At Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, we recently provided a customized Culture & Etiquette Workshop to prepare a team for travel to Japan. The trip is sponsored by University Partnership for Workforce Advancement and Research and Development in Semiconductors for the Future (UPWARDS for the Future).
In addition to key phrases and proper greetings, participants learned important culture and etiquette tips for business and academic settings in Japan, including:
• Handing a business card to someone, face up, using both hands
• Punctuality and bowing as signs of respect
• Where to sit at a business dinner, how to use an oshibori (hand towel), and chopsticks
• Omiyage and the importance of gift giving
The culture & etiquette workshop was designed and delivered by Yoko Segerstron, a Japanese language instructor at Capital Region Language Center. A native Japanese speaker, Segerston was born and raised near Tokyo. In addition to providing practical skills and etiquette, she explained differences in Japanese culture and values that drive their customs.
Participants were able to practice what they learned to build confidence, while asking questions and benefiting from feedback in real-time.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is one of 11 universities in the US and Japan participating in UPWARDS for the Future. Founded in 2023, the partnership is working to cultivate a more robust and highly skilled semiconductor workforce, drive emerging research, and develop leading semiconductor curricula in both countries.
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With instructors in more than a dozen languages, companies rely on CRLC to customize workshops that prepare teams for business travel in other countries. We also work with employers in the US, who work with customers, vendors and employees in other countries.
To learn more or plan a workshop, contact us today. See a list of the languages we teach.