Question: Modern offices are becoming increasingly multicultural in a globalised world. In big financial centres like New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore the offices of banks, insurance companies and media outlets are made up of highly skilled and educated staff from all over the world. You can be sitting at a desk where the man sitting next to you is from Rio, where the woman across the room who has shouted out the latest share price is Australian and the Ghanaian team leader has just put a fresh cup of coffee in front of you. One common theme is that you all speak to each other in English Share in your own words, the opportunities and threats for a business associated with globalised workplaces where the language of communication is increasingly English. Instructions: - Answer in your own words Answer MUST be a minimum of 5 sentences -Answer in full sentences - Discuss the above with your family friends and think over it yourself and write the answer based on the combined information/ experiences + the concept of communication and globalised workspaces which was discussed and learnt in class - Remember the question clearly states that all the employees know English, but you need to think about the different levels of mastery over English speaking, reading, understanding, writing and context, accent differences between employees in a business and impact on the business of this If I were you, I would follow the below steps to write my answer. 1. Start by defining effective business communication 2. Importance of effective business communication 3. Opportunities/ benefits/ advantages to business where people/ employees from different nationalities work together who come with their own different cultures, experiences and languages > but they all use English as the main language (but, remember, they have different levels of prowess - how good they are, in English: speaking. understanding, reading, writing and listening and different accents) 4. Disadvantages/threats to the business of using English as the main mode of communication and how it can create issues in a globalised workspace where people come from different nationalities so the way they speak, understand and use English is different 5. Add general comments in the end on what do you think is the best thing for a global business to follow to achieve effective communication especially when they have employees who come from different countries/culture Question: Modern offices are becoming increasingly multicultural in a globalised world. In big financial centres like New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore the offices of banks, insurance companies and media outlets are made up of highly skilled and educated staff from all over the world. You can be sitting at a desk where the man sitting next to you is from Rio, where the woman across the room who has shouted out the latest share price is Australian and the Ghanaian team leader has just put a fresh cup of coffee in front of you. One common theme is that you all speak to each other in English Share in your own words, the opportunities and threats for a business associated with globalised workplaces where the language of communication is increasingly English. Instructions: - Answer in your own words Answer MUST be a minimum of 5 sentences -Answer in full sentences - Discuss the above with your family friends and think over it yourself and write the answer based on the combined information/ experiences + the concept of communication and globalised workspaces which was discussed and learnt in class - Remember the question clearly states that all the employees know English, but you need to think about the different levels of mastery over English speaking, reading, understanding, writing and context, accent differences between employees in a business and impact on the business of this If I were you, I would follow the below steps to write my answer. 1. Start by defining effective business communication 2. Importance of effective business communication 3. Opportunities/ benefits/ advantages to business where people/ employees from different nationalities work together who come with their own different cultures, experiences and languages > but they all use English as the main language (but, remember, they have different levels of prowess - how good they are, in English: speaking. understanding, reading, writing and listening and different accents) 4. Disadvantages/threats to the business of using English as the main mode of communication and how it can create issues in a globalised workspace where people come from different nationalities so the way they speak, understand and use English is different 5. Add general comments in the end on what do you think is the best thing for a global business to follow to achieve effective communication especially when they have employees who come from different countries/culture