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59 Theshowmustgoon

It'sanexcitingdayforTipTopTrading–thelaunchofitslatestproduct,theplasticaubergine.Thelaunchistakingplaceataswankyhotelandlotsofclientshaveturnedup–butthere'soneimportantpersonmissing.Willtheteambeabletopresenttheirnewproducteffectively?

Thisepisodefocuseson thelanguagethatyoumightusewhenlaunchinganewproductatapresentation.

ItismadeofthehighestqualityplasticandI'mconvincedit'ssomethingyourbusinessneeds.

Thisproducthasbeendesignedtothehighestspecifications.It'stoughanddurable.

Itistheperfectdecorationonanycaféorrestauranttable.

Wecanofferyouagenerousdiscount.Plus,allourproductscomewithamoneybackguarantee.

Transcript

Narrator

WelcomebacktoEnglishatWork.It'sanexcitingdayforTipTopTrading.It'slaunchingitslatestproduct–theplasticaubergine.Thelaunchistakingplaceataswankyhotel;lotsofclientshaveturnedup-butthere'soneimportantpersonmissing.

Denise

HasanyoneseenAnna?

Paul

Ihaven'tseenherallmorning.Tom,youwerewithherlast.

Tom

Thatwaslastnightatthepub.Shewasdrowninghersorrows.

Denise

Drowninghersorrows?

Tom

Yeah.ShesawDavefromITwithanotherwoman–Juliefromaccounts,actually.Shewasveryupset.

Denise

OhpoorAnna.

Paul

Soyouleftherdrowninginthepub?

Andwho'sgottheprototypeauberginetoshowatthelaunch?

Tom

Ohno!

Annahas.It'sinherbag.Whatarewegoingtodo?

Denise

Panic!

Paul

NoDenise.Calmdown.I'lljusthavetomakeastartandI'msureAnnawillturnup.OK,heregoes.Excusemeeveryone,couldyouallgatherround?

Ourpresentationisabouttobegin.

Tom

I'llchangetheslidesforyouonthecomputerPaul.I'mgoodwithtechnology.

Paul

Okeydokey.Ermm…ladiesandgentlemen,thankyouforcomingtoourpresentation.Wehavesomethingveryexcitingto…ermm…showyouandit'snotafruit…haha…

Anna

…andhereitis–freshfromthefactory–ourplasticaubergine!

Narrator

Anna,you'rejustintime.

Anna

Iknow.IthinkIdrankabittoomuchlastnightandnowIcan'trememberwhattosay.

Narrator

Well,youneedtoconvinceeveryonethatthisisbestproductonthemarketandthatit'ssomethingtheyreallywant.Youcouldsay"Webelievethishighqualityproductissomethingyourbusinessneeds"–and,"Ournewproducthasbeendesignedtothehighestspecifications"–andtellpeoplethat"Thisproductistheperfectdecorationonanycaféorrestauranttable"–tellthemthat,andtheorderswillcomeflyingin!

Anna

What?

They'llsendthembyaeroplane?

Narrator

NoAnna!

Justdoyourpresentationandseewhathappens.

Anna

OKthen.Yeseveryone,thisauberginemaylookgoodenoughtoeatbutitismadeofthehighestqualityplasticandI'mconvincedit'ssomethingyourbusinessneeds.

Paul

Erryes,that'sright.Itmaybeplasticbutitis…fantastic!

Anna

ThankyouPaul.Thisproducthasbeendesignedtothehighestspecifications.It'stoughanddurable.

Client

YeahbutwhywouldIwanttobuyit?

Tom

'Cosit'scheapmate!

Anna

NoTom.It'sbecauseitistheperfectdecorationonanycaféorrestauranttable.Itshowsyou'reseriousaboutfood.

Paul

Anditdoesn'tgomouldy.

Anna

Yes.We'retakingorderstodayand…and…

Narrator

And?

Andwhat,Anna?

