FY2024 ラジオビジネス英語Lesson（４９）

Theme

香港支社の担当者と打ち合わせをする。

Mr. Naka, general manager of the overseas marketing division at a major Japanese Logistics company in Tokyo, is about to start a meeting with Helen from the Hong Kong office.

Listening point
How is the market research in Cambodia going?

The answer is:
It's been progressing well.

Dialogue

Hi, Helen.
It's been a while since we last spoke in person.

Good morning, Mr. Naka.

Yes, how time flies.
Well, we've kept in touch online, you know.

Yes, through web meetings.
We live in a convenient age where we can work from anywhere in the world.
Having said that, it's nice to see each other face-to-face sometimes.
So, how are things going in Hong Kong?

Great, Thank you.

As you know, the K project keeps us busy, and the market research in Cambodia has been progressing well.
Well, we already see some business opportunities there.

It's a bit premature to say, but perhaps we could include them in the next midterm management plan.

Sounds promising.
Let's see if we can get our management on board.

Words and phrases

It's been a while since …: ～してから随分日がたつ。
Time flies 時がたつのは速い。
premature: 時期尚早の。
midterm management plan: 中期経営計画。
promising: 有望な。
get … on board: …を乗せる。…を味方に付ける。

Business phrase of the day

Let's see if we can get our management on board.
経営陣を乗せることができるかどうかですね。

予算案について財務部を味方に引き込む必要があります。
We need to get the finance department on board with our budget proposal.

合併について最大の株主を説得することに成功しました。
We managed to get the largest shareholder on board with the merger.

Alternative expressions

get … on board の違う表現

Let's see if we can win over our management.
win over …: …を引き入れる。

Let's try to get the green light from our management.
get the green light: 賛同を得る。ゴーサインをもらう。

Upgrade your communication skills

テーマ：久しぶりに同僚に会う。

I've been following your recent projects, and I must say you've been doing some impressive work. I'd love to hear more about it and catch up on everything that's been happening since we last spoke.

catch up: 近況を語り合うこと

Remember that project we collaborated on a while back? I still think back on it sometimes. I'm excited to hear about your recent experiences and share some updates from my end as well.