<Bliss Meeting Notice > “Business and Life in Russia.-Is it similar or different with Taiwan” By Igor Belousov on 4/23－Bliss English Club

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My dear Blissers,

Sip or drink? Vodka or kuao-liang?

Feel excited about this exotic coming meeting?

With the warm-up collection of questions, our distinguished host Igor Belousov sucessfully built our background knowledge about Russia, and today he will go further to give us a panoramic view in business and life, and to unveil the myth in Russia.

Let’s “Carpe Diem” in Bliss on 4/23!!!

Host: Igor Belousov

Russian Businessman, owner and CEO

Topic: Business and Life in Russia.

- Is it similar or different with Taiwan?

Introduction of the Meeting:

14:30-15:30

Section#1 Business in Russia.

What Russia can sell, what Russia can buy.

How Russian business works.

15:30-16:30

Section#2 Life in Russia.

Daily life.

What we believe.

16:30-17:30

Section#3 Myths about Russia

Bears on the streets

Vodka myths

Review of “The Secret of Body Language” by Vicky on 4/16

Host: Vicky

Subject: “The Secret of Body Language”

Participants: Vicky, Serina, Annie, Ellen, JT, Winnie, Vanessa, Brandon, Shin, Daniel, Judith, Bond, Johnson, Kevin Huang, Monika, Barkley, Angel

Body Language:

Our hostess, Vicky and edu. Manager, Serina arrived earlier and gave every participant a warm welcome. After watching Vicky’s “body language and eye contact” videos in a circle, we shared our impression at the moment of arrival. Everyone not only expressed their feelings but also got feedback from other participants. This activity thrivingly demonstrated how body language built our images.
Our Baseline:

Our “baseline” means our “regular behaviors and reaction”. How precisely we can detect people is totally determined by how much we know other people’s baseline. Despite all the knowledge of body language, we also should notice the knowledge about nervous or lying determining factors may not be necessarly reliable because he or she is naturally born nervously. Only the difference from the baseline can tell us the counterpart may try to lie or hide something!!!

“Blind trust” Experiment

Everyone hugged each other with all their hearts and shared the feelings. It told us the hug could spread warmth and trust to the counterpart, even to thestrangers!!!

“Lie to me”

Each group produced one true story (100% true) and a fake story (over 70% fake). One member in the group came to Vicky and drew lots to decide whether to tell a true or fake story. Once the stories were finished, people had to decide whether they were true or fake and then shared the clues with which they detected.

Reflections:

“3C” comforts our lives but blocks the real contacts between people. Try to add more interpersonal contacts with people, not with screens. Thank Vicky to give us the fulfilling, innovative and interesting afternoon!!!

* Eye contact experiment: Video references~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QdnCRWATZ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGQGgOOWXWE

*Blind trust experiment: Video references~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3UvgaxDoig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0fH5G_7iz0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z74qJoOzzq0

Meeting picture: https://goo.gl/photos/mGQB9krUn3mM17Z36

* New member’s photo ~

Brendan (in blue t-shirt)

https://goo.gl/photos/HmJvcegRzggsawvi9
Vanessa (The Left)

Winnie (The Right):