Anna

Idon'tknowwhattosaynext.

Narrator

Offerthemadiscountandaguarantee.

Anna

Ohright.Ifyouplaceanorderformorethan1,000,wecanofferyouagenerousdiscount.Plus,allourproductscomewithamoney-backguarantee.

Client

Ilikeit!

Narrator

WelldoneAnna.Shegaveaclearpresentation,andsoundedenthusiasticabouttheproduct.Here'sareminderofsomeofthethingsshesaid:

ItismadeofthehighestqualityplasticandI'mconvincedit’ssomethingyourbusinessneeds.

Thisproducthasbeendesignedtothehighestspecifications.It'stoughanddurable.

Itistheperfectdecorationonanycaféorrestauranttable.

Wecanofferyouagenerousdiscount.Plus,allourproductscomewithamoney-backguarantee.

Anna

Thanksforlistening.Tomhasafewslidestoshow,whichillustratehowtheauberginehasbeendesigned.Tom…Tom?

Tom

Ohno,it'sfrozen,theslideswon'tchange.

Dave

It'sOK,Icanfixit,IamtheITguyafterall.

Tom

Dave?

Whatareyoudoinghere?

CheatingonAnnalikethat.HereAnna,givemethataubergine. 

Anna

Tom,no!

Tom

There,that'sforupsettingAnna.

Dave

Haha-missedme!

Denise

Ha!

Welltheaubergine'scertainlytoughanddurable.

Paul

Tom,Anna,Ithinkwe'dbettertalkaboutthisbackinmyoffice.

Narrator

Crikey!

Thatwascertainlyaspectacularpresentation.Let'shopeTom’soutburstdoesn'tstoptheordersflyingin–butnotviathewindow!

FindoutnexttimeonEnglishatWork.Bye!

60 Steppingaside

TheteamfromTipTopTradinghasbeenhavingasmashingtimeatthelaunchofitsplasticaubergine.TomthrewoneatDavefromtheITdepartment,butitmissedhimandwentthroughawindow!

It'stimeforPaultohandoutsomeharshwordsbuthe'sabouttohearsomewordshewon'tlike.WhatwillMrSocratesthinkofitall?

Thisepisodefocuseson thelanguagethatyoumightheartodowithpeoplelosingtheirjob–orgettingthesack.

I'vebeendoingastrategicreviewofthecompany.

Ineedtodownsize.

Ineedyoutostepaside.

Thecompanyneedsnewdirectionandmoredynamicleadership.

Youaresurplustorequirement.

Transcript

Narrator

HelloagainandwelcomebacktoEnglishatWork.LasttimeweheardtheteamfromTipTopTradinghavinga smashing timeatthelaunchofitsplasticaubergine.TomthrewoneatDavefromtheITdepartment,butitmissedhimandwentthroughawindow!

 It'stimeforPaultohandoutsomeharshwords.

Paul

Thatbehaviourjustisn'ton.

Tom

SorryPaul…butitwasquitefunnywasn'tit?

Paul

Noitwasn't.

Anna

SorryPaul,TomwasjustangrywithDave.IthoughthelikedmebutwesawhimwithJuliefromaccounts.

Paul

Really?

Heseemedsuchadecentchap…anyway,don'tdoitagain.OK?

Inthemeantime,you'regoingtohavetopayforthatbrokenwindow.

Tom

What…hey?

Bbbut…

Paul

Now,excuseme,Ineedtotakethis.Hello,PaulSmithspeaking.Ah,MrSocrates…yes…ah,you'veheard…

Tom

Crikey,comeonwe'dbettergo.

Denise

ThatwasagoodshotTom!

Lookslikeit'smadeanimpactonDave.Look,he'ssentAnnasomeflowers.

Anna

Ohthere'sanoteonit.Itsays"Youcancountonme"butnoname.

Denise

Thatisastrangethingforhimtowrite.

