💼 Workplace Skills
Business Manners (Global Etiquette)
⏱ Training hours2 hours
🏢 FormatOn-site delivery · Customized design
👤 InstructorJohn Kim
✅ Key outcomeComprehensive knowledge of business manners
Nanum Consulting CEO John Kim’s Business Manners (Global Etiquette) course is a hands-on, 2-hour program that teaches the manners and negotiation basics every modern businessperson needs. From the fundamentals of business manners to running meetings, small talk, workplace manners, and table and drinking etiquette, it covers the core manners global business demands. You will learn the etiquette standards used in international business, so you can communicate smoothly with overseas partners and foreign colleagues, and build a solid foundation through structured practice. The curriculum draws on training experience with 50+ major corporations and institutions.
Who is this course for?
Designed for all professionals working in international business environments, from new hires to middle managers. It is especially essential for employees preparing for meetings with overseas buyers, global negotiations, or international conferences.
What will you learn?
- Build the foundations of a business professional through business etiquette training
- Systematically learn the basics of manners and negotiation
Curriculum
Module 1: Business Manners Basics
- Etiquette and manners: global
- Global attire and greetings (men’s and women’s dress by occasion)
- Global etiquette: forms of address by country, handshakes, business card exchange
- Where is the seat of honor in each situation? (general & by country)
Module 2: Meetings and small talk
- Examples of topics to avoid, by country
- Gestures, eye contact, and greetings by country (e.g., the bisou)
- Opening a meeting, introducing attendees, presenting, and meeting manners
- Humor that works in English, Japanese, and Chinese
Module 3: Manners
- Spectator manners: concert halls, museums, golf, skiing, general sports
- Visiting and gift-giving manners (by country)
- Wedding and funeral manners (by country)
- How foreigners perceive Korean business culture
Module 4: Table and drinking manners
- Table manners: Western, Korean and Chinese dining (typical dishes)
- Wine and drinking manners: Korea (including how to make a “bomb shot”)
- Wine and drinks etiquette: parties, receptions, cocktail parties, tea parties
- Online business manners: time awareness, time differences, email etiquette
Module 5: Europe (instructor: Miyoung Oh)
- History, society, and economy
- Business culture
- Traits to watch for
- Basic local-language phrases
Module 6: Other regions (instructor: John Kim)
- History, society, and economy
- Business culture
- Traits to watch for
- Basic local-language phrases
Expected results / After the course
- Gain comprehensive knowledge of business manners
On-site training references
LG HausysSME Training InstituteSmall and Medium Business AdministrationCatholic Kwandong UniversitySun Moon UniversityHyundai SteelKTGGyeonggi Business & Science AcceleratorKyungnam UniversityKwandong UniversityDongguk UniversityShinhan UniversityChangwon National UniversityKorea Water Industry CouncilKorea Women's Training InstituteKorea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development CorporationHanbat National UniversityHyundai AutomationHyundai CoremotionS-OilEisai PharmaceuticalKorea Specialty Contractors Financial CooperativeRevodix Co., Ltd.TMCKEzwel FairOasis Co., Ltd.Daehan SugarThe-K InsuranceKOICAExpert Consultingand more
About the instructor
John KimInstructor John Kim, author of “B2B Marketing Design” and CEO of Nanum ConsultingView profile →
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FAQ
Designed for all professionals working in international business environments, from new hires to middle managers. It is especially essential for employees preparing for meetings with overseas buyers, global negotiations, or international conferences.
A practical, structured curriculum covering everything from basic manners to running meetings, small talk techniques, table manners, and drinking etiquette. Learn step by step, drawing on the expertise of John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, and practical etiquette skills tailored to the global business environment.
This is an intensive 2-hour program. Pricing and scheduling are quoted to fit your company's training size and requirements, so please contact us for details.
A proven training track record, with on-site delivery at 50+ major corporations and mid-sized companies including Samsung Electronics, KT, LG Electronics, and Hyosung. Drawing on corporate training know-how across a wide range of industries, we deliver business manners training tailored to each company.
Business Manners (Global Etiquette)
Nanum Consulting CEO John Kim’s Business Manners (Global Etiquette) course is a 2-hour program that systematically teaches the manners and negotiation basics every modern businessperson needs
Training objectives
- Build the foundations of a business professional through business etiquette training
- Systematically learn the basics of manners and negotiation
Expected results
- Gain comprehensive knowledge of business manners
Curriculum
Module 1Module 1: Business Manners Basics
- Etiquette and manners: global
- Global attire and greetings (men’s and women’s dress by occasion)
- Global etiquette: forms of address by country, handshakes, business card exchange
- Where is the seat of honor in each situation? (general & by country)
Module 2Module 2: Meetings and small talk
- Examples of topics to avoid, by country
- Gestures, eye contact, and greetings by country (e.g., the bisou)
- Opening a meeting, introducing attendees, presenting, and meeting manners
- Humor that works in English, Japanese, and Chinese
Module 3Module 3: Manners
- Spectator manners: concert halls, museums, golf, skiing, general sports
- Visiting and gift-giving manners (by country)
- Wedding and funeral manners (by country)
- How foreigners perceive Korean business culture
Module 4Module 4: Table and drinking manners
- Table manners: Western, Korean and Chinese dining (typical dishes)
- Wine and drinking manners: Korea (including how to make a “bomb shot”)
- Wine and drinks etiquette: parties, receptions, cocktail parties, tea parties
- Online business manners: time awareness, time differences, email etiquette
Module 5Module 5: Europe (instructor: Miyoung Oh)
- History, society, and economy
- Business culture
- Traits to watch for
- Basic local-language phrases
Module 6Module 6: Other regions (instructor: John Kim)
- History, society, and economy
- Business culture
- Traits to watch for
- Basic local-language phrases
About the instructor
John Kim, Lead Instructor
10 years in industry · 15 years teaching (3,000+ lectures)
Education
· MBA (advanced major: Marketing), Korea University Graduate School of Business (graduated)
· Sungkyunkwan University Consultant Program (completed)
· Sogang University Graduate School of Business, Short-Term MBA (completed)
· Seoul National University Lifelong Education Instructor Development Program (completed)
· Chung-Ang University, B.A. in English Language and Literature (graduated)
Experience
· Current: CEO, Nanum Consulting
· Formerly at Hyosung Corp., Daeduck Electronics and Shinhan Diamond: overseas assignments and strategic planning (10+ years)
· Current partner instructor, Expert Consulting
· Current: Partner instructor, PSI Consulting
· (Current) Partner instructor, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency and SME Training Institute
Credentials and publications
· Certified consultant
· Certified teacher
· Completed official IDEO Design Thinking training
· B2B Marketing Design (1 Apr 2025)
· The Chinese Diamond Tool Market: Present and Future (co-authored, Korea Tool Association)
· Battles That Changed History and Innovative Weapons (in progress)