LEVEL 7: Lesson 1. SOCIALIZING: Making Contacts. Scene. It s been ages!

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1 Scene It s been ages!

2 Conversation SCENE: Two old friends, Danny and Yuri, run into each other at an international exhibition. One introduces a colleague. Danny: Yuri: Danny: Excuse me, miss. (big smile) I believe we ve met. Danny?! It s been ages, Yuri! (friends greet cheek to cheek) Yuri: Danny: Yuri: What a pleasant surprise! I m so happy to see you! Likewise. So, how have you been? Well, I went back to Japan after graduation, and as you can see, I work for Future Apparel Corp. I m a product manager. How about you? What have you been up to? Danny: I never left the States, actually. I ve been in supply chain management since graduation. I m a project manager at ScoCorp now, and one of my prospective clients has a booth at this exhibition. I m paying them a visit.

3 Conversation Yuri: Really? By the way, I d like you to meet the head of our product engineering, Mr. Miura. Mr. Miura, this is Danny Brian, a friend from college. (Danny and Mr. Miura shake hands.) Danny: A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Miura. Mr. Miura: Same here. Actually, I know ScoCorp. It makes computer parts for overseas buyers, right? Danny: Right! I would be happy to tell you more sometime. Mr. Miura: I look forward to it. Well, we have a product demo in 5 minutes. Do you have time, Danny? Danny: Yuri: Of course! I guess this is my lucky day! Great! I m sure our technology will impress you.

4 PRACTICE 1: How do you greet an old friend? How do you greet an acquaintance? How would you greet someone you think you ve met before, but you can t remember his/her details? Look at the phrases below and briefly discuss with your instructor with whom you would use them. (more than one phrase applies for each situation) USEFUL PHRASES: Excuse me ma am/miss/sir. I believe we ve met (before). Good to see you again, Yuri! Excuse me, but aren t you Mr. Miura from Future Apparel Corp? What are you up to these days? It s a pleasure seeing you again, Mr. Miura. Excuse me. Have we met (before)? How have you been? 1. Yuri Sawada, a good friend from college

5 PRACTICE 1: Greet the following people using the appropriate phrases: USEFUL PHRASES: Excuse me ma am/miss/sir. I believe we ve met (before). Good to see you again, Yuri! Excuse me, but aren t you Mr. Miura from Future Apparel? What are you up to these days? It s a pleasure seeing you again, Mr. Miura. Excuse me. Have we met (before)? How have you been? 2. A project manager of a client company. You think his name is Danny Brian.

6 PRACTICE 1: Greet the following people using the appropriate phrases: USEFUL PHRASES: Excuse me ma am/miss/sir. I believe we ve met (before). Good to see you again, Yuri! Excuse me, but aren t you Mr. Miura from Future Apparel? What are you up to these days? It s a pleasure seeing you again, Mr. Miura. Excuse me. Have we met (before)? How have you been? 3. Mr. Miura, the product engineer of a prospective client company; you met at a meeting 4 days ago.

7 PRACTICE 1: Greet the following people using the appropriate phrases: USEFUL PHRASES: Excuse me ma am/miss/sir. I believe we ve met (before). Good to see you again, Yuri! Excuse me, but aren t you Mr. Miura from Future Apparel? What are you up to these days? It s a pleasure seeing you again, Mr. Miura. Excuse me. Have we met (before)? How have you been? 4. A fashion editor who interviewed you last week.

8 PRACTICE 1: Greet the following people using the appropriate phrases: USEFUL PHRASES: Excuse me ma am/miss/sir. I believe we ve met (before). Good to see you again, Yuri! Excuse me, but aren t you Mr. Miura from Future Apparel? What are you up to these days? It s a pleasure seeing you again, Mr. Miura. Excuse me. Have we met (before)? How have you been? 5.

9 PRACTICE 2: You are at an exhibition, and you see friends and acquaintances. Introduce these people to each other. USEFUL PHRASES: Mr. A, I d like you to meet Ms. B, a friend from college. Ms. B, this is my client, Mr. A. 1. Yuri Sawada, a friend from college; and Danny Brian, a project manager of a client company.

