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English is the accepted language of commerce today, but doing business with people who speak it as a second language provides many communication challenges. Paying attention to what you say as well as how you say it can minimise misunderstandings and win contracts. Slow your speech pace: Deliberately aim to speak at a slower pace [...]
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A new service for business travellers will provide travel and security information to mobile phones to boost safety and save businesses money. Qantas brand QBT partners and corporate travel agency conTgo have combined to develop QBT Connect, a mobile travel assistant that allows travel managers to contact staff to deliver important information, from itinerary changes [...]
...read moreVoice calls on communications devices during a flight should not be allowed, according to 92 percent of respondents to a survey conducted by FCm Travel Solutions. While 48 percent of respondents said using a mobile phone to text or email was okay, 44 percent said mobiles should not be allowed at all. Only eight percent [...]
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A new mobile phone brand is the first in Australia to offer prepaid international calling SIM cards with a 1c per minute international call rate. Lebara Mobile offers the rate on Australia’s six most popular call destinations: Hong Kong, Indonesia (Jakarta), Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand with other countries to be reduced. “Our strategy [...]
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Research conducted by mobile roaming provider BackChat Mobile has shown that costs for international calls from Australia’s major carriers have risen up to 75 percent in countries such as Hong Kong, and the costs of receiving a call while overseas has risen 30 percent in the past two years. “It is unbelievable that the carriers [...]
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Australian software companies are punching above their weight when it comes to exporting the programs used to run a digital world. Here’s how you can join in. Exports from the software industry are as broad as the sea of binary behind the programs being sold. Advances in technology and globalisation go hand-in-hand, making software one [...]
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Communication has always been an integral part of international relationships. Here are some ways to make the communication process easier and more affordable. Lamenting the size of your business’ overseas phone bill? Tightening the business travel budget? If your business deals with overseas suppliers or clients, it’s important to maintain clear communication channels. Fortunately there [...]
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