Anna

Hmm,itisandit'snothishandwriting.

Tom

Maybeasecretadmirereh?

Iwonderwhoitcouldbe?

Denise

AreyouOKPaul?

Youlookaswhiteasasheet.

Paul

I'mnotactually.MrSocratessayshe'shavinga strategicreview.

Anna

Awhat?

Narrator

Hemeanshe'sbeenlookingathowthebusinessisoperatingandhowitshouldoperateinthefuture.

Anna

Thatsoundsserious.

Paul

Andaspartofhisreview,hesayshewantsto downsize andhe'saskedmeto… stepaside.

Anna

Why?

Whatareyouinthewayof?

Narrator

NoAnna.To stepaside isapolitewayofsayingtoleaveyourpositioninthecompany.

Anna

Oh.Idon'tunderstandPaul.Why?

Paul

Hesays thecompanyneedsnewdirectionandmoredynamicleadership.

Tom

CrumbsPaul,youcan'tgetmoredynamicthanyou!

Anna

Tom!

ButPaul,you'vebeenagreatboss.

Paul

ThanksAnna.Iguessit'stheeconomicclimate,we'renotmakingenoughmoneysocuttingstaffisinevitable.

Tom

YeahbutyoucutDenise'sjob.

Paul

Yesbutwehadtogetherbackbecauseshewasnecessaryforthesmoothrunningofthedepartment.

Denise

That'sright.

Paul

ButMrSocratessaysI'm'surplustorequirement'.

Anna

Oh,thatdoesn'tsoundgood…doesit?

Narrator

IfPaul'sjobis'surplustorequirement',itmeanshisinputtothebusinessisnolongerneeded.Soit'snotgoodnews.

Paul

AnywayAnna,MrSocrateswantstoknowifyougothisspecialmessage?

Anna

Specialmessage?

Theflowers!

?

Denise

That'sstrange.WhyisMrSocratessendingyouflowers?

Narrator

Itisabitstrange.Anyway,Paul'snewshascomeasashockforeveryone.HerearesomeofthephrasesMrSocratesusedtobreakthebadnews:

I'vebeendoingastrategicreviewofthecompany.

Ineedtodownsize.

Ineedyoutostepaside.

Thecompanyneedsanewdirectionandmoredynamicleadership.

Youaresurplustorequirement.

Anna

Right,I'mgoingtohavetocallMrSocratesandfindoutwhyhe'ssentmeflowers.

MrSocrates

Socrates…whowantsme?

Anna

Erm…helloMrSocrates…it'sAnnahere.

MrSocrates

Anna!

Myfavouritegirl.PleasecallmeBrad.Sogladyoucalled.

Anna

Ineededtospeaktoyouabouttheflowersyousentme.I'mveryflatteredbutIdon'tthink…

MrSocrates

Theflowers?

!

Sorryhoney,Ihaven'tsentyouanyflowersbutIhavesentyouanemail–haveyoureadityet?

Anna

No.Whatdiditsay?

MrSocrates

IwassayingthatasI'mgivingPaulthechop,wouldyoulikeapromotion?

Anna

Apromotion?

MrSocrates

Yes.YouhavebeenanoutstandingmemberoftheteamsohowwouldyouliketobethenewmanagerofTipTopTrading'sLondonoffice?

Narrator

WhatafantasticopportunityandonethatAnnasurelycan'trefuse–orcanshe?

AndwhodidsendAnnathoseflowerswithamessagesaying"Youcancountonme"?

FindoutwhatheranswerisinthenextEnglishatWork.Bye.

61 Decisiontime

MrSocrateshassackedPaulfromhispositionasmanagerofTipTopTradingandhe'sofferedAnnaapromotiontobethenewboss.Butwillsheaccepttheoffer?

Thisepisodefocuseson thelanguagethatyoumayhearifyouareofferedapromotionandwhattosayinreturn.

Thispromotio