10 PRACTICE 2: You are at an exhibition, and you see friends and acquaintances. Introduce these people to each other. USEFUL PHRASES: Mr. A, I d like you to meet Ms. B, a friend from college. Ms. B, this is my client, Mr. A. 2. Tracy Kelt, fashion editor; and Mr. Miura, the product engineer of a prospective client company.

11 PRACTICE 2: You are at an exhibition, and you see friends and acquaintances. Introduce these people to each other. USEFUL PHRASES: Mr. A, I d like you to meet Ms. B, a friend from college. Ms. B, this is my client, Mr. A. 3. Danny Brian, a project manager of a client company; and

12 PRACTICE 3: In business, many introductions happen quickly with very little time to talk. If you want to keep a connection with the people you meet, you can use a number of strategies: EXAMPLES: Comment on the company the person works for: (A) Oh, I know Konda. You make solar cars, right? (B) Yes, we do. Actually Comment on the place where he/she works or lives: (A) So, you work in Aoyama? I go there all the time to meet with designers! (B) Oh, great. Maybe we can meet for lunch sometime Make a personal connection: (A) Oh really? My (friend/family member) works/used to work there. Do you know Takeshi by any chance? (B) No, I m sorry I don t. What did he do at Konda? I: I work for H&C, a fashion outlet in Shibuya. U: (you have a client in Shibuya)

13 PRACTICE 3: In business, many introductions happen quickly with very little time to talk. If you want to keep a connection with the people you meet, you can use a number of strategies: EXAMPLES: Comment on the company the person works for: (A) Oh, I know Konda. You make solar cars, right? (B) Yes, we do. Actually Comment on the place where he/she works or lives: (A) So, you work in Aoyama? I go there all the time to meet with designers! (B) Oh, great. Maybe we can meet for lunch sometime Make a personal connection: (A) Oh really? My (friend/family member) works/used to work there. Do you know Takeshi by any chance? (B) No, I m sorry I don t. What did he do at Konda? I: It s an Internet startup called Q-net. U: (you know that Q-net makes online games)

14 PRACTICE 3: In business, many introductions happen quickly with very little time to talk. If you want to keep a connection with the people you meet, you can use a number of strategies: EXAMPLES: Comment on the company the person works for: (A) Oh, I know Konda. You make solar cars, right? (B) Yes, we do. Actually Comment on the place where he/she works or lives: (A) So, you work in Aoyama? I go there all the time to meet with designers! (B) Oh, great. Maybe we can meet for lunch sometime Make a personal connection: (A) Oh really? My (friend/family member) works/used to work there. Do you know Takeshi by any chance? (B) No, I m sorry I don t. What did he do at Konda? I: Now I trade at ScoCorp. U: (your college friend interned there)

15 PRACTICE 3: In business, many introductions happen quickly with very little time to talk. If you want to keep a connection with the people you meet, you can use a number of strategies: EXAMPLES: Comment on the company the person works for: (A) Oh, I know Konda. You make solar cars, right? (B) Yes, we do. Actually Comment on the place where he/she works or lives: (A) So, you work in Aoyama? I go there all the time to meet with designers! (B) Oh, great. Maybe we can meet for lunch sometime Make a personal connection: (A) Oh really? My (friend/family member) works/used to work there. Do you know Takeshi by any chance? (B) No, I m sorry I don t. What did he do at Konda? I: AsiaOne just moved to Hong Kong. U: (you don t know AsiaOne but you do business in Hong Kong all the time!)

16 Summary You see an old friend (who you have not seen since university) at an international trade show. He looks very different, so you are not sure if he is your friend or not. He is with a woman you have not met before. Task 1: Greet your friend (your instructor) using the phrases from 1. Find out what he/she has been doing over the years. Your Old Friend

17 Summary You see an old friend (who you have not seen since university) at an international trade show. He looks very different, so you are not sure if he is your friend or not. He is with a woman you have not met before. Task 2: Your friend (your instructor) then introduces you to the woman, who works for a company called Gordon Cola. Make a connection with her. The New Contact

18 Finished It s been ages!