VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [S]

Review today’s and last class. Do some recordings at home of the interview answers. Try to make them clearer and shorter.

How are you? / How’s it going? / How’re you doing?

5 – great / very good / really good 
4 – pretty good / good / quite good 
3 – good / not bad
2 – OK / fine / Just OK 
1 – not great / not very good 

Thanks!

And you? / How about you? / What about you?

Grammar

on my own / by myself

he is a people who is good at … – he’s the kind of person who is good at …

person = 1
people = 2+

Vocabulary

what? – sorry?
How to say? – How do you say?

describe – xing rong

attitude – the way you act

active (adj) / activity (n)

in normal time – normally / usually / most of the time 

take a day off / have a day off 

innate – sth you were born with / natural talent
eg. she told me I have a natural talent

I have an innate sense of design / I was born with a unique sense of design

major – zhuan ye (university)
eg. my major was Business Management (at university)

profession – zhuan ye (business / career)
eg. my profession is design

professional (adj)
eg. I am a very professional designer

increased – got bigger
eg. my business has increased a lot

afford – can pay
eg. they can afford what they want to buy

long lasting trust 

I prefer coffee over tea (v)
coffee is my preference (n)
eg. my business is based on personal preference

valuable / worth a lot – what people will pay
high price / expensive / costly – the number is high

Pronunciation

things – tongue outside
sings – tongue inside

certificate – ser tif fi kat (physical)

certification – ser tif fi kay shen (abstract)

What’s your experience in art business?

How many years? 
I have worked in the jewelry industry for the past 14 years.

What companies?
When I just started it was just like a hobby for me, and my family had been in the industry for some years before that, so I spent some time helping them and found I was passionate about it so I spent some time learning and working, and learning on the job. At that time this industry was quite different to now, in that it was much simpler and not complex designs, but my family did some business with Europe and the US and I realised I was a big fan of luxurious and complex designs, and realised this part of the industry had a lot of potential for growth. My family doubted that my ideas on jewelry and felt it wasn’t suitable for the Chinese market but I was determined to give it a go. I got a lot of confidence when I started to find customers.

What have your learned from this experience?
I learned that building long lasting trust by being honest and direct is something I feel is very important and useful in my business.