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⭐︎ Basic               読みやすい
⭐︎⭐︎ Intermediate  読み応えがある

​Greeting ⭐︎

Your first impression matters more than you think. It takes just a few seconds or shorter to evaluate you when you meet for the first time. Others have their opinion about you based on your facial impression, body language, manner, etc.

 

Building relationships and trust with others is much easier if they all have a good first impression. Making your first impression better requires some homework before you meet someone. In other words, you can prepare well beforehand so that your relationship with the other will last.

 

First, how you look good is one of the critical points. You need to understand that the person you are meeting for the first time doesn't know you. Thus, your appearance is usually the first information. He or she is likely to judge you by your appearance.

 

Second, a greeting is the first communication between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greeting makes you look trustworthy, helping you go into the next step, such as introducing yourself and small talk.

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​あいさつ ⭐︎

第一印象は本当に重要です。第一印象はほんの数秒かもっと短い時間で決まります。表情やしぐさやマナーによってです。

第一印象が良いと関係を築くのが容易になります。それには多少の事前準備が必要になりますが、ちゃんと準備すればできることと言えます。

まず知るべきは初めて会う方には圧倒的に見た目が大事です。他の情報がないのですから。

​また、次にあいさつです。きちんとしたあいさつは信頼できる人として判断されますので、次の自己紹介に進みますくなります。

​Greeting ⭐︎⭐︎

Your first impression matters more than you think. Though I imagine judging an individual requires a few minutes at least when you meet for the first time, it takes just a few seconds or shorter to evaluate you. Others can be impressed both positively and negatively against you even in a fraction of one second. Elements affecting their impression include based facial impression, body language, manner, etc.

 

Building relationships and trust with others is much easier if they all have an excellent first impression. This point applies to retaining them. Making your first impression better requires some homework. In other words, you can prepare well beforehand.

 

First, how you look is vital. You should be aware that the person you are meeting may not know much about you. As your appearance is usually the first information transmitted to him/her ahead of your greeting voice. Therefore, he or she is likely to judge you by your appearance.

 

Second, a greeting is the primary and the most crucial interaction between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greeting makes you look trustworthy. This routine helps you go into the next step, such as introducing yourself and small talk.

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00:00 / 01:19

​あいさつ ⭐︎⭐︎

第一印象は本当に重要で、皆さんの認識以上だと思います。数分かと思っていたら、もっと短く第一印象はほんの数秒かもっと短い時間で決まります。第一印象は良くも悪くもなりえます。表情やしぐさやマナーによってです。

 

 

 

 

 

第一印象が良いと関係を築くのが容易になります。それには多少の事前準備が必要になりますが、ちゃんと準備すればできることと言えます。

まず知るべきは初めて会う方には圧倒的に見た目が大事です。他の情報がないのですから。声よりも早く伝わります。

 

 

 

​また、次にあいさつです。きちんとしたあいさつは信頼できる人として判断されますので、次の自己紹介に進みますくなります。

​Greeting phrases ⭐︎

Good morning! How’s it going?

 

Hello! How’s your work going?

 

Hi! How is your work?

 

Good afternoon! How are you doing?

 

Good evening, how do you do?

 

Nice to meet you.

 

It’s a pleasure to meet you.

 

It’s my honor to meet you.

 

Thank you for taking time to meet us.

 

Great to see you again.

 

Hello. I’m Robert.

 

May I have your name? Hi, I am Shota who is in charge of the Search Engine Marketing.

 

Can I have your name? Hi, I’m Tanaka and thank you for your time.

 

See you tomorrow.

 

Please say hello to your family.

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​あいさつ ⭐︎

​英語のあいさつはだいたい決まっています。

​初対面、久しぶりのあいさつや朝、昼や夜のあいさつは決まったものがあります。

​別れ際にも定型があります。

​ビジネスでは第一印象が大切ですから、簡単なあいさつは覚えておくと良い関係を築くのに役立ちます。

At the office ⭐︎

Excuse me. Can I talk with you for a minute? I need to talk about the presentation with you.

 

Are you available in the afternoon today? Sure, I am available 1pm through 3 pm.

 

Can I have a minute? I would like you to check the document for the presentation.

 

Excuse me. Will you tell me about this point in more detail? 

 

Sorry, I need to participate in a meeting now. Shall we have a meeting after it?

 

Could you explain your idea regarding our plan? Ok, shall we have a meeting after lunch.

 

I would like to share with you my opinion a bit more specific. Yes, Let’s have a meeting tomorrow morning.

 

I am glad to be appointed to the leader of this team.

