Unit 8 - Sales

Sales

Task 7 – Speaking.-  With a partner, act out the roles below, based on the dialogue from Task 6. Then switch roles.

Use language such as:

• I think it would benefit our team.
• Do you think it’s necessary?
• Do we need to bring in new personnel?

A: I think it’s necessary to fire some of our personnel. Some of them don’t generate the sales goals.

B: Do you think it’s necessary? I think we can also capacitate them.

A: I don’t think so. We gave them a lot of opportunnities yet.

B: Mmmh… you’re right. So, do we need to bring in new personne?

A: Yeah, please tell marketing department to start a new campaign to find new workers.

B: Got it.

Task 8 – Writing.- You are a sales supervisor. Write an email to the Company manager explaining why you believe a sales seminar would benefit your team (100 - 120 words). Talk about:

• What the course promises to do
• What the current problem in the sales team are
• Why you think the seminar would benefit your team

E-mail:

Dear Danna, as you know our sales team haven't been the best on the last quarter, so I write this e-mail in order to analize the posibilitie to go to the sales seminar that it has it's place next week. I think it will raise awareness about the situation of the company. Hope you consider it.