This roleplay is designed for a student and teacher, with more focus for the student to speak. For two students use roleplay 1b.
Meeting roleplay with your business partner, you represent a tshirt company, you want to invest in importing. Take the role of A.
A: (very polite greeting / chat)
B: Good morning
A: (start and introduce the meeting. The agenda: country of manufacture, choice of colour, quantity of order. Ask about AOB)
B: No, that’s fine.
A:
- Introduce the first topic
- (Compare India, China and Morocco)
- Ask for questions
B: yes, why don’t we order from a French company?
A: (politely refuse this idea because it’s too expensive due to tax and the French company will probably import from China anyway)
B: I have a friend in Marseille who produces shirts, it’s a family business and he’s expanding, he’s due to open a store in Paris this year –
A: (interrupting positively)
(ask for the details to be emailed so we can compare the costs.)
B: oh okay then
A: (Conclude point 1, move onto point 2)
(Choice of colours: compare and give your opinion on best colour due to season and market trend-prepare to be interrupted )
B: interrupting – actually my friend, said that the colour-
A: ask to finish your point first
B: oh sorry, go ahead / please continue
A: (finish your point, ask B to continue their original point that you interrupted)
B: bla bla bla bla
A: (thank B for their comment, conclude, move onto point 3: quantity – small medium or a large amount. You think a large quantity is best, ask for opinion on which order to make)
B: a small order might be good, we would have a smaller risk
A: (disagree, give a reason, ask for opinion on larger order)
B: but that’s very expensive a medium order would be better probably
A: (partly agree, point out cheaper cost of larger order)
B: I see I see, maybe we should go for the largest order then
A: (agree strongly)
B: well that’s agreed then, let’s do that
A: (finish, conclude, arrange next meeting to discuss costs of using friend’s business)
B: Actually that won’t be necessary, let’s just go with your proposal
A: (agree, next meeting is to discuss funding sources and anything else, confirm time, thanks, end)