We are (43. SURE) ______ by the experts that we are, as a species, designed for face-to-face communication. But does that really mean having every meeting in person? Ask the bleary-eyed sales team this question as they struggle (44.LABOUR) ___________ through their weekly teambuilding session and that answer is unlikely to be in the affirmative. Unless you work for a very small business or have an (45. EXCEPT) ___________ high boredom threshold, you doubtless spend more time sitting in meetings than you want to. Of course, you could always follow business guru Archie Norman‟s example. He liked to express (46. SOLID) ___________ with customers queuing at the checkout by holding management meetings standing up. Is email a realistic alternative? It‟s certainly a powerful tool for disseminating information, but as a meeting substitute it‟s seriously flawed. Words alone can cause trouble. We‟re all full of (47. SECURE) ___________ that can be (48. INTENTION) ____________ triggered by others and people are capable of reading anything they like into an email. There is also a tendency for email to be used by people who wish to avoid „real‟ encounters because they don‟t want to be (49.FRONT) ___________ with any awkwardness.