Tuseday, October 27, 2015

Tuesday's Assignment

How important is it to network with high officials in government? Can you be successful in business 

or life without connecting with government? Is it any different in Canada than in your country of origin?

Here are your tasks:

1. Role Play: Corrupt Officials
2. Take dictation from 3:45 - 4:07, check with a partner, practise it aloud, and record a chirbit.
3. Edit your blog to show improvements in your writing skills:
1. Do not delete the original writing, but label it "BEFORE."
2. Copy the original writing, label it "AFTER," and correct it using the checklist.
3. Update your blog.

1.

Vera: I can’t believe that Stan has been arrested. I know that he wasn’t always on the up-and-up, but he’s being accused of influence peddling and taking bribes. 

Keigo: Stan has been getting kickbacks for years. Everybody knew that if you wanted to get what you wanted from this department, you had to grease Stan’s palms. There isn’t a more corrupt official than Stan. 

Vera: But he was always so nice to me. 

Keigo: That was part of the problem. He was always good to his friends and family. That’s why he’s also known for his nepotism and cronyism. He gave friends and family plum jobs with big salaries. He had an entire good old boy network. 

Vera: Do you really think he’ll go to jail? 

Keigo: I’m sure of it. On second thought, if he can find a judge who’s on the take and is as corrupt as he is, he has a fighting chance. 

2.

 That means a commitment involved. Time spent serving your clients today. Time spent building. Time spent doing the work you have to do. That's today's revenue. I am not here to tell you that's not important, it's important. That's why we all got paid. We got a great job for the clients we already have. But building the network is a professional contact who can and will refer your business. That's a investment tomorrow.

I mean there's a commitment involved: Time spent serving your clients today, time spent billing, time spent doing the work you have to do. That's today's revenue. I'm not here to tell you that that's not important. It is important. That's how we all get paid. We got to do a great job for the clients we already have.

But building a network of professional contacts who can and will refer your business--that's your investment for tomorrow!