This document provides guidance on diplomatic language, brainstorming meetings, clarifying and summarizing, commenting on others' ideas, and conducting a case study role play. It discusses using respectful, indirect language in business settings to save face and show politeness. It also addresses participation styles in brainstorming meetings across cultures and techniques for clarifying, summarizing, and commenting on ideas discussed in meetings. The document includes instructions for students to conduct a 1-minute role play as a manager and deputy deciding whether to fire a staff member due to profit losses.