外企白领口语第16课:业务伙伴会议

业务伙伴会议 Meeting with Business Partners

说服 win sb.over =persuade sb. =talk sb.to agree
A: We will meet with our clients tomorrow. Our boss hopes we can make them continue their investment. How I wish I could win them over.
B: What have you done for that?

和客户合作是件大事 It's a big issue to work with clients.
A: I have summarized the achievements we have got, and I'm to propose a concrete cooperation plan.
B: It's a big issue to work with clients.You'd better report your plan to the boss. It's no kidding to ruin the corporation.

我的发言到此结束。That concludes/ ends my speech.
A: That concludes my speech. Any questions from you?
B: Your presentation is quite clear. We can see you have done tremendous preparation.It's really great.

想出一个销售方案 put together a sales pitch
A: I need to put together a sales pitch to our clients this morning. And I've got to present it.Could you give me some advice?
B: Well,I think the most important thing is your sales pitch,and then comes the presentation.
A: I know,but the biggest headache is how to present it after I got the solution.
B: Ha,then what you need is practice on public speaking skills.

做幻灯片 make PowerPoint
A: Can you give me some advice on giving presentations?
B: I think what matters is simplicity. Remember your audience is our clients,and they don't have long attention spans.
A: Should I make a PowerPoint?
B: Sure,it's quite trendy today.But be appropriate.

主题发言人 keynote speaker
A: I heard you were chosen to be the keynote speaker of the meeting with business partners.
B: I'll just be a bundle of nerves.
A: Take it easy.It's all the same for the first time. What you need is enough preparation and rehearsal.
B: Thank you,I will.

今天的会上我们会讲很多事情。We will cover a lot of ground in today's meeting.
A: We will cover a lot of ground in today's meeting,so be quick.
B: Since we have such a tight schedule,I'd like to talk about cooperation first.

新产品卖得很火。The new products really took off/sell well.
A: Here are the graphs and figures for this month's sales. Let's review them together.
B: It seems that our new products really took off.
A: Sure,high end product,excellent marketing strategy ensure good sales.
B: I agree,our marketing strategy is truly effective.

我们的合作好像出了点问题。There seems to be some problems with our cooperation.
A: There seems to be some problems with our cooperation.
B: I'm about to talk about it too.