Preparation Toeic LC Unit 12 – Part 4 ( Speeches & Internal Announcements )

M: Hello, everyone. Thank you for coming. I know all of you have traveled a long way to attend this meeting. As you know, the purpose of this meeting is to come up with some recommendations on boosting sales. As you can see, we experienced our lowest sales figure this month.

W: Thank you so much for the opportunity to give a speech at the Wildlife Association. As all of you know, a lot of wild animals are in danger of becoming extinct. And we all agree that we have to do something about that. Otherwise, we won’t be able to see those wild animals any more in the near future.

M: I am honored to introduce tonight’s speaker, Deborah Parker, the author of the new novel Pioneer. She is here tonight to share some interesting stories about her novel. After her speech, an autograph session will follow.

W: Welcome to the training session for new employees. The topic of today’s training is the staff performance evaluation policy. It has been established to give employees constructive feedback on their performances. And it can also help you become more effective at your position. 

M: We are delighted to announce that the winner of this fall’s sales contest is Jennifer Jonas. Jennifer was successful at selling 50 cars, which no one has accomplished in the last 5 years. Her achievement is particularly impressive because it happened in a month that is generally considered slow.

M: May I have your attention, please? Please be advised that there has been a change in the conference schedule. The speaker for the 2 o’clock presentation has a family emergency, so he won’t be able to make it. So please note that there is no presentation at 2.

M: Here is a graph that shows our market shares in different regions of the country. You can see that one of our regions occupies a very small market share. This problem stands out since the other three regions are doing a lot better this year. I am so sorry to announce this, but we have finally decided to close down the operations in the region where sales are much lower than the other regions. This decision was inevitable due to the increase in labor costs and the increased competition in the market. For those of you who have been working in this region, we will make every effort to minimize the damage that could possibly happen to you.

M: Welcome to this special gathering in honor of Dr. Thomas Joyce, who is leaving the Seattle Medical Center after 30 years of employment. While we are very sad to see Dr. Joyce leave, tonight is about celebrating his service and the growth that he has brought to the organization. As we all know, he started his medical career here and had been working as the director of the organ donation center for 10 years. Now that he is stepping down, he is planning to continue his career by teaching students at the Seattle Medical School.