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If I Want to Go to an Italian Restaurant, and You Want to Go to a Seafood Restaurant, We Are Taking Different Positions

20/02/2009

J.W. Marriott, Sr. in front of a Hot Shoppes drive-in restaurant sign in the 1930's
Restaurant
Functioning in Business, FIB 10C-5

FIB Jingle

FIB   10C – 5

 

Saly: ວິທຍຸ​ວີ​ໂອ​ເອຂໍ​ສ​ເນີ​ບົດຮຽນ​ພາສາ​ອັງກິດ Functioning In Business.

 

FIB    Opening

Interview: Dave Gomez

Saly:   ມື້​ນີ້ ທໍາອິດ​ເຮົາ​ຈະ​ຟັງ​ບົດ​ສຳພາດ​ບົດ​ນຶ່ງ​.

 

Larry:        Interview

 

Saly:   ໃນ​ບົດ​ສຳພາດບົດ​ນີ້ ທ່ານ​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຍິນ​ Eliz ຖາມ​ ທ່ານ Gomez ກ່ຽວກັບການ​ສົນທະນາ​ໃນ​ເມື່ອ​ກ່ອນຂອງ​ລາວ.

 

Eliz:          This conversation took place in June of last year.

 

Gomez:     Yes, that's right.

 

Eliz:          So Mr. Blake had more than six months to install the new robots.

 

Gomez:     Yes, the robots didn't need to go into operation until January first.

 

                  So there really wasn't any deadline pressure.

 

                  I think that Charles--that is, Mr. Blake--was very well prepared for all of our concerns.

 

                  That was very reassuring.

 

Eliz:          Mr. Gomez, thank you for talking with us today.

 

Gomez:     My pleasure.

 

Eliz:          Let's take a short break.

 

 

MUSIC

 

 

 

Language Focus:       Questions Based on FIB Dialog

 

Larry:        Questions.

 

                  Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.

 

Saly:   ຕໍ່​ໄປນີ້​ເຊີນ​ຟັງ​ຄຳຖາມ. ຫຼັງ​ຈາກ​ຄຳ​ຖາມ​ດັ່ງກ່າວທ່ານ​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຍິນ​ບົດ​ສົນທະນາ​ສັ້ນໆ ຊຶ່ງ​ຈະ​ມີ​ຄຳ​ຕອບ​ຂອງ​ຄຳ​ຖາມ​ທີ່ວ່າ​ນັ້ນ​ຢູ່ໃນ​ຫັ້ນ. ​​ເຊີນ​ຕັ້ງ​ໃຈ​ຟັງ​ຄັກໆ.

 

Eliz:          What is the deadline for the installation of the robots?

 

(short pause)

 

Gomez:    As you know, we have until January first to install these machines and get them operating ...

 

Eliz:          What is the deadline for the installation of the robots?

 

(ding)

(pause for answer)

 

Eliz:          They need to be installed by January first.

 

(short pause)

 

 

Larry:        Listen to the question, then listen to the dialog.

 

Saly:   ​ເຊີນ​ຟັງ​ຄຳ​ຖາມ​ຂໍ້​ຕໍ່​ໄປ. 

 

Eliz:          Are they under a lot of deadline pressure?

 

(short pause)

 

Gomez:    As you know, we have until January first to install these machines and get them operating ...

 

                  ... so we're under no deadline pressure here.

 

Blake:       Okay, well, that gives us a fair amount of time to work with.

 

Gomez:    Plenty of time.  That sounds good, Mr. Blake.

 

Eliz:          Are they under a lot of deadline pressure?

 

 (ding)

(pause for answer)

 

Eliz:          No, they aren't.  They have plenty of time to install the robots.

 

(short pause)

 

MUSIC

 

 

Culture Tips:  The Reasons behind a Position

 

Larry:        Culture Tips

 

Saly:   ​ຄວາມຮູ້​ພິ​ເສດ​ທາງ​ດ້ານ​ວັທນະ​ທັມ.​

 

 

 

       ສຳລັບຄວາມຮູ້​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ວັທນະ​ທັມ​ເທື່ອນີ້ ທ່ານ​ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຍິນການ​ເວົ້າ​ເຖິງ​​ເຫດຜົນ​ຕ່າງໆ​ກ່ຽວກັບທ່າທີຫຼືຈຸຢືນ.

·                           a reason    ແປ​ວ່າ​ເຫດຜົນ

·                           a solution ແປ​ວ່າຂໍ້​ແກ້​ໄຂ ຫຼື​ຂໍ້​ແກ້​ໄຂ​ບັນ​ຫາ.

·                           a position  ແປວ່າຈຸດຢືນຫຼືທ່າທີ

 

Eliz:          Welcome once again to "Culture Tips" with Gary Engleton.

 

Gary:         Today, we're going to talk more about negotiations.

 

                  When you negotiate, it is very helpful to understand the reasons behind the other person's position.

 

                  If you understand why a person wants something, you can look for a solution that both of you can accept.

 

Eliz:          Can you give me an example?

 

Gary:         Well, for example, if I want to go to an Italian restaurant, and you want to go to a seafood restaurant, we are taking different positions.

 

Eliz:          Yes, we want to go to different restaurants.

 

Gary:         Right.  But if the reason I want to go to an Italian restaurant is because I like spaghetti, you may know a seafood restaurant that has great spaghetti.

 

Eliz:          I see.

 

                  And if I want to go to a seafood restaurant because I love shrimp, you may know an Italian restaurant that has shrimp.

 

Gary:         That's right.

 

                  What we wanted was different, but once we understand why we wanted it, we were closer to finding a solution.

 

Eliz:          Thanks, Gary!  That was really interesting.

MUSIC

 

Saly:   ທ່ານນັກ​ສຶກສາ​ທັງຫຼາຍ. ບົດຮຽນ Functioning in Business ຂອງ​ເຮົາ​ຍັງ​ບໍ່​

       ທັນ​ໝົດ ​ແຕ່​ມື້​ນີ້​ເຮົາຈຳ​ເປັນ​ຕ້ອງ​ໂຈະ​ໄວ້​ແຕ່​ພຽງ​ເທົ່ານິ້ກ່ອນ. ​ເວລາ​ເຮົາ​

       ພໍ້​ກັນ​ເທື່ອ​ໜ້າ​ຈຶ່ງຮຽນ​ຕໍ່.​

 

 FIB         Closing



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