商务英语情景口语100主题009_BEC初级
009 brainstorming
dialogue 1
a: have you thought up any good ideas for our business proposal?
b: i haven't come up with anything good yet. somehow my brain isn't functioning today.
a: maybe you should take a break, you've been sitting at your computer for three hours trying to put something together. no wonder your mind isn't very sharp now.
b: i came up with a few different thoughts on the proposal, but now i've completely run out of ideas.
a: maybe we can shelve the proposal for a while while you brainstorm.
b: we could do that, but i hate to put everything on hold.
a: you're right, it's no good to have things up in the air for too long.
dialogue 2
a: we've got to come up with a way to solve this problem! no one is getting all their work done during the work day. we need to do some brainstorming to come up with a time-management solution for our office.
b: well, what do you suggest? it's not that we are all wasting a lot of time. fact is, we're understaffed. people just have too much to do.
a: so you think we should hire some new people? that is one possible solution. what else could be the problem?
b: maybe we do have some problems with time-management. if people were always on time to work, they might get more done in the morning before lunch.
a: that's true. also, maybe we could shorten the lunch break from one hour to forty five minutes. that would add a little time to everyone's day.
b: fifteen minutes would be good, but i wonder if it would make a big impact on the employees' output. i still think it's a problem with too much workload.
a: we ended up right where we started. maybe it is time to look for some temp workers to help with a few projects. that would lighten everyone's load.
dialogue 1
a: have you thought up any good ideas for our business proposal?
b: i haven't come up with anything good yet. somehow my brain isn't functioning today.
a: maybe you should take a break, you've been sitting at your computer for three hours trying to put something together. no wonder your mind isn't very sharp now.
b: i came up with a few different thoughts on the proposal, but now i've completely run out of ideas.
a: maybe we can shelve the proposal for a while while you brainstorm.
b: we could do that, but i hate to put everything on hold.
a: you're right, it's no good to have things up in the air for too long.
dialogue 2
a: we've got to come up with a way to solve this problem! no one is getting all their work done during the work day. we need to do some brainstorming to come up with a time-management solution for our office.
b: well, what do you suggest? it's not that we are all wasting a lot of time. fact is, we're understaffed. people just have too much to do.
a: so you think we should hire some new people? that is one possible solution. what else could be the problem?
b: maybe we do have some problems with time-management. if people were always on time to work, they might get more done in the morning before lunch.
a: that's true. also, maybe we could shorten the lunch break from one hour to forty five minutes. that would add a little time to everyone's day.
b: fifteen minutes would be good, but i wonder if it would make a big impact on the employees' output. i still think it's a problem with too much workload.
a: we ended up right where we started. maybe it is time to look for some temp workers to help with a few projects. that would lighten everyone's load.