The Office - Small Talk 8 - Talking About Work (C0328)

Mr. Campbell: Ah Michelle hi. I was hoping to see you. How have you been? How's the family?
Michelle: Oh hello Mr. Campbell. I'm fine and Jack's doing well. How are you?
Mr. Campbell: I'm fine thanks. I got your report this morning. Thank's for that. Are you joining the conference today?
Michelle: Yes, I'm leaving at four pm.
Mr Campbell: Good, well we can discuss this more then, but I think the figures are looking very good for this quarter.
Michelle: Yes, me too.
Mr Campbell: I'm planning to discuss the advertising budget at the conference. I don't think we should continue with the TV advertising.
Michelle: No, me neither. It's far too expensive.
Mr. Campbell: Well, let's discuss this more at the conference. Maybe we can share a taxi there.
Michelle: Yes, sure.

Key Vocabulary

conference a formal meeting where many people talk about ideas
report written document that provides information about something
discuss talk about
quarter one fourth of a calendar or fiscal year
budget money available to spend
advertise to announce or praise in order to raise awarness in a product or service

Supplementary Vocabulary

marketing act of buying or selling in a market
publish to issue publicly the work of
segment a different group
graph a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things

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