 

Will you take a look at the attached file before the meeting? Thank you.

 

What do you think about this? 

 

Are you free right now?

 

I’m excited to work with you.

 

I look forward to working with you.

 

We look forward to doing business with you.

 

Do you have any good news?

 

Let me know again just before the meeting. 

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00:00 / 01:10

​オフィス ⭐︎

オフィスでちょっと同僚と話したい時、お願い事をしたい時に失礼にならない言い方でやりとりできると仕事が進みます。

こちらもいくつか覚えておくと楽です。

​英語は日本語の敬語のような表現はあまりなく、丁寧に言えば大丈夫ですから汎用性があります。

In the meeting ⭐︎

We appreciate you taking the time to meet us.

 

The purpose of today’s meeting is to discuss our marketing strategy.

 

Thank you for having me.

 

Are you ready? Let’s get started.

 

I agree with you.

 

Do you agree on our suggestion?

 

Is it ok to move on to the next agenda?

 

Do you have any question?

 

May I ask you about this?

 

In my view, this plan will work well.

 

Nice meeting you. Let’s keep in touch.

 

Thank you very much for your kind support.

 

Nice meeting you. Let’s keep in touch. Have a nice day.

 

It was nice to meet you. Please come again. Have a nice day.

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00:00 / 00:47

​会議・商談 ⭐︎

会議や商談も決まった会話パターンを覚えておくだけでかなり話が弾んで良い結果が得られやすくなります。

email ⭐︎

We send an email for many different situations, including contacting friends, communicating with team members, your boss, and your family, requesting information, applying for jobs, etc. The format of the email includes plain text, images, or document attachments. There are several popular web-based email services such as Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo.

 

An email is a valuable tool. However, miscommunication can occur when people have different expectations about communication. Before you start writing an email, you need to check that the email is a good choice as a communication tool. Other methods such as phone may be better than email.

 

An email is an effective tool when sending not time-sensitive information or files such as documents, spreadsheets, PDF, etc. Also, when you need to tell the same things to many people, email is a good choice to do it simultaneously.

 

You need to take care of the contents of the email. Being too casual or too formal is not suitable for your communication. The title should be clear and simple to tell what the main topic of the message is. The format needs to be simple for the recipient to read the email easily. Finally, before you send an email, you should double-check it.

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00:00 / 01:19

​eメール ⭐︎

Eメールlは友達に連絡をとったり、仕事上のやりとり、依頼などたくさんの場面で送ります。

テキストメッセージ、画像や添付ファイルなどがありますが、ヤフー、Gmailなど多くのemailサービスがあります。

便利なツールですが時にすれ違いを生んでしまうこともあります。できれば電話など他の手段が良いのか、それともEメールが良いのか作成する前に考えてみましょう。

急いでいない時や添付ファイルがある場合、同じ内容を多くの人に送る場合には特に便利です。

​本文には十分に注意してください。カジュアルすぎても、かっちりしすぎてもよくありません。件名はわかりやすいものを選びます。フォーマットは読み手に優しいものを選び、送る前に確認しましょう。

email phrases ⭐︎

Title: Regarding your new product.

 

Title: Inquiring about your service.

 

Title: Thank you for your help during the summit

 

To whom it may concern. 

 

My name is Taro Yamada from English company. I’m writing this e-mail to introduce our new products.

 

I hope you do not mind my contacting you. My name is Tatsuya Hayashi of the financial division at Tokyo Corporation.

 

My name is Taro Tanaka, senior sales for DEF Inc. Our company is involved in software development for e-commerce business.

 

I am Mayumi from the accounting department. I am writing to inform you that we’re planning to hold an IR meeting on the next Monday.

 

Thank you very much for your quick reply.

 

I would be grateful for your help.

 

Your help would be very appreciated.

 

I’m sorry for the inconvenience caused. 

 

Thank you very much for your kind support.

 

Your kind understanding and cooperation are greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

I’m looking forward to hearing from you.

 

I hope to hear from you soon.              

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00:00 / 01:23

​eメール ⭐︎

eメールやチャットはリモートワークの普及に伴ってますます当たり前になっています。

​英語でのメールがスムーズにできれば時間短縮になります。

こちらは基本的な例文になります。参考になれば幸いです。

Negotiation ⭐︎⭐︎

What is Negotiation?

Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more parties seeking to maximize their outcomes. Let’s understand and be able to put Into practice concepts and principles in negotiation. Your professional knowledge has to be working with others. Negotiation principles will help you implement your tactics.

 

Key concepts of negotiation are as follows:

Resistance Point (or Reservation Price): Minimum point that you would accept.

