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As a manager for a large, multinational corporation, you travel around the world to different countries giving presentations and conducting meetings. You always try to include humor as an icebreaker. What potential barriers could you face when delivering your presentation in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and India? Are you able to give the same presentation in all four locations? Why do you think this?

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The solution discusses barriers that managers could face when giving multinational presentations.

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You definitely would not be able to give the same presentation, and including humor as a part of the presentation will not work well. In the U.S., the humorous parts would be received in the context they're given, although including humor in a presentation isn't always professional, either. Presentations and meetings must remain professional. Instead of ...

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