After you have solved the exercise, see below for more information.

remote working = Arbeit(en) nicht vom Büro aus / im Homeoffice
face-to-face = persönlich
flat = hier: neutral, ohne Modulation
play havoc with sth. = etw. (völlig) durcheinanderbringen
distinct = deutlich, ausgeprägt

Lernsprache
Quelle
Sprachlevel
Übungstyp
Ausgabennummer
202205
Ausgabe EVT
Position
6
Original-Rubrik
Business Skills
Original-Unter-Rubrik
Effective communication
ContentHub Node reference (NID)
86778
Übungscontent(JSON)

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