Why would a person converge by using “company lingo” when speaking with a coworker?

What will be an ideal response?

People tend to change the words they use to indicate there is a relationship or connection with whomever they are talking to. When speaking to the boss, an employee might converge toward the boss’s style of talk to indicate liking or respect.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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If you were a hiring manager for a social service agency, would you would be likely to place a candidate from a low-context culture in a job as a social worker for people from a high-context culture?

a. Yes; people from low-context cultures have better verbal communication skills. b. Yes; people from high-context cultures are often eager to learn better verbal communication skills. c. No; people from high-context cultures read nonverbal cues with a low degree of accuracy. d. No; people from low-context cultures may not pick up on nonverbal clues given by people from high-context cultures.

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