English for personal assistants - part 8 ppt

... Heusenstamm Printed on acid-free paper Printed in Germany ISBN 97 8-3 -8 34 9-0 13 0-9 Annie Broadhead | Ginni Light English for Personal Assistants The essential handbook for doing business internationally ... handbook for doing business internationally

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2 Best-practice emails and working in multi-cultural teams · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 21 Advantages of emails . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Working in multi-cultural teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 – The Challenges of Multi-Cultural Teamwork . . . ....

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... SPECIAL including discounts for cash sales. 10. Look forward to receiving your order for tomatoes in the very near future. ᭿ Task 2 This sentence is over-long, over-complex, and incomprehensible. ... responsible for updating the database. (3) , at the end of the month, when most people want replacements from the stores, and (4) require information from the database, he is unable to perf...

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... convenient for her to join us at the meeting. Meeting her is very useful for us all so we are very pleased by this. Sorry about this confusion, but the new plan is for the best. I or my Personal ... information in the department and (12) reduce the burden on the person in charge of ordering from the stores. We might (13) ask her to take a more active part in producing the annual rep...

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... a foreign language. This can throw up cross-cultural issues as email is an instant form of communication and is often far less formal stylistically than writing a letter. For example, if we forget ... a pain. Look forward to seeing you at the conference and don’t forget to bring the presentation on team building with you. A. Thanks for the info. Did you know he’s my brother-in-law? He’ll...

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... EMOTION :-) :-( :-& amp; :-& lt; :-| | :-( O) :-D ;-) 8-) :-| :-o :- O :-) happy sad tongue-tied really upset angry yelling laughing winking wide-eyed apathetic amazed sarcastic smile angelic :-[ ;-( : -( %-) %-( :-* :-\ :-! 8-O :-} :-/ X-( :-P sad ... smile angelic :-[ ;-( : -( %-) %-( :-*...

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... the phone, face-to-face, or by email, it’s a good idea to reflect on what you know about that culture. Therefore, don’t be surprised if your Italian counterpart likes to chat a bit before getting ... low-context culture which means they are task-oriented and not used to small talk, preferring to get straight down to business. To other nationalities this can make them seem unfriendly, particul...

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... to respond to requests for help: May I Can I Shall I (for you) Could I Would you like (me to) I can for you, if you’d like me to ᭿ Task 8 Respond to these requests for help: 1. I need to ... to write her an email. Unfortunately, the emails you usually write are very formal and so you ask an English colleague to have a look at what you’ve written below. 38 Building business re...

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... into ‘sense groups’, i.e., divide sentences into parts so that each part carries a ‘chunk’ of meaning. We usually pause slightly between these parts. Punctuation signals how text can be divided ... the conference. Work out your costs. How much is needed for fixed costs, for example, the venue hire, speakers fees and so on. Then calculate the amount needed for variable costs such as ad...

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... lunchtime for office business. Saying ‘no’ more firmly 115 ᭤ Report the harassment to your employer. You could go to your HR department (if there is one) and ask what your company’s procedures are for ... now. Saying ‘no’ politely is not usually a problem among colleagues especially if you can say it face-to-face because friendly body language can go a long way to softening any refusal....

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... be too serious? He’s not the right person for the job – Is he the right person for the job? 3. Introductory ‘softening’ phrases prepare your listeners for an unwelcome or unhelpful message: I’m ... 5,000. 4. This information is wrong. 5. We want an immediate answer to this email. 6. I cannot accept your invitation because I’m already busy that day. 7. We can’t give you the information b...

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... a conditional form in the if clause Example If + would + infinitive If you would like to take a seat, future form I’ll tell Mr. Blanco you’re here. 168 Appendix E Conditional forms in the English language ... Kingdom Dont use a, an, or the for other countries, e.g., ã Russia ã South Africa ã Holland ã Canada ã England Names of Continents Non-specific ã a continent Dont use a, an, or the...

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... speak for about 10 minutes 2. Introducing topic: I’m responsible for organizing this Office Congress and I’d like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk to you about the two-day program. 3. ... gentlemen. First of all, for those who don’t know me, I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Maria Schell and, as you may know, I’m responsible for organizing the program for our com...

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... received no explanation for the delay from you. The brochures are needed for the trade fair in Hanover in July. If we do not receive the order in time, it will cause serious problems for us at the fair. I ... your account Sept 15th. I must apologize for the delay which was due to the introduction of new finance software. However, I am pleased to be able to inform you that the system i...

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... click on “Instructions for Authors” for specific details on the formatting and submission of the camera-ready papers. 8. Regardless of whether you choose to provide a paper for the proceedings, ... 6 1. dog-eared 2. wishy-washy 3. bland 4. willingness to go the extra mile ᭿ Task 7 1. of 2. at/of 3. from 4. until/to 5. to 6. on 7. to /for 8. in/at 9. of 10. of 11. with/to 12. in 13. fo...

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