FAST FACTS
REDUCING COMMUNICATION NOISE
KEY NEGOTIATION POINTERS
DAY-TO-DAY POINTERS
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100
U.S. dollar
What is the monetary unit of the U.S.A?
100
"Pleased to meet you", "How do you do?", "Hello".
What are the most common greetings in the United States?
100
"Take it or leave it."
What is a common tactic for U.S. sellers?
100
Personal topics such as: the state of one’s heath, age, weight, height, hair color, and/or sexual orientation or behavior.
What are topics to avoid when talking to Americans?
100
31,410 dollars
What is the monthly income of an average worker?
200
Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.
What are the major cities of the United States?
200
Firmly and briefly (with both men and women).
How do Americans shake hands?
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They may be mistaken for lack of confidence, insincerity, or even dishonesty.
What is an indirect answer to an American?
200
In restaurants.
Where is American business usually done?
200
Vigilance, perseverance & justice.
What is the blue color in the American flag?
300
313,847,465
What is the current population of the United States?
300
Direct, for perhaps five to seven seconds with breaks of two or three seconds. It is considered as a sign of sincerity, interest, and truthfulness.
What is a good eye contact for an American?
300
To move quickly.
What to expect of a negotiation with an American?
300
Father at work, with mother and children at home.
What is the traditional American family?
300
Fifty.
What is the number of stars in the American flag?
400
Motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, petroleum, steel.
What are the major industries of the United States?
400
Don’t criticize the United States, even though Americans may be self-critical about their environment.
What is an important sensitivity for Americans?
400
Detailed, factual, and formal.
What is a good proposal or presentation for an American?
400
They use it with the right hand. It is switched to the left hand and the knife is held in the right for cutting.
How do Americans use the fork?
400
The National Flag day.
What is June 14th?
500
Crude oil and refined petroleum, machinery, automobiles, consumer goods, industrial raw materials.
What are the key imports from the United States?
500
Three feet from each other.
What is an acceptable physical space for an American?
500
Very detailed and lengthy.
What is a business contract with an American negotiatior?
500
Nowadays, they make half the workforce.
What are women in American workforce?
500
Examples of enterprises from Sinaloa that make business with the U.S.A.
What are PINSA and Cafe Marino?