October 21st, 2020 
A.
The idea of attending a social business function provokes anxiety in many businesspeople. What should you talk about? What should you wear? How can you make sure you maintain your professionalism?
Discuss appropriate behavior in four social situations. Decide appropriate attire, suitable topics of conversation, and other etiquette guidelines that you should follow (250 words or more).
a. Company picnic
b. Holiday party
c. Formal dinner
d. Business luncheon
B.
Read chapter 11 Professionalism at Work.
Chapter 11 discusses how facilitating a productive meeting requires skills that may be critical to your career success.
In 250 words or more, describe how you would deal with the following examples of unproductive or dysfunctional behavior and other challenges in a team meeting that you are running. Choose 2-3 of the following:
a. Jimmy, a well-known office clown, is telling off-color jokes while others are discussing the business at hand.
b. Anna is quiet, although she is taking notes and seems to be following the discussion attentively.
c. Peter likes to make long-winded statements and often digresses to unrelated subjects.
d. Carla keeps interrupting other speakers and dominates the discussion.
e. Ron and Mark are hostile toward each other and clash over an agenda item.
f. Elena arrives 15 minutes late and noisily unpacks her briefcase.
g. Kristen, Shelley, and Paul are reading e-mails and texting under the table.
h. The meeting time is up, but the group has not met the objective of the meeting.
Textbook; http://dl.booktolearn.com/ebooks2/management/9781111821227_essentials_of_business_communication_f6f7.pdf
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