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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Capacity Building Working Group
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(CBWG) leadership
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">would like to continue the dialogues begun during the
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2021-11-29+At-Large+Capacity+Building+Webinar%3A+At-Large+Intercultural+Virtual+Workshop">
“Art of Small Talk” <span lang="EN-US">workshop</span></a> held on 29 November 2021</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On behalf of the CBWG leadership, this is a</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> call for interested community members willing to
share a specific story, or case study, with the working group. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Specifically, we seek real-life stories where cultural differences have impacted communication and how those situations were resolved.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CBWG
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">plan</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">s</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to incorporate these real-life
experiences into </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">their
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ongoing trainings navigating the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">art of
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">small talk in a multicultural environment.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Community members are requested to p</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">lease
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">indicate their interest to share their real-life story
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of challenging communication in a multicultural environment</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, and also send a brief summary
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of their story</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">to </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At-Large Staff by Friday, 21 January 2022</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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