May I Have Your Card?

What Size Is Yours? U.S. Business Cards (3 ½” x 2”), or European (3.37” x 2.12”), or Japanese (3.583” x 2.165”) By Terri Morrison, Copyright 2014, all rights reserved   Global business card dimensions vary. So does card stock, font, color and the content on the card. Add in different languages, titles, methods of exchanging […]

Gender Matters

Gender Matters By Terri Morrison© Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved In person, anyone can tell I’m female, but online my name can be mistaken for a male. Sometimes I receive invitations for speaking engagements addressed to Mr. Morrison. Generally, I call and gracefully inform them that I’m a woman, and they laugh or apologize. It’s […]

Feeling Lucky? Global Gambling

888888   Feeling Lucky?  888888 By Terri Morrison© Copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved High Stakes & Superstitions Dr. Desmond Lam is a whale. Not because of his girth, but because of his worth to casinos. Casinos love Professor Lam because he’s a high roller, and an industry expert. He teaches, writes about gaming, and understands why […]

Bad Ads and Translation Blunders

I Love You, and other foreign language faux pas As Alexander Pope said,  “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.” But could learning just a few phrases in a foreign language actually be hazardous? Yes and no.  In Madrid a few years ago, some coworkers and I stopped at a café for coffee. At least […]

Avoid Blunders at Meetings in Asia-Pacific

By Terri Morrison© Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine While there are more than 7 billion people on our planet, the most populous nations are in Asia. This makes them an irresistible market for Western companies. Even if you just consider the Asian nations that border the Pacific, you are talking […]