These days it seems business is becoming increasingly complex and globalized. We are doing business with people anywhere in the U.S. and in many cases, people in other countries. Due to the extensive use of the Internet, the words “foreign country” does not even seem to apply anymore. The Internet has brought us all closer together in a sense, but how does that affect investor relations, sales pitches, meetings and group sessions? Many people now work more closely with their computers than they do with co-workers and because of the Internet, many companies have people working for them from various parts of the world who have never even met each other. Read the rest of this entry »