There was a time about two decades ago when the debate was what would be the next global business language: German, Spanish or Esperanto.
Unless you are crafting something with your hands, your primary tool in business is language.
Reading business body language like a pro begins by understanding how the meaning of nonverbal signals changes as the context changes.
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Because the play is about love and business and language, it has to work on many different levels: as a farce, as a tragedy of misunderstanding, as a song of hope.
Overseas companies including Forbes Media also compete in the market for Chinese-language business magazines, though face restrictions.
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Of course, Hollywood blockbusters, wildlife documentaries and English-language business news will always find an audience in Asia.
Regardless of all of the above, one thing you should always do when traveling around China is carry with you Chinese-language business cards of your hotel or of places you wish to visit so you can show passers-by, taxi drivers, bus conductors and the like.
They value a single language for business, he says, even if it is not their own.
Subsequent legislation has ensured that French is the language of business and of education in the province.
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Despite programmes to Arabise school education, French continued to be the dominant language in business and professional circles.
If love has no place in the language of business, neither does passion.
It is a tough man who speaks the language of business, sports and politics trying to be high-toned and elegant.
Finance is the language of business, so take time to sit down with your analysis and reflect on what it is telling you.
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Over the last few months, one skill has been brought up with increasing frequency: a facility with the language of business, and, in particular, finance.
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We must start talking the same language, the language of business.
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English is the global language of business, yet English is also the native tongue of relatively few people, and it is notoriously hard to learn.
"As we are here in England, and dealing with the language of business, every word needs to be analysed with great care, " the newspaper's British correspondent writes.
The body language of business relationships is complex and context-dependent.
Another realization was that education is considered the panacea for problems and English language was the language of business (especially in India) and people were willing to pay to learn these skills.
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There will be better automatic translation, but in a lot of business-to-business e-commerce, language won't be very important.
Agile methods, used properly, make this simpler (tactically) if all parties engage, collaborate and speak unambiguously in the language of the business.
The big question: can the world economy in its current condition sustain the advancement of English as a language of international business in the foreseeable future?
The pre-eminence of the City as a financial centre and of English as the language of world business are also both vital in pulling in foreign workers.
The relaxation also covers foreign language teachers, business executives, media correspondents, researchers and employees transferred to Poland by their companies, who will not need to apply for work permits.
Now the situation has a new wrinkle: the Chinese language publication Beijing Business Today is reporting that Qihoo has launched a version of its So.com search engine optimized for mobile device, according to the Marbridge Daily newsletter.
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Surely the rise of English as a universal second language is good for business?
France, for example, never imagined that French would cease to be the international language of diplomacy and business.
Last year, the Financial Times, half-owner of The Economist, acquired 14% of the Business Standard, an English-language daily.
Singapore's Nanyang Business School offers a Chinese-language executive MBA and from next year will have an English version.
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