Pitching an Idea
(Part 3)
This is the final episode in our three-part Pitching an Idea series on pitching
an idea to your colleagues.
Jill: (fade in) … and he showed me
several websites that are being updated by general staff and not the IT
department. It’s a whole new ball game
with this technology.
All: Really? // Are you sure?
Jill: Now, check out the website for this company selling
industrial lighting. They hired someone to set up the basic site and provide
staff training in site development and maintenance. Look at it now. All for a
total cost of six grand.
All: Hard to believe //
Impressive
Jill: As Jacob knows, this
ties in with our mandate to save money AND give better service. We’ll
increase our online profile and give our website a solid reason to exist. And
that means...
Roland: THAT means that sales staff
can focus on value-added sales, instead
of messing about with the bog-standard orders.
Flora: Yes, it’s about time we
automated these sales
Jill: Exactly. This may be a tough
time for us, but I believe it’s the right time to do this. We can increase
revenue and free up time to work on special orders if we sell off-the-shelf
products over the Internet.
Flora: Well, you’ve talked me into it... and I can see that you’ve got
Roland on board.
Jill: Does anyone object to us going
ahead with this?
Flora: Sounds good to me.
Jacob: Makes sense to me too. But
it’s getting late and we’re going to have to wrap it up, folks. Let’s talk turkeyhere, Jill. How much money are we looking
at? And where do we start?
Jill: Well, I’m asking for a budget
of $5,000. The first step is to compile a
list of our “nuts-and-bolts” products
that don’t need sales support.
Jacob: Who’s the best person for the
job?
Jill: I thought I’d ask Harry to do
that, since he’s been with us for ages
and knows the product line inside
out.
Roland: He’d be my choice too.
Jill: After that, we’ll have to
decide who’s going to be responsible …
Jill: … Well, that’s the plan. I
think I can make a start on this right
away. Thanks, everybody, for your contributions. And thank you, Jacob, for your
confidence in my idea.
Jacob: Thanks, Jill, for presenting
your ideas so clearly. I have to run now,
so let’s call it a day. We’ll be
expecting regular progress report every week and you’ll need to …
Vocaburary Note
whole new ball game・・・ a completely new situation
Check something out・・・to look out
somthing carefully
grand・・・one
thousand
To tie with something・・・Have a clear
relationship with something
Mandate・・・Objective and
policy
To mess about・・・To spend time with
silly thing
bog-standard・・・Completely
ordinary
To talk somebody into something ・・・To convience sombody
To wrap something up ・・・to bring to an
end
To talk tarkey ・・・To discuss most
important thing
To call it a day ・・・To stop working on
something
