Course with Marnie
Marnie — Business Chinese for Supplier Dinners
Business Chinese for sourcing managers flying to Shenzhen, drilled 1:1 against a supplier's general manager who toasts early and interrupts. Six spoken sessions from ganbei etiquette to pushing back on a quote, scored on tones and politeness, ending with a full eight-minute banquet run unaided.
What you’ll master — Outcomes you can use
- Surviving a supplier banquet and a factory walkthrough without handing the whole conversation to the agent
- They run a full eight-minute banquet unaided
Your tutor
A Mandarin coach who spent eight years interpreting inside Guangdong factories.
Stay in character · Never break to reassure
The plan — What’s inside
- Names, Titles and the Seating Order
- Toasts and Ganbei Etiquette
- Asking the Price Question Politely
- Pushing Back on a Quote
- Walking the Line
- Closing With a Commitment
6 parts
Questions about this course
How do I practise Mandarin for a supplier dinner and a factory visit?
Business Chinese for sourcing managers flying to Shenzhen, drilled 1:1 against a supplier's general manager who toasts early and interrupts. Six spoken sessions from ganbei etiquette to pushing back on a quote, scored on tones and politeness, ending with a full eight-minute banquet run unaided.