【正文】 expenses are already budgeted for. So the cost of is dramatically reduced from those of someone who does it away from home. Do you think our homes or offices will change in the future because of technology? Why/why not? (Will technology change our homes or offices in the future? Why/why not?) Future Office Technology Reasons for change Interactive, automated office A touch screen allowing the office dweller to adjust with the touch of a finger, the room temperature, air flow and lighting, as well as to check planning calendars and municate with coworkers. Corporations and midsized businesses want to increase employee collaboration, utilize space better and attract and retain workers in the future. A video projector that displays images on walls, floors, desktops and other surfaces, and wireless sensors that allow a user39。 ●Personal qualities。 C: What’s important when aiming to improve production quality? Suggestion: ●Uptodate equipment ●Staff training Research and Development Customer feedback Task Sheet 2 A: What39。s important when developing new products? Suggestion: ●Market Research ●Costs Involved Trial production Customer feedback Task Sheet 3 A: What39。s important when choosing a magazine to advertise a product or service in? Suggestion: ●Cost of advertising ●Type of readers Contents Price of magazine Number of readers C: What39。s important when deciding whether to apply for a new post? Suggestion: ●Location ●Career prospects Place where it is advertised Company information B: What39。s important when choosing a business training course? Suggestion: ●Topics ●Venue Suitable applicants Dates Speakers Task Sheet 7 A: What39。s important when giving a presentation? Suggestion: ●Type of audience ●Equipment needed Length Assistant Required Reason for the presentation B: What39。 Content。 B: What is important when choosing a new supplier? Suggestion: ●Prices and discounts。 volleyball。 employees‘ being able to enjoy a close working relationship。 Giving target customers specific information and details about products for them to select and pare and thus making their purchasing more convenient。 being designed to be covert and ?subliminal‘ The effect of sponsorship equates that of advertising。 Skills and Qualities for Work Which specific skills will you need most in your career? Why? (Which skills are most important for your career? Why?) Team work can work constructively with others on a mon task Negotiating discussion to achieve mutually satisfactory resolution of contentious issues Decision making choice of the best option from a range of alternatives Resolving conflict both intrapersonally and in relationships with others Influencing convincing others of the validity of one‘s point of view Arguing for and/or justifying a point of view of course of action Problem solving selection and use of appropriate methods to find solutions Ability to work crossculturally both within and beyond the nation Prioritizing ability to rank tasks according to importance What qualities does a good employee need to have? Why? (What should a good employee be like? Why?) Which special qualities do you think a manager need to have? Why? (What kind of people should managers be?) Self awareness awareness of own strengths and weaknesses, aims and values Selfconfidence confidence in dealing with the challenges that employment and life can throw up Independence ability to work without supervision Adaptability ability to respond positively to changing circumstances and new challenges Stress tolerance ability to retain effectiveness under pressure Willingness to learn mitment to ongoing learning to meet the needs of employment and life Initiative ability to take action unprompted To what extent is it important to train people in interpersonal skills? Why/why not? (Can people be trained to work well with other people?) Training people in interpersonal skills is extremely important and should be set as top priority. Most jobs are not performed in isolation and the need to interact is often essential. In fact, most failures in the workplace are not due to lack of technical ability, but rather to shortings in interpersonal petence. An individual may be a highly skilled worker. However if he or she cannot work well with other employees, chances for success are slim. Unit One B Communication Which method of munication do you like bestletters, phone calls or ? Why? (Do you like municating with other people by letter, phone or ? Why?) I like to use to municate with people in my work and study. Email can be used not only to exchange messages among coworkers and customers but also provide information automatically. You can also set up an autoresponder service that automatically receives a message and sends a document in reply. Replying automatically to is a great way to save time and money and it is much faster than municating through snail mail. Do you think methods of munication at work will change in the future? Why? (Do you think people will municate in different ways at work in the future? Why? Why not?) Of course they will change in the future. The emergence of many new technologies will definitely create faster and more convenient munication methods. For example, the Inter will bee an even bigger deal in the future than it is today. School children will access all the great works of literature ever written with the click of a mouse. Surgery will be performed via cyberspace. All transactions with the government will be conducted via your personal puter, making bureaucratic line ups a thing of the past. Do you think panies should be able to contact their