, formal and standard.

Two. Types and usage of address forms

1. the title of duty is commensurate with the position of the object of communication, so as to show different status and respect. This is the most common form of address.

There are three situations: calling a job, adding a surname before a job, and adding a name before the job (for a very formal occasion).

2. title title

For those with titles, especially those with senior or intermediate titles, they will be commensurate with their professional titles directly in their work.

A professional title can be called a professional title only, plus a surname before the title, and a name before the title (for very formal occasions).

3. industry calling

In business contacts, it can be called by profession.

For people who engage in certain professions, they can directly call each other's occupations, such as teachers, doctors, accountants, lawyers, etc., and can also add surnames and names before their careers.

4. gender addressing

For people engaged in business and service industries, they are traditionally called "Miss", "Lady" or "Sir" according to their sex.

5. name calling

Calling names at work is usually confined to colleagues and acquaintances.

There are three situations: you can call your name first; only call your surname, add the prefix "old, big and small" before the surname; only call it the name, do not call your surname, usually limited to the same sex, especially the lower class of the superior, the elders call the younger generation.

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Three, five taboos of address

When using a form of address, business personnel must avoid the following ways of being disrespectful:

1. wrong terms

The common mistake is to misread or misunderstand.

Misreading is the wrong name.

In order to avoid this happening, we should prepare for unknown words in advance; if it is temporary, we must be modest and consult.

Misunderstanding mainly refers to the wrong judgement of the age, family status, marriage and the relationship with others.

For example, it is a misunderstanding to call an unmarried woman "madam".

Relatively young women can be called "Miss", so the other side is willing to listen.

2. use non accessible terms.

Some names have a certain geographical character, for example, Shandong people like to call "guys", but southerners listen to "guys" means "wage earners".

Chinese often refer to spouses as "lovers". In foreigner's consciousness, "lover" is the meaning of "third party".

3. improper use of address

Workers can be called "masters", Taoist priests, monks and nuns can be called "out of family".

But if you use these terms to address other people, you may even make the other person feel inferior.

4. use vulgar terms.

Some names are not suitable for formal occasions.

For example, "brother" and "buddy" and other types of address, though sound cordial, appear to be of low grade.

5. address names

For a general relationship, do not assert yourself by giving a nickname to the other person, nor can you use the nickname of the hearsay to address each other.

You can't joke around with other people's names.