英语角-圆桌会议 Round Table：没有吸烟的表情还酷吗？

Topic1-Sina Weibo withdraws a smoking emoji, to ban smoking

If you are a keen Weibo user, you may have noticed that the emoji that represents "cool" has been modified, with the cigarette removed, but the sun glasses get to stay.

What's the aim behind this action? How powerful the role emojis can play in preventing smoking? And why sticker is a big business in today's information era?

Topic2-Humiliating way to punish employees for bad work performance

Failing to meet your sales goals in China often leads to some amount of punishment. Usually, this results in some sort of financial penalty or not receiving a bonus. To be fair, that is true for many countries around the world.

However, a company in Shaanxi Province has come up with a new way to use social media to show their employee's failure in meeting sales goals.

Should punishment be allowed in the name of boosting productivity?

Topic3-5 Ways to make a great first impression in a professional setting

Most people will judge you within the first second of meeting you and their opinion will most likely never change. Making a good first impression is incredibly important, because you only get one shot at it.

Any time you meet someone for the first time, you always want to start on the right foot. What are a few ways you can make sure people's first impression of you is a good one in a professional setting?