Target Point (or. Aspiration Price): Point you want to achieve in negotiation. Your goal.

Bargaining Zone (or Bargaining Range; Zone of Possible Agreement): A range in which agreements are possible.

 

Planning is essential for successful negotiation. Negotiation planning and preparation makes you confident of success. Some questions support you in preparing for negotiation.

1.           What are your objectives? What are your partner’s objectives?

2.           What is your Resistant Point?

3.           What is your Target Point?

4.           What is the bargaining zone?

5.           Who should make the first offer, and what should it be?

6.           What should the counteroffer be?

7.           What criteria will you use to support your positions and persuade your partner?

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交渉 ⭐︎⭐︎

交渉とは?

 

交渉はお互いがベストの成果を得られるような合意に到達するためのアートであり科学でもあります。

ビジネスは1人ではできないので必然的に交渉が必要になります。

交渉にあたり覚えていくべきものは、

合意できる最低ラインはどこか?

目指すべき到達点はどこか?

合意できる範囲

交渉には準備が必要になり、準備が成功に導いてくれます。

 交渉の目的は?

2 妥協できる最低点は?

 最高のシナリオは?

 交渉が予想される範囲は?

 どちら側が最初に提案を出すか?それはどんな提案であるべきか?

 対案は?

7 どんなポイントで説得力を出して納得させるか?

Negotiation ⭐︎

What is Negotiation?

Negotiation is like a discussion between two or more parties. Both sides try to get their best results. Let’s understand concepts and basic skills in negotiation. In business, you have to work with others. Negotiation skills will help you act along with your tactics.

 

Key concepts of negotiation are as follows:

  1. Minimum point that you would accept.

  2. Target Point that you want to achieve in negotiation. Your goal.

  3. Bargaining Zone where agreements are possible.

 

Planning is good for successful negotiation. Negotiation planning and preparation make you confident of success. Some questions support you in preparing for negotiation.

1.           What are your goals? What are your partner’s goals?

2.           What is your Minimum Point?

3.           What is your Target Point?

4.           What is the bargaining zone?

5.           Who should make the first offer, and what should it be?

6.           What will you use to support your positions and tell your partner?

7.           Who should make the first offer, and what should it be? What should the counteroffer be? 

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交渉 ⭐︎

こちらは上記の記事をより簡単に書き直したものです。お役立てください。

 

交渉とは?

 

交渉はお互いがベストの成果を得られるような合意に議論です。ビジネスは1人ではできないので必然的に交渉が必要になります。

交渉にあたり覚えていくべきものは、

合意できる最低ラインはどこか?

目指すべき到達点はどこか?

合意できる範囲

交渉には準備が必要になり、準備が成功に導いてくれます。

 交渉の目的は?

2 妥協できる最低点は?

 最高のシナリオは?

 交渉が予想される範囲は?

 どちら側が最初に提案を出すか?それはどんな提案であるべきか?

 対案は?

7 どんなポイントで説得力を出して納得させるか?

Introduce ⭐︎

Introducing is pretty important to build relationships and trust in business when we meet someone for the first time. In introducing yourself, there is some information you exchange with your counterpart.

 

I don’t think we’ve been introduced. My name is Suzuki Tatsuya, so please call me Tatsu. Can I introduce myself a bit?

 

I work as a front-end engineer in the information technology department since last winter. My work is a lot of fun with challenging tasks.

 

There are six members of my team. My team is in charge of creating and managing overall systems and the company’s website. So, if you have any questions about systems or applications, please contact me at inquiry@abc.com

 

I studied computer science during my undergraduate, focusing on programming in python. Since my rookie year, I created a game application and a map application in a university course. Also, my friends and I took a challenge at technology competitions in which university students competed the speed and quality of developing applications.

 

I spend most of my life in Yokohama. On weekends, my favorite pastime is to visit a music concert and an art gallery. If you are interested in music/art, let’s have lunch together and talk about them.

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自己紹介 ⭐︎

自己紹介はビジネスで関係や信頼作りに重要です。初対面の相手に自身の情報を伝えます。

「自己紹介がまだでした、鈴木達也と言いますのでタツと呼んでください」

「IT部のフロントエンドエンジニアをしています。大変ですが充実しています」

人チームで社内システムとウェブサイトを運営しています。何か困ったことがあれば連絡ください」

大学ではコンピュータサイエンス、特にPythonを勉強しました。またゲームや地図アプリを在学中からやっています。友人と一緒にプログラミング大会に出たこともあります。」

​地元は横浜で休日には音楽の演奏会や画廊を回っています。もし興味があればランチでも

Global Career ⭐︎

International experience can appear brilliant to you as an option to advance your career. Before you make the final decision, there are several points you had better consider regarding moving overseas.

