Midterm Lesson 4

Question 1

1. What has always been an important factor of success in business?

Answer 1

Communication Skills Development

Question 2

2. What has impacted the types of communication skills needed in dramatic ways?

Answer 2

Influence of globalization

Question 3

3. Aside from the influence of globalization, what is the other thing that has impacted the types of communication skills needed in dramatic ways?

Answer 3

Cross-cultural interaction

Question 4

4. What dynamics should people need to understand?

Answer 4

Long distance tech

Question 5

5. What should people know how to use to communicate with people on the other side of the globe?

Answer 5

Technology

Question 6

6. What did globalization introduce as a major part of academic and workplace dynamics?

Answer 6

Virtual communication and collaboration

Question 7

7. In schools, what do language courses try to address?

Answer 7

Challenges of virtual interactions

Question 8

8. Even when people speak the same language, what affects vocabulary, colloquial expressions, voice tone, and taboo topics?

Answer 8

Cultural differences

Question 9

9. In the USA, what can be displayed by asking personal questions and sharing personal information?

Answer 9

Warmth and openness

Question 10

10. When people collaborate with others on the other side of the globe, who are usually at home asleep while they themselves are at work?

Answer 10

Their counterparts