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Slide 1: Spain
Slide 2: Family Life  (2 of 5) Today it is less common for family members to work in a family business – Prefer personal traits and education to family connection  Shops are closed on Sundays for more family time www.readysetpresent.com Page 2
Slide 3: Social Etiquette  (4 of 5) Flaunting superiority, intelligence and ability is not appreciated – People strive to project affluence and social position  Personal appearance, image and human relationships are very important – That is why dress is very important, as a clue to your character and who you are www.readysetpresent.com Page 3
Slide 4: Business Etiquette  (3 of 5) Expect Spanish colleagues to be as much as 15 minutes late for appointments Direct communication is preferred – Spanish styles of communication often stray from the proposed agenda  www.readysetpresent.com Page 4
Slide 5: Trivia  (2 of 5) Spanish sounds are simple and spelling is phonetic – Syntax, however, can be loose and arbitrary  Spain have over 10,000 storms annually – 5,000 in summer, 2,500 in spring, 2,000 in autumn and 500 in winter – On August, 17th 2003 the record number of lightning bolts hit Spain was 60,201 www.readysetpresent.com Page 5
Slide 6: Download “Spain” PowerPoint presentation at ReadySetPresent.com 35 slides include: 17 Points on General Information, 13 Points on Family Life, 18 Points on Food, 10 Points on Food Etiquette, 17 Points on Social Etiquette, 14 Points on Business Etiquette, and 17 Points on Trivia. Royalty Free - Use Them Over and Over Again. www.readysetpresent.com Page 6