Life’sallaboutmakingconnectionsReadthearticlebelowaboutsomenewnetworkinggroupsspecificallyforbusinesswomen.ChoosethebestwordA,BorCtofillthegaps1-10.Toyou,networkingmightmean(1)____aconferenceortradefaireventtomeetnewclientsorpartners.Oritcouldbethecoffeebreakatworkwhereyoushare(2)_____withcolleaguesinotherdepartments.Butnowadaysnetworkinghasbecomeaneventinitself.Forexample,PricewaterhouseCoopersofferitsfemalestaffaformalnetworking(3)_____calledPwCwomen.With900members,itorganizeseventsrangingfrominformaldrinkseveningstocoachingevents.TinaHallet,whois(4)_______forthegroup,saysthatshegotinvolved(5)________networkingBecause‘I’dgottoareasonablyseniorlevelandIwantedtohelpotherpeopletomaximizetheirpotential.’Youdon’thavetobeseniorto(6)_____anetworkthough.VickyWoodandSallyHopkinshadtheideafortheCityGirlsNetworkwhentheyfirstmovedintoLondon’scorporateworldandwonderedhowtogetto(7)______otherwomen.‘Wecouldn’tfindanythingforpeoplewithnoexperience.Sowethoughtwe’dstartourown.’Fromtwelvefriendsmeetingregularly,itrapidlygrewto250membersfrommanydifferentorganizations.It’sagreatwayto(8)_____usefulcontactsandbringinpotentialbusiness.FionaClutterbuckisco-chairofanetworkforthebankABNAMRO.‘Womentendtothinkofnetworkingas(9)_______andgiveitlowpriority.’butgiventhechance,womenwillnetwork–asthebank’slast‘speednetworking’eventdemonstrated.‘Withover100womenandmen,itwasagreat(10)_____.Itisamazinghowmanypeopleyougettomeetfromdifferentpartsoftheorganization.’Youdon’thavetobeseniorto(6)_____anetworkthough.
InternationalArtConsultantInternationalArtConsultant(1)_____in1979,InternationalArtConsultantshasbeensourcingandcommissioningart(2)______forover25years.Wework(3)______clientsinthecorporate,hotel,healthcareandurbanregeneration(4)_______.Ourclients(5)______frommultinationalcompanieswith£1millionartbudgetstoorganizationsrentingartforjust£10aweek.A(6)______offourteen,wearesmallenoughtocareandlargeenoughtocope.Weoffera(7)______combinationofcommercialexperience,specialistartknowledgeandhighqualityserviceandsupport.Whateverthesizeoftheprojectour(8)______isforallourclientstobe100%satisfiedwiththeendresult.Over75%ofourworkcomesfrom(9)______businessorreferrals.Weworkalongsideprofessionalartistswhocreateartofthehighestartisticandtechnicalquality,andallourstaffhavedifferentareasofspecialistartknowledgeandexpertise.Wehopethatyouwill(10)______anappointmenttovisitus,lookroundthegalleries,usethevisualreferencedatabases,anddiscussyourparticularartrequirementswithus.Readaboutacompanythatdealswithartintheworkplace.CompletetheinformationwithanswersA,B,CorD.A(6)______offourteen,wearesmallenoughtocareandlargeenoughtocope.
Cross-culturalCommunicationontheTelephoneCheckthatyouunderstandwhathasbeensaid.Repeatthemostimportantinformation,andlookforconfirmation.Askforrepetitionifyouthinkitisnecessary.Remembertoothatdifferentcultureshavedifferentwaysofusinglanguage.Somespeakinaveryliteralwaysoitisalwaysquiteclearwhattheymean.Othersaremoreindirect,usinghints,suggestionsandunderstatement(forexample‘notverygoodresults’=‘absolutelydisastrous’)toputovertheirmessage.NorthAmerica,Scandinavia,GermanyandFranceare‘explicit’countries,whiletheBritishmakingclearexactlywhattheymean.OnereasonforthisseemstobethattheBritishuselanguageinamoreabstractwaythanmostAmericansandcontinentalEuropeans.InBritaintherearealsoconventionsofpolitenessandatendencytoavoidshowingone’struefeelings.ForexampleifaDutchmansaysanideais‘interesting’hemeansthatitisinteresting.IfanEnglishmansaysthatanideais‘interesting’youhavetoworkoutfromthewayhesaysitwhetherhemeansitisagoodideaorabadidea.Meanwhile,forsimilarreasonsJapanese,RussiansandArabs—‘subtle’countries—sometimesseemvagueandrudetotheBritish.Iftheysayanideaisinterestingitmaybeoutofpoliteness.Theoppositeofthisisthatplainspeakerscanseemrudeanddominatingtosubtlespeakers,asAmericanscansoundtotheBritish—ortheBritishtotheJapanese.TheBritishhaveatendencytoengageinsmalltalkatthebeginningandendoftheconversation.Questionsabouttheweather,health,businessingeneralandwhatonehasbeendoingrecentlyareallpartoftelephoning,layafoundationforthetruepurposeofthecall.Attheendofacall,theremaywellbevariousrequests,Nicetalkingtoyou,Sayhellotothefamily(ifyouhavemetthem)andlookingforwardtoseeingyouagainsoon.Asharp,briefstyleoftalkingonthephonemayappearunfriendlytoaBritishpartner.NotallnationalitiesareaskeenonsmalltalkasBritish!Beingawareofthesedifferencescanhelpinunderstandinghelpwithdifferentculturaltraditions.Thedifficultyonthephoneisthatyoucannotseethebodylanguagewhichcanhelpinunderstandingpeople.Choosethebestanswerforthefollowingquestions.1)WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutBritishmakingtelephoneaccordingtothetext?