「BusinessEnglish Part7」の編集履歴（バックアップ）一覧に戻る
<p id="post-322"><u><strong><font size="4" color="#FF0000">Pitching an Idea
(Part 2)</font></strong></u><br /><br />
In the Pitching an Idea, we saw how a manager pitched an idea during a meeting.
She explained how the company website could be revamped so that customers could
order off-the-shelf products directly, instead of having to contacting a sales
representative.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>… so it really is possible to
revamp a website for under $5,000.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>All:</strong></span>(Reactions: amazing // who knew?
) (Pause)<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>Now, I’m sure you’re all
thinking that we don’t have any IT staff available to work on this. And
nobody’s touched our website since it was built 6 years ago, right?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Flora:</strong></span>You can say that again!<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>Well, I can show you how we can
do it ourselves.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Roland:</strong></span>Come on, I don’t <span class="tdatacell style1">buy that</span>. We should just <span class="tdatacell style1">scrap</span> the website and start <span class="tdatacell style1">from scratch</span>… and get experts to do it.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>All:</strong></span>(Reactions: yeah, our website is
a disaster // totally, I can’t even logon anymore…)<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>In a perfect world, we might do
that, but our <span class="tdatacell style1">backs are to the wall</span> here.
While I understand what you're saying, I believe it IS possible<span class="tdatacell style1">to make do</span>with what we've got.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Flora:</strong></span>Well,<span class="tdatacell style1">I for one</span> will believe THAT when I see it.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>I'm telling you, with only
$5,000 and a bit of input from a few key people, we can turn our website into a
sales engine…<span class="tdatacell style1">Moving on</span>, I'd like to talk
about implementation. Is everybody with me?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>All:</strong></span>(Murmurs of agreement)<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>Let's have a<span class="tdatacell style1">s how of hands</span>. How many people here share photos or
chat on the Internet? How many of you read, or even write, a blog?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span><span class="tdatacell style1">There you go</span>. You're already dealing with technical
issues that were unimaginable 5 to 10 years ago.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Roland:</strong></span>I'm starting to see what you
mean. And you really believe that our staff are capable <span class="tdatacell style1">this off</span>?<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span>Definitely. Let me explain. My
assistant has <span class="tdatacell style1">tracked down</span>several
programs and<span class="tdatacell style1">content management
systems</span>that we can use to update the site ourselves. They're<span class="tdatacell style1">user-friendly</span>and virtually free.<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>All:</strong></span>(Reactions: yeah, I've heard
about this open source thing // maybe there's something to this after all…)<br /><br /><span class="red"><strong>Jill:</strong></span><span class="tdatacell style1">I
cannot stress this enough</span>. Nowadays, it's entirely possible to...<br /><br /><font color="#339966"><strong>Vocaburary Note</strong></font></p>
<p><span class="tdatacell style1">buy it /that/somthing ・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・ to beleive
something</span><br />
scrap<span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span>to
abandon<br />
To have back to the walls<span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・to be in a difficult
position</span><br />
Track something down<span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・To search and find
something<br />
Cannot stress this out</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・</span><span class="tdatacell style1">・Fixed expression to used highlight something that is really
important</span></p>
<p> </p>
