Visitors From Spain
https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spain-visitors-1.m4v When you welcome your Spanish business partners to your country, you should definitely pick them up at the airport and take them to their hotel. Spaniards attach great importance to a good interpersonal relationship, and this is true in business life too, and being warmly welcomed is very much expected when visiting. Accommodation The […]
Business Meals And After Work In Spain
https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spain-business-meals-and-after-work-1.m4v Spanish culture is very much based on going out, and therefore, visiting restaurants, bars and clubs play an important role in social, as well as business life. Whether it’s just a coffee together or an evening beer, people like to meet with friends, colleagues or business partners and just chill for the end of […]
Presentations In Spain
https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spain-presentations-1.m4v If you give a presentation in Spain, you will be at the centre of attention as a person. Indeed, in Spanish business life, the personal level plays a fundamental role. So the better you “sell” yourself to your Spanish audience, the more attention they will pay to your project or topic. Eloquence and charisma […]
Meetings In Spain
https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spain-meetings-1.m4v In Spanish companies, meetings are primarily used to exchange information. However, the relationship level always plays an important part. Indeed, Spaniards also use meetings as an opportunity to keep in contact with business partners and colleagues. Punctuality As regards the timeliness of the start of a meeting, you may notice regional differences in Spain. […]
Communication In Spain
https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spain-communication-1.m4v People do not speak Spanish, or rather Castilian, everywhere in Spain. About 10% of the population in the regions of Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands speak Catalan. 6.5% speak Galician and 2.5% Basque. These languages also have the status of an official language in the relative Autonomous Communities. If your business appointment takes […]
First Business Meeting In Spain
https://crossculture2go.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spain-first-business-meeting-1.m4v A first business meeting is a relatively non-binding matter in Spain. This is due to the fact that with their first contact, Spaniards are primarily concerned with getting to know each other. People want to make a good impression, but they also want to make sure that their interlocutor is at ease. To achieve […]