VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

Today we focused on:


review email + expert’s profile

Homework

Bring an expert’s profile

Next Class Focus

Bring an expert’s profile and we will look at it together
1 : role-play call the expert
2: tell a client about this expert

Speaking exercise

I afraid I cannot get my target
And after the December many Chinese clients it is the same.

I just sent an email update to my colleagues in the US and because the time difference
I find that I cant to describe the expert’s job very well. I can write many things in Chinese but translate to English is difficult for me now.

she is directly to talk with her clients – > she talks directly with her clients
We got an export who is the senior marketing manager at B company
He is responsible for marketing channels expansion and manages their retails. do marketing strategy y, planning product releases every year.

He focuses on digital media and advertises on social media. He organizes product releases on social media platforms and builds excitement before a release
He reports directly to the CEO.


I am afraid I cannot reach my target
And after December many Chinese clients feel the same / it is the same with Chinese clients after December

I just sent an email update to my colleagues in the US and they will see it when they wake up because of the time difference
I found/realized that I can’t describe the expert’s job very well. I can write many things in Chinese but translating to English is difficult for me now. / it is difficult to express in English.

she talks directly with her clients
We got an expert who is a senior marketing manager at B company
He is responsible for marketing channels expansion and manages their retails. he plans the marketing strategy / he is involved in the marketing strategy and the planning of product releases every year.

He focuses on digital media and advertises on social media. He organizes product releases on social media platforms and builds excitement before a release
He reports directly to the CEO.

Writing exercise

Hi A hope you have a good day,
I did CR and asking for referral today and showed as below.

The current supply chain manager this expert directly contacts with A company a material purchaser and engineer but she didn’t want to share anything about her client.

and she said the decision maker and other supply chain employees they are all in TW.  In mainland China only have less people to follow a part of the A’s company project

I didn’t find anymore suitable profiles on our job board platform and I sent many connect notes to their employees who are in charge of the supply chain and waiting for replies.

If you have any questions please let me know

best,


Hi A hope you are having a good day,
I did CR and I asked for referrals today as you will see below  / as shown below:

I contacted The current supply chain manager, this expert talks directly / deals directly / deals  with A company’s material purchaser and engineer but she didn’t want to share anything about her client. / she remained very secretive  / she said it was confidential
and she said the decision maker and other supply chain employees are all (based) in TW.
In mainland China There are only a few people who support a part of the A’s company project
All key employees are in TW and I didn’t/couldn’t  find anymore suitable profiles on our job board platform and I sent many connect request / I sent a connect note to their employees who are in charge of the supply chain and I am  waiting for replies. . but I have heard from them yet. / I will keep you updated on how it goes.

For next step I am asking for more referrals and waiting for expert’s replies from linked in.

If you have any questions please let me know

best,

The only operations in China are manufacturing and transport but all the key elements are in TW.

Vocabulary

to involve (v) include / take into account  / participate
Tom is involved in the key decisions of the company.
He wasn’t willing to reveal what he is involved in

reveal (v) make something previously secret known
He revealed how much he was earning
He wasn’t willing to reveal the name of his client

to launch / to release (v)  to make a new product available to the public
The iPhone launches in September
The movie was released last week

a launch (n) : the event to launch a new product
I was invited to the new car launch on the bund

stranger (n) someone you don’t know
I am scared of strangers

referral (n) : when says you can talk to someone else and say you come from them
It is easier to get a client from a referral than from a cold lead.

cold call (n) call someone without any link
As a new employee I had to do cold calls

lead (n) someone or something who could be useful / potential customer
I find many leads on linked in

to qualify a lead (v) : talk to a lead and realize if something can be done or not
I talked to 10 leads today and 2 are interested and could work with us.

to refer (v) talk to someone about someone
I referred a friend who is looking for a job to my boss

secretive (adj) when talking about someone who doesn’t like to give information
Tom is very secretive I know nothing about him

intermediary (n) someone in the middle / someone who asks as a link
some companies want market knowledge and some expert have market knowledge so our company is the intermediary between the two

jet lag (n) : time difference you suffer from when traveling to a different time zone
I want to sleep because I still suffer from jet lag

time difference (n) the fact that you have different time in different countries
China will celebrate 2021 before the UK.

Grammar

can + V
I can swim
I can’t cook

will + V
I will buy something on 12.12 (new decision)

be doing to express future of something already decided
I am going to Japan for Xmas. (I have already bought the tickets)

Pronunciation

senior