English at Work

English at Work

Unit 2: Department Meeting

Pre-Test

Let's make some guesses real quick

Multiple Choice

ระเบียบวาระในที่ประชุม

• aggressive market

• agenda

• growth trend

Multiple Choice

ประสบปัญหา

• run into a problem

• without a problem

• strategy

Multiple Choice

อภิปราย

• discuss

• release

• new product

Multiple Choice

ตลาดเฉพาะกลุ่ม

• get idea about (something)

• aggressive market

• niche market

Multiple Choice

วางแผนกลยุทธ์

• economic prospect

• growth trend

• workout strategies

Top 10 Expressions

The Expression Used in Meeting

What is today's agenda?

แปลว่า

What is today's agenda?

วาระการประชุมของวันนี้คืออะไร

I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

แปลว่า

I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

ผมอยากอภิปรายเกี่ยวกับการจัดงานเปิดตัวผลิตภัณฑ์ใหม่ของบริษัทเรา

How's the Pinnacle project going?

แปลว่า

How's the Pinnacle project going?

โครงการพินาเคิลเป็นอย่างไรบ้าง

Multiple Choice

A: .....

B: We've been doing great during first and second fiscal quarter. Unfortunately, the sales is slightly decreased this month.

• I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

• What is today's agenda?

• How's the project going?

Multiple Choice

A: .....

B: The committee will arrive at 9 sharp. Then, we are discussing about our new products.

• I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

• What is today's agenda?

• How's the project going?

Multiple Choice

A: ...

B: I'm all ears.

• I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

• What is today's agenda?

• How's the project going?

Multiple Choice

A: .....

B: In the morning, we are talking about the main target of our company. In the afternoon, we are doing the marketing strategy.

• I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

• What is today's agenda?

• How's the project going?

Multiple Choice

A: .....

B: The sales is dramatically dropped. We need an expert to deal with this situation now.

• I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

• What is today's agenda?

• How's the going?

The project is going smoothly.

แปลว่า

The project is going smoothly.

โครงการดำเนินไปอย่างราบรื่น

We're behind schedule.

แปลว่า

We're behind schedule.

เราล่าช้ากว่ากำหนด

We've run into some problems with the project.

แปลว่า

We've run into some problems with the project.

หรือ We hit a snag.

แปลว่า เราประสบปัญหา

เราเจออุปสรรค

Multiple Choice

A: ...

B: Then, we need to discuss about the solution ASAP.

• The project is going smoothly

• We hit a snag.

• We're behind schedule.

• How's the project going?

Multiple Choice

A: ...

B: I'd like to talk about our new products' launching event.

• We've run into a problem

• We have as many as three meetings today.

• We're behind schedule.

• Mr. Smith, what do you have in our today meeting?

Multiple Choice

Situation: On the phone

A: We can't have a meeting because of COVID-19, so .....

B: Why don't we just make an online meeting?

• We've run into a problem

• We have as many as three meetings today.

• We're behind schedule.

• Mr. Smith, what do you have in our today meeting?

Multiple Choice

A: Why do you look so tired?

B: I don't want to hear it anymore. ........ The next one is at 6 p.m.

• We've run into a problem

• We have as many as three meetings today.

• We're behind schedule.

• Mr. Smith, what do you have in our today meeting?

Multiple Choice

A: Carl, how's the project going?

B: ..(เสร็จทันกำหนด)..

• We're behind schedule

• We've run into some problems.

• We're on schedule

• What is today's agenda?

I'd like to get some ideas about the marketing strategies from all of you.

แปลว่า...

I'd like to get some ideas about the marketing strategies from all of you.

ผมอยากฟังความคิดเห็นของทุกคนเกี่ยวกับกลยุทธ์ทางการตลาด

ปล. brainstorm แปลว่าอะไร....

I'd like to get some ideas about the marketing strategies from all of you.

ผมอยากฟังความคิดเห็นของทุกคนเกี่ยวกับกลยุทธ์ทางการตลาด

ปล. brainstorm แปลว่า ระดมความคิด

I'd like you to brainstorm for the solution of our company.

Electric vehicles show a growth trend.

แปลว่า...

Electric vehicles show a growth trend.

รถไฟฟ้ามีแนวโน้มการเติบโต

คำกริยานำเสนอกราฟ

เพิ่มขึ้น: rose, went up, increased

ลดลง: fell, declined, dropped

คงที่: remained steady, didn't change

ผันผวน: fluctuated

สูงสุด: reached a peak

ตำสุด: fell to low

คำศัพท์ขยาย

Adjective

Considerable (สำคัญ)

Significant (มีนัยยะสำคัญ)

Marked (ชัดเจน)

Gradual (เกิดขึ้นอย่างต่อเนื่องเรื่อย ๆ)

Slow (ช้า)

Slight (เล็กน้อยมาก)

คำศัพท์ขยาย

Adverb

Quickly, Rapidly, Swiftly อย่างรวดเร็ว

Gradually, Continuously อย่างต่อเนื่อง

Dramatically อย่างยิ่งยวด

We should find a niche market.

แปลว่า...

We should find a niche market.

เราควรหาตลาดเฉพาะกลุ่ม

We should find a niche market.

เราควรหาตลาดเฉพาะกลุ่ม

ปล. กลุ่มตลาดที่ตรงข้ามกับ

niche market คือ mass market

We should try an aggressive marketing policy.

แปลว่า...

We should try an aggressive marketing policy.

เราควรลองนโยบายการตลาดเชิงรุก

We should try an aggressive marketing policy.

เราควรลองนโยบายการตลาดเชิงรุก

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Multiple Choice

A: We're behind the schedule.

B: ...

• Then, all of us need to handle with this first, or we can't finish the task in time.

• I'd like to get some ideas about the marketing strategies from all of you.

• We should find a niche market to increase our sales.

Multiple Choice

Situation: The company have too many products. They want to keep and discard some of them.

A: What product should we keep producing?

B: ...

• I think it's best to manufacture our products in China in order to decrease the cost.

• Can you tell me what is the best method of how to solve this problem?

• Our shampoo for growing hair shows a growth trend.

  On the other hand, our face soap shows no sign of increasing.

Multiple Choice

Which one is a niche market?

• GPS Pet Tracker

• GPS for Cars

Multiple Choice

Which one is a niche market?

• Cat condo

• Pet food

Multiple Choice

Which one is a niche market?

• A Chinese restaurant

• A restaurant for eating snakes

Multiple Choice

Which one is a niche market?

• Patong beach

• Kathu waterfall

• cat café

• mountain

Real Talks 1

โครงการดำเนินไปอย่างราบรื่นครับ

A: I'd like to talk about our project for next year.

B: The project is very important to the company.

A: You can say that again. (คุณพูดถูกอย่างยิ่งครับ)

B: How's the project going?

A: The project is going smoothly.

B: That's good news. Tell me more about the progress made so far.

A: Please look at the first page of the handout.

B: Nice handout.

Real Talks 2

ผลิตภัณฑ์ใหม่นี้มีผลต่อความอยู่รอดของบริษัท

A: The economic prospects for next year are dark again.

B: We should come up with some measures for the next year.

A: I think we should try an aggressive marketing policy.

B: The new product affects the very existence of the company.

A: Yes, it is a real life and death matter.

B: I'd like to get some ideas about the strategies from all of you.