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		+	Your guide to Portugal:
		+	Clive Viegas Bennett
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		+	[http://www.clive-bennett.com Clive Bennett & Associates] [[Image:CliveBennett.jpg]]
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		+	Clive Viegas Bennett is originally from London, England but has lived and worked in Lisbon in Portugal for over 20 years. He is an executive coach and HR consultant. He is also European Executive Director of MGI, one of the world’s top 30 audit and accounting networks. Clive has written extensively, including in academic journals, about international management culture. He has an MA in Psychology and Philosophy from Oxford, an MBA from Cranfield and a Diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists in London. He was managing partner of a leading headhunting firm in Lisbon for nearly 10 years and was previously Managing Director of a shipping company. Before that he was a senior official in the British House of Commons. Clive speaks fluent French and Portuguese, passable Spanish, bad German and has travelled widely. He can be reached at bennett@clive-bennett.com
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		+	[[Portugal: About Portugal]]
		+	About Portugal
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	[[Portugal: Appointment Alert!]]		[[Portugal: Appointment Alert!]]
	Making appointments		Making appointments
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	Welcome topics of conversation		Welcome topics of conversation
-	[[Portugal: First Name or Title? - Part 1]]	+	[[Portugal: First Name or Title?]]
-	How to address people with respect	+	Addressing People With Respect
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-	[[Portugal: First Name or Title? - Part 2]]	+
-	Details of the Portuguese system of titles	+
	[[Portugal: Gift Giving]]		[[Portugal: Gift Giving]]
	Selecting and presenting an appropriate business gift		Selecting and presenting an appropriate business gift
-	[[Portugal: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 1]]	+	[[Portugal: Let's Make a Deal!]]
-	Portuguese business culture - general	+	Negotiating in Portugal
-	[[Portugal: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 2]]	+	[[Portugal: Prosperous Entertaining]]
-	Corporate culture, cultural strengths	+	Prosperous Entertaining
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-	[[Portugal: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 3]]	+
-	Negotiating - general, strategy, tactics	+
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-	[[Portugal: Let's Make a Deal! - Part 4]]	+
-	Negotiating - behaviour	+
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-	[[Portugal: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 1]]	+
-	Meals	+
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-	[[Portugal: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 2]]	+
-	Food & wines, home & family	+
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-	[[Portugal: Prosperous Entertaining - Part 3]]	+
-	Inviting and paying	+
	[[Portugal: Public Behaviour]]		[[Portugal: Public Behaviour]]
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	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Portugal Wikipedia: Portugal]		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Portugal Wikipedia: Portugal]
-	About Your Guide	+	[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html CIA World Factbook: Portugal]
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-	Your guide to Portugal:	+
-	Clive Viegas Bennett	+
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-	Web site:	+
-	[[http://www.businessinportugal.com businessinportugal.com]]	+
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-	Ask Clive Viegas Bennett a question on the	+
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-	About your guide:	+
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-	Clive Viegas Bennett is from London, England but has lived and worked in Portugal for over 15 years. He is a management trainer and consultant specialized in finance, strategy and helping foreign companies adapt to doing business in Portugal. Clive has an MA in Psychology and Philosophy from Oxford and an MBA from Cranfield. He was previously Managing Director of a major shipping agency in Lisbon and before that a senior official in the British Parliament. He speaks fluent French and Portuguese, passable Spanish and has travelled widely.	+
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-	Privacy Policy	+	[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/portugal/ Lonely Planet: Portugal]
-		+	[http://goeurope.about.com/od/portugal/index.htm About.com: Portugal for Visitors]
-	Portugal Business Etiquette and Culture	+	[http://www.economist.com/countries/Portugal/ Economist Country Briefings: Portugal]
-	This guide to Portugal business etiquette and culture covers many aspects of doing business in Portugal. It is our goal to provide practical, accurate, and up-to-date tips on Portugal business culture and etiquette, written by experts in business consulting in Portugal. We encourage visitors to leave questions or comments on on our discussion boards, moderated by experts in intercultural training and business. Your contributions help us make Executive Planet™ the most comprehensive resource on Clive Viegas Bennett business etiquette and culture on the Internet.	+	[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/994099.stm BBC Country Profiles: Portugal]
-	This guide contains the following articles:	+	[http://www.who.int/countries/prt/en/ World Health Organization: Portugal]
		+	[http://www.gettingaway.com/directory/europe/Portugal/main.htm Getting Away: Portugal]
-	Let's Make a Deal - negotiating tactics, the value of connections, recommended business card style and content, business card protocol, sitting and presenting yourself in meetings, language for brochures and promotional material, pace of business, preferred presentation styles, final agreements, thinking styles, adherance to company policy, and more on Portugal business culture . . .	+	[http://www.willgoto.com/355/1/categories.aspx Will Go To: Portugal]
-	Prosperous Entertaining - typical mealtimes throughout the day, best venues for business entertaining, punctuality for social events, dinner table seating etiquette, mealtime etiquette, importance of alcohol, toasting, guidelines for hosting a banquet/social event, what foods should be served/avoided, accepting and declining invitations, and more on Portugal business etiquette. . .	+
-	Appointment Alert! - typical vacation times, recommended apppointment times, length of the lunch hour, signals that indicate beginning or end of an appointment, best arrival time (early, late, right on time), and more on Portugal business culture. . .	+
-	Gift Giving - recommended gifts, gifts to avoid, good and bad colours for wrapping paper, how to present a gift to individuals and groups, guidelines for receiving gifts, and more on Portugal business culture. . .	+
-	First Name or Title? - using titles such as 'Doctor', naming conventions to avoid, when to use first names, and more. . .	+
-	Public Behaviour - how to greet strangers and introduce yourself, the rules for men shaking hands with women, acceptable demeanor, rules for eye contact, gestures/sayings to avoid, and more on Portugal business culture. . .	+
-	Business Dress - is dress modest, conservative, etc., specific dress requirements for men and women, what visitors should wear to social functions, and more on Portugal business culture. .	+
-	Conversation - welcome and unwelcome topics of conversation, the role of compliments, the tone of voice to be used, whether your hosts are physical or more reserved, and more on Portugal business etiquette. .. . .	+

