Magazine

Magazine : • Periodic publishion ( phat hanh dinh ki) per month • Published in Spanish and English • Qiute glossy • Give information about the head office, the president, company strategy and production methods The president: Chairing the meeting: • Make sure everyone participates • Ensure that decisions are made today Organize the meeting: Ask for each person’s opinion then list on the board, problems are: • Communication problems within the company worldwide • Proposed solutions for these problems • Problems with the magazine • If you continue publication of the magazine, ways of improving it. Your point of view: Delighted with the magazine now, see no reason to change it. It’s very glossy and colorful, has always greatly interested the workforce. The strong points are your photo (which you’ve managed to get onto the front cover in four out of five issues published so far), and “ The president speaks” – your editiorial, or “leader” as you prefer to call it, on the inside cover. The marketing manager: -have more contact than anyone else in the company with fellow managers and employees around the world. - feel that not enough is done to bring everyone together, to give them a feeling of belonging to a family, or to create a corporate identity. People need to know what is going on, who does what and where, who has been appointed to this or that post, and so on. Problem of magazine: Information is already out of date before it is published. - Think about insteading something much simpler, less glossy and more informative - Company news played on video screens in the entrance hall of the staff restaurant would be useful - Support the idea of sending news by email. The personnel manager

-

I know clearly about the communication problems with the head office.

-

My colleagues want much more information about our own company published in the magazine such as who does what, what the different subsidiaries work, other countries and ordinary workers

-

I resent if the magazine is only in English and Spanish( because only a minority of employees speak these languages). At least a page per magazine should be in the local language or international language like German or French.

-

I want a much less glossy publication, more real news, and articles in simple language about the everyday lives of ordinary employees

-

I am pleased to have all those photos of the president removed

The head of information technology

-

No one want to read this magazine because there isn’t much real news and the articles are out of date

-

There is a problem of communication with subsidiaries. Employees worldwide need to be informed of things in the company

-

The magazine should be scapped and replaced by weekly pages of news, sent by email to all employees

-

The articles would be short, up to date to be easily stored for future reference,

-

It isn’t necessary to send articles in two languages. They could be sent in Spanish or English

Assistant to the communications manager: -

No one want to read this magazine because there isn’t much real news and the articles are out of date

-

There is a problem of communication with subsidiaries. Employees worldwide need to be informed of things in the company

-

The magazine should be scapped and replaced by weekly pages of news, sent by email to all employees

-

The articles would be short, up to date to be easily stored for future reference,

-

It isn’t necessary to send articles in two languages. They could be sent in Spanish or English

Ways to ask for opinions   

Do you think...? What do you think about...? What's your opinion of...? How do you feel about...?

Personal Point of View

• • •

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Well, I think... I feel... I don't think In my opinion,... Well, If you ask me,... I personally think In my experience… In my view... Not everybody will agree with me, but... I reckon that... From my point of view... I'd like to say that... As far as I’m concerned… Speaking for myself… In my opinion… Personally, I think… I’d say that… I’d suggest that… I’d like to point out that… I believe that… What I mean is… For me,…

General Point of View

• • • •

It is thought that... Some people say that... It is considered... It is generally accepted that...

Agreeing with an opinion • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Of course. You’re absolutely right. Yes, I agree. I think so too. That’s a good point. I agree to some (certain) extent... Exactly. I don’t think so either. So do I. I'd go along with that. That’s true. Neither do I. I agree with you entirely. That's just what I was thinking. I couldn't agree more. That's very true... I know what you mean... I accept that, but… That may be true, but… I’m in favour of..

Disagreeing with an opinion • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

That’s different. I don’t agree with you. However… That’s not entirely true. On the contrary… I’m sorry to disagree with you, but… Yes, but don’t you think… That’s not the same thing at all. I’m afraid I have to disagree. I'm not so sure about that. I must take issue with you on that. Why don’t you think.. It's unthinkable... I totally (entirely, absolutely) disagree... Yoe, but on the other hand... Don't see it quite like that... But there’s no evidence for that Unlike U, I think I’ve got what you mean, but…

Not sure • • • • • •

I'm not sure about... I doubt... I have doubts about... I can't make up my mind... On the one hand..., on the other hand... Is there any evidence for that?

Suppoting ideas :  I strongly believe in  I definitely think that  I think it’s perfect for  Clearly,…  Without doubt,…  Well, there’s no doubt that,..

     

I’d’ve thought that would be… I guess that I suppose I don’t suppose I think it’s probably possible They’re probably

 I’m beginning to think it would be a good thing if… It is not true that I implied you were wrong We have decided over and over again that we need to decide it the last time. Give Ex : In the case of + noun This is an example of + clause such as + noun Summarizing your Opinion  In the end, it is important to remember that ...  All in all, I feel we need to  In conclusion, let me repeat my strong support for ...  after all

sure= ensure Questionnaire: ban dieu tra, tham do y kien. Informative: cung cap nhieu thong tin Subsidiary: cong ti con Fellow : nguoi` cung` nghe` Glossy : bong’ nhoang’, hao nhoang Corporate : doan` the ?, tap the, thong nhat

Identity : dong` nhat, giong het nhau Deal with Be in charge of Be responsible for