先看一下词汇:
1: be flooded
too receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with OR to be covered or filled with liquid that is
not normally there.
example:
Our human resource department was flooded with resumes after the open position was advertised on the company's web site.
2: break down
to separate something into different sections or parties
example:
I'm going to break down the agenda into three parts.
3: clear up
to explain something so that everyone understands it and there are no more problems.
example:
I hope that my feedback helped clear things up for you.
4: finalize
to finish a plan,project,or agreement.
we're finished negotiating the contract, We finalized the last details this morning.
5: find out
to discover information about something or somebody
example:
That was secret, how did you find out about it?
6: talk over
to discuss something thoroughly
example:
let me talk it over with my parent before we sign the contact.
7: touch on
to mention or introduce a subject briefly.
example:
I'd like to touch on this issue at the next staff meeting, but I hope to avoid a long discussion.
8:slighted
treated rudely or without consideration or respect.
example:
I feft sighted because I was not invited to the meeting.
9: at ease
relaxed, confortable, and not worried.
example:
After my performace review, I felt much more at ease.
10: on short notice
without much warning or time to prepare.
example:
I apologize for changing your schedule on such short notice.
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Presentation:
ERIN:
I am glad we could set up this meetingon such short notice.
I've been flooed with calls and emails over the past few days.
Carmen:
You mentioned that in your message, so I was anxious to talk over what you've been hearing.
Erin:
Well, I've found out that there's intense concen about how the merger will affect ABC's employees.
Carmen:
That's understanable, but rest assured that ABC's value is committed to making company employees
feel integrated into the team.
Your employees may feel more at ease if you touch on this with team.
Erin:
I have no doubt that ABC's business wants to keep everyone happy.
Carmen:
Right Now, Mike and Beckett are working out the details of how to integrate the two companyies,
including the chain of command, training and other issues.
I am confident that your eomployees won't feel sighted by the outcome.
I will get back to you as soon as any details are finalized.
Erin:
For now, though, we need a way of responding to employees.
I've kept a list of issues that have come up recently.
You have notice that I've broken them down by category.
I'm still eager to clear up the confusion regarding how we'll run the business going forward.
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Short Message:
A meeting has been set up for Monday at 9:00 in orderto address the details concerning the merger with
ABC company. We apologixe for alling this meeting on short notice, but it has become clear that many of
you have questions which you would like us to answer as soon as possible.
Mike Davis will attend the meeting and be availabel to talk over employee concerns. We are all aware
that this is a very important event for the company and one that will affect all of us.
In addition to Mike Davis, both Carmen, the consultant from Global sulotion, and I will be available to
help clear up any confusion with respect to human resource polices.
Please show up with all of your questions, concerns, and issue clearly though out, so we can go over
them together. We believe that you will be pleased with the details that we have worked out.
If you do not have any pressing concerns regarding the merger, feel free not to attend.