This lesson has been updated in anew series: BEP 69A Redux & BEP 69B Redux.
人々は忙しい. When you telephone people, they often aren’t there to take your call, so you need to leave a message. And almost everyone has to answer the telephone and take a message sometimes. Doing so professionally leaves a good impression on your customers, colleagues and boss.
Today we will hear a bad example and a good example of taking and leaving a telephone message.
Justin Thomas is with Trivesco, a major shipyard, or maker of ships. He is calling Sylvie Peterson at Daneline, a shipping company. Sylvie is a sales and purchase (S&P) ブローカ. A broker is a middleman or negotiator. Sylvie specializes in negotiating the purchase of “newbuildings” or newly built ships. Amy, 受付係, answers the phone.
リスニングの質問
悪い例
1) Does Amy answer the phone professionally?
2) Is Justin prepared?
良い手本
1) How does Amy answer the phone?
2) What is Mark calling about?
3) How does Amy make sure that she has got Mark’s correct phone number?
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