For visiting teams and organizers
Your team knows the agenda. Does everyone know how to introduce themselves?
Before adding more presentation slides, rehearse the small handover between arriving and beginning the meeting.
Decide what each person needs to communicate
A long company description may be useful in a presentation. It is not necessarily the introduction every visitor needs. Begin with three facts: the person's preferred name, their role in plain language, and why they are joining this visit.
Ask each person to write those facts in their strongest language first. If a colleague cannot understand the role without an explanation, shorten it before translating it. Avoid turning an internal job title into a sentence nobody on the team would naturally say.
Plan the handover with the host
There is no single speaking order that fits every Korean meeting. Ask the host how introductions will be handled and which language is comfortable for the discussion. A host-led round, a brief introduction by the organizer, and individual introductions are different situations to rehearse.
Keep the language goal separate from the meeting's substantive work. A short Korean greeting can be part of an introduction; it does not establish that a visitor can negotiate, interpret technical points, or understand the rest of a meeting in Korean.
A 15-minute rehearsal for the organizer
- Minutes 1-3: agree on the setting. Who is receiving the group, what is the purpose of the visit, and what introduction format has the host confirmed? Mark unknowns as questions, not assumptions.
- Minutes 4-7: make introductions understandable. Each visitor gives their name, role, and reason for attending. The listener repeats what they understood. Simplify anything that needs a second explanation.
- Minutes 8-11: add appropriate Korean practice. Work with a teacher on a short opening suited to this setting and each person's level. Beginners can prepare a smaller part without pretending to have the same fluency as colleagues.
- Minutes 12-15: rehearse the unexpected. Change who begins. Have someone miss a name or ask for a role to be explained. Practice a comfortable way to request clarification and return to the planned discussion language.
Bring a small brief, not confidential meeting documents
For language preparation, an organizer can usually begin with the group size, approximate Korean levels, visit type, date range, and the moments people want to practice. Leave out customer lists, confidential negotiations, passport information, and internal documents that are not needed for the lesson.
A useful request might be: "We are six visitors with mixed Korean levels. We want to practice greeting hosts, introducing our roles, and asking for repetition before a site visit." This describes a preparation need without making the teacher responsible for the business meeting itself.
Check readiness with one observable task
At the end, ask: can each person explain their role clearly, recognize when it is their turn, and ask for clarification without relying on the organizer to rescue every exchange? Treat anything still difficult as the next practice task. This is a rehearsal check, not a promise of a successful meeting.
Give your group a practical starting point
Use the team checklist to choose the situations that matter. Ask Ashley about a Korean language and cultural communication briefing for your group's needs; scope, availability, and price are agreed separately.
Open the team preparation checklist Discuss a team briefing with Ashley