【2011-01-31，一】ESL Podcast 656 – Ordering Business Stationery

If image is more important than substance, then today’s episode will give you all you need to be successful. Tags: Business Audio Index: Slow dialogue: 1:11 Explanations: 3:04 Fast dialogue: 18:26 Jermaine: How did the investor meeting go? Teresa: That meeting has been postponed until next week. One of the potential investors is out of town. Jermaine: In that case, can you help me with some of this work? Teresa: I would, but I’m busy ordering stationery right now. Jermaine: Stationery? You’re ordering stationery? Teresa: Yes, of course. For us to be taken seriously as a new company, we have to project a professional image. Having good stationery is part of that. Jermaine: I’m not sure… Teresa: Look, we can’t go to business meetings without good business cards, right? Jermaine: I guess so… Teresa: If we have any correspondence with our potential investors, we need letterhead and envelopes, right? Jermaine: I suppose… Teresa: Okay, so I’m ordering those things. In the process, I’m ordering some embossed greeting cards and some promotional postcards. We’ll also need some notepads and… Jermaine: Whoa! Aren’t you jumping the gun? Teresa: Why do you say that? Jermaine: First, we need to establish a company, and then we can start behaving like one. Teresa: That’s where you’re wrong. If you build it, they will come. Jermaine: You mean if we start behaving like a company, then the investors will come? Teresa: Precisely! Script by Dr. Lucy Tse