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1. Team-building workshop
The option to participate in next month’s two-day workshops on team building is offered to all
new employees. The skills and techniques that are practiced are designed to increase your
enjoyment of your job as well as your productivity, but former participants have reported that the
greatest benefit is the solid friendships formed among the eight team members. Please contact the
human resources office before 10
th
of this month if you’re interested in participating. There will
be two sessions: one on Thursday and Friday, the 15
th
and 16
th
, and the second on Monday and
Tuesday, the 19
th
and 20
th
(twentieth)
2. E-Commerce Seminar
Good evening, and welcome to the “Working the Web” seminar. My name is David Morrison and
I’m vice-president of E-Connect, Inc. My colleague, Ms. Nishimura, who was scheduled to lead
this evening’s introductory seminar, was unable to come due to an illness in her family, so she
asked me to fill in for her. The two of us have been working closely together for the last few
years helping small business owners like you who have little or no internet presence to expand
their share of electronic market. And we specialize in working with business owners who don’t
have a lot of hi-tech experience. My presentation will last about 30 minutes and afterwards you
can ask all the questions you like. Then, if you’re still interested, you can sign up for the full
workshop that begins next week.
3. Customer Service Training
I’d like to start by welcoming you all to FLS. My name is George Stevens, and I’m the head of
the customer service department here at our Bedford office. I’m responsible for the overall

running of this section, and for the next three days, I’ll be taking you through all you need to
know to become an effective customer service representative. Here at FLS we take our customers
very seriously, and our goal is to give you all the skills you will need to be able to respond to
customer needs. If you don’t understand at any time, please don’t hesitate to ask me. Ok, as today
is your first day on the job, let’s start with a little activity to allow us all to get to know each other
better.
4. Conference Attendance
Before we start today’s meeting, I would like to check which of you will be able to attend the
conference starting next Saturday. As you know I was planning to attend myself, but due to a
clash with the shareholders’ meeting, I won’t be able to make both days of the conference. I
would appreciate it if a couple of you could attend the conference and take notes on the three
plenary discussions scheduled for Saturday afternoon. The presentations shouldn’t last more than
about two hours. I realize that this is scheduled for a non-working day, so I would be open to
arranging a swap for those people attending, allowing you to take a half-day off another day. If
you are interested in this, please come and see me at the end of the meeting. Right, let’s move on
to the first point of the day…
5. Guest Speaker Introduction
We are very lucky to have a special guest at today’s meeting. Elvira Kaur is one of the top
fashion designers in our London office. She joined us following her graduation from City College
and she won the Herbert Award for young designers when she was just 19 years old. In two years,
she went from being an apprentice to head of our design team and, in September, she became
regional manager. We are sure that her imaginative creations will push sales for the coming year
beyond our target which, as you all know, is our most ambitious yet. Elvira is here today to
explain her designs for next year’s Spring/Summer fashion collection. Here is Elvira Kaur.
6. Point-of-sales System
Like the former point-of-sales system that we had, the new point-of-sales system has a cash
register and a screen. The main difference is that the new system can create a customer file and an
inventory tracking system. The customer file helps us maintain current mailing lists. The
inventory tracking system provides a much greater degree of accuracy. These are helpful features,
but the most useful improvement is the self-training mode. New employees can learn how to

operate the system very quickly using the self-training mode.
7. Iron-man Springblade
Are you trying to increase your strength and improve your overall condition in the shortest
amount of time? Then you must order the new Iron-man Springblade! This easy-to-assemble
piece of exercise equipment can be adjusted quickly and easily and can be used to strengthen
every part of your body – arms, back, stomach muscles, and legs. And if you order now, we will
include a workout video free of charge to teach you how to make the most of the Iron-man
Springblade. Call 555 3546 and get started on reaching your fitness goals.
8. House Description
As you can see, the house is in excellent condition. It’s worth far more than the asking price. The
present owners carried out some renovation work recently and put in a whole new bathroom and
kitchen. They were careful to retain the charming character of the house, as I’m sure you’ll
appreciate. When you go upstairs, you’ll see how cozy the bedroom is. The house is a bit small,
but you could easily build an extension over the old garage. The property is in a very desirable
location – just minutes away from the train station, a supermarket, and some restaurants.
9. Retirement Award
Before you all get back to work, I have a short announcement to make. As some of you may
know, Chuck Adams, the maintenance worker of this building for the last 25 years, is leaving us
at the end of the month. As he’s been here longer than any of us and done a great job of keeping
our offices in good condition over the years, I thought it would be a nice gesture if we got him
something for his retirement. I’ll be collecting money over the next week, so if you want to
contribute, then I’ll put it towards a gift certificate. And don’t go mentioning this to him;
remember, it’s meant to be a surprise.