Lesson 4 Communicating at Work

Section 2 Written Communication in Business

Situation A. Texting and Emailing at Work

Listen Up

Script
W :
Nick, do you have a sales update for me?
M :
Yes, let’s see. [Typing sound] We’ve sold most of the new remote control toy cars.
W :
That’s great. They have been very popular.
M :
Yes, but we only have a week’s supply left in our warehouse.
W :
Really? How long until we can restock them?
M :
About two months.
W :
That’s too long. We should ask the supplier to make an earlier delivery.
M :
But the contract says they only deliver products every two months.
W :
We’ve been working with them for more than nine years. If we talk to them, I’m sure that they would be willing to make an exception.
M :
You’re probably right.
W :
Even a few dozen of them would be good. We could offer to pay a rush fee for the earlier delivery.
M :
All right. I’ll put it on my to-do list and contact them tomorrow.