Listening: First One-to-One
Audiție: Prima discuție one-to-one. Asculti o conversație reală dintr-o companie din Chicago și răspunzi la întrebări. Această audiție te ajută să înțelegi provocările unui nou manager.
Аудирование: Первая беседа one-to-one. Вы послушаете реальный диалог в офисе Чикаго и ответите на вопросы. Это аудирование поможет понять основные трудности начинающего руководителя отдела продаж.
First One-to-One
Kayla and Tom sit down in a glass-walled meeting room in Chicago for their first formal chat since Kayla's promotion.

First One-to-One
Listen and choose the right answer
What nickname does Tom use playfully at the beginning of the conversation?
- Director
- Boss
- Chief
What is Kayla's biggest struggle right now?
- Resisting the urge to jump on calls and manage former peers
- Finding new office space in Chicago
- Closing big deals without a laptop
What secret does Tom reveal towards the end of their chat?
- He is quitting to join a competitor in Boston
- He also applied for the sales manager job but withdrew
- He never liked working with the VP
How does Tom feel about not getting the promotion?
- He is deeply depressed and angry
- He is indifferent and wants a raise
- He is relieved he avoided the stress
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Tom: Just testing out your new authority as a ____ .
- Tom: I can imagine it's tough when you used to share the same ____ with us.
- Kayla: Exactly, and now I have to ____ entirely and focus on rep performance across the whole Chicago branch.
- Kayla: It is, because I keep trying to ____ and resist the urge to jump on calls with your difficult prospects.
- Kayla: You say that, but I'm worried I won't ____ if I don't show you I can still drive revenue through others.
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