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Your guide to Portugal: Clive Viegas Bennett

Website:

Clive Bennett & Associates

Clive Viegas Bennett is originally from London, England but has lived and worked in Lisbon in Portugal for over 20 years. He is an executive coach and HR consultant. He is also European Executive Director of MGI, one of the world’s top 30 audit and accounting networks. Clive has written extensively, including in academic journals, about international management culture. He has an MA in Psychology and Philosophy from Oxford, an MBA from Cranfield and a Diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists in London. He was managing partner of a leading headhunting firm in Lisbon for nearly 10 years and was previously Managing Director of a shipping company. Before that he was a senior official in the British House of Commons. Clive speaks fluent French and Portuguese, passable Spanish, bad German and has travelled widely. He can be reached at bennett@clive-bennett.com

Portugal: About Portugal About Portugal

Portugal: Appointment Alert! Making appointments

Portugal: Business Dress Guidelines for business dress

Portugal: Conversation Welcome topics of conversation

Portugal: First Name or Title? Addressing People With Respect

Portugal: Gift Giving Selecting and presenting an appropriate business gift

Portugal: Let's Make a Deal! Negotiating in Portugal

Portugal: Prosperous Entertaining Prosperous Entertaining

Portugal: Public Behaviour Acceptable public conduct

Useful Web Sites for Portugal

Consular Information Sheet

Wikipedia: Portugal

CIA World Factbook: Portugal

Lonely Planet: Portugal

About.com: Portugal for Visitors

Economist Country Briefings: Portugal

BBC Country Profiles: Portugal

World Health Organization: Portugal

Getting Away: Portugal

Will Go To: Portugal