 

Moving overseas is a significant investment. Candidates often look for international experience when they’re younger and less settled in life. If you have a spouse and children, there are a lot more factors to consider.

 

If your primary goal is to ride on an accelerated career track, you should pay attention beyond geographic location. In most metropolitan cities already established, you’re likely to have to compete with many competent businesspersons harshly.

                                          

One option is an internal transfer within your current institution. If your company provides career options, it is worthwhile to contact your human resource team.

 

We recommend that you have some transferrable skills. High-demand and transferrable skills are information technology, digital marketing, and e-commerce.

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国際キャリア ⭐︎

国際キャリアは魅力に映るかもしれませんが、決断の前にいくつか確認しておきたい点があります。

海外転勤は投資です。若いうちの方が多いですが、家庭を持つともっとチェックすべき点があります。

キャリアアップのためならどこで働くか気をつけてください。経済が成熟した都市では競争は熾烈です。

社内異動も一つの手なのでその場合人事に確認してみてください。

​目指すならば汎用スキルを身につけてください。ITやデジタル、Eコマースなどです。

Leadership ⭐︎⭐︎

What is your leadership? Who is a leader? Explore the nature, role, and impact of leadership in our professional and personal lives.

 

There are several frameworks for understanding leadership. Utilizing those frameworks to assess our leadership is beneficial to everyone.

 

Here are points of leadership traits.

•            Coercive: Demand Compliance.

•            Authoritative: Vision, Inspiration.

•            Affiliative: Emotional Bonds.

•            Democratic: Participation, Empowerment.

•            Coaching: Develop People One-on-One.

 

Each point provides a different perspective on leadership. You cannot say what is good or bad. These points are a matter of difference, not a right or wrong question.

 

Most organizational problems have a people element. The people element is often the most challenging. Leadership frameworks may provide tips to solve issues in your organization.

 

Let's ask the following questions. Is it a leadership problem? An organizational change problem? A team's problem? A motivation problem? A culture problem? Or A combination?

 

While the frameworks are intuitive, they are vastly underused at both organizational and individual levels. Using them brings about hints to improve you and your team in a strategic, professional approach.

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​リーダーシップ ⭐︎⭐︎

リーダーシップとは?リーダーとは?について考えてみましょう。

リーダーシップを理解するためのフレームワークはいくつかあり、それらを知ることは有益かと思います。

・管理的 順守を要求

・ビジョナリー 

・共感

・権限移譲

・コーチング

どれもリーダーシップの異なる一面で良し悪しの話ではなく、それぞれ違いです。

組織やチームは、いうならば人に起因しています。そして人の課題は最も難しい問題です。しかしながらフレームワークはこちらにもヒントをくれます。

リーダーシップの問題でしょうか?組織改革の問題でしょうか?チームの問題?個人のモチベーション?それとも組織の雰囲気? それとも複合的なものでしょうか?

​フレームワークは直感的でありながら、あまり組織レベルでも個人レベルでも活用されていません。戦略的に、かつ正しい方向へ導くヒントになります。

MBA ⭐︎

What is an MBA? A Master of Business Administration, or MBA, is a general graduate business degree. In the MBA program, students learn technical, managerial, leadership, and communication skills. Earning an MBA expands your professional network and creates new opportunities after graduation. If you want to accelerate your career, transition to a new industry, or become an entrepreneur, MBA is one of the options you should consider.

 

While some MBA programs accept students without professional experience, many MBA programs require that applicants have two to four years of professional experience. Professional MBA programs are meant for bachelor’s degree holders with less than five years of experience.

 

Earning an MBA means investing a significant amount of time and financial resources. Still, the majority of people think it ultimately pays off in competitive salaries and career growth opportunities.

 

MBA programs typically include compulsory classes in accounting, management, finance, marketing, and business law, which are called core classes. In addition, management training is at the heart of any MBA curriculum, focusing on leadership, planning, business strategy, organizational behavior, and the human sides of running a business.

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MBA ⭐︎

MBAは経営管理の修士課程になります。ハードスキルやソフトスキルを学びます。MBAは卒業生ネットワークやキャリアにとって有力な選択肢の一つです。

MBAは2年から4年くらい仕事をしてから入学するのが必須です。

MBAはある意味投資でもあります。時間とお金が必要になりますが、多くの人は元は取れると思っています。

​MBAは会計やマーケティングなど必須科目があり、リーダーシップや戦略論などもあります。

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