FIB 12B – 9
FIB Opening
Saly: ທ່ານນັກຮຽນນັກສຶກສາທັງຫຼາຍ ບົດຮຽນຂອງເຮົາມື້ນີ້ຈະເລີ້ມຕົ້ນດ້ວຍໜ້າທີ່ຂອງພາສາ ຊຶ່ງເທື່ອນີ້ຈະແມ່ນກ່ຽວກັບວິທີການຫັນປ່ຽນເລື້ອງທີ່ກຳລັງລົມກັນຢູ່ໄປເປັນເລື້ອງອື່ນ.
Focus on Functions: Changing the Subject
Larry: Focus on Functions: Changing the Subject
Saly: ການປ່ຽນເລື້ອງຫຼືຫົວຂໍ້ລົມກັນ.
Larry: Listen carefully.
Saly: ເຊີນຟັງປະໂຫຽກຕ່າງໆຕໍ່ໄປນີ້.
Eliz: By the way...
By the way, I see that you got someone new on your team.
(pause for repeat)
Eliz: So...
So what’s new in your department?
(pause for repeat)
Eliz: You know...
You know, I heard that Mary is leaving.
(pause for repeat)
MUSIC
Gary’s Tips: Discussing Personal Information
Larry: Gary’s Tips.
Saly: ຄວາມຮູ້ພິເສດທາງດ້ານວັດທະນະທຳຈາກ Gary. ໃນຄວາມຮູ້ເທື່ອນີ້ ທ່ານຈະໄດ້ຮຽນກ່ຽວກັບວິທີຫັນປ່ຽນເລື້ອງຫຼືຫົວຂໍ້ການສົນທະນາກັນ. ເຊີນຟັງຄຳອະທິບາຍຈາກ Gary.
UPBEAT MUSIC
Eliz: Now it’s time for Gary’s Tips with Gary Engleton!
Gary: Hello, Elizabeth! Today I’ll be talking about changing the subject.
“Changing the subject” means moving a conversation to a different topic or subject.
At the beginning of today’s Business Dialog, Cynthia changes the subject by using the expression, “By the way...”
Cynthia: Hi Doug! How’re you doing?
Doug: Not bad, Cynthia. And yourself?
Cynthia: Pretty good.
By the way, I see that you got someone new on your team today.
What’s his name?
Doug: His name’s Victor.
Gary: Cynthia begins to ask a lot of personal questions about Victor.
So Doug tries to change the subject.
He uses the word “So” to begin a new topic.
Cynthia: How’s he doing?
Doug: It’s hard to tell. He’s only been here four hours.
So, what’s new in your department?
Gary: Cynthia does not want to change the subject and she continues to ask questions about Victor.
Let’s listen.
Doug: So, what’s new in your department?
Cynthia: Uh, about Victor. Where’s he from?
Doug: I’m not sure. I think he’s from Michigan.
You know, I heard that Mary is leaving...
Gary: Again, Victor tries to change the subject, using the expression, “You know...” to introduce a new topic.
But Cynthia keeps asking personal questions.
Finally, Doug is very direct.
Let’s listen:
Doug: Say, you sure have a lot of questions.
Cynthia: Sorry, I just like to know who I’m working with.
Doug: Well, you know, I haven’t really asked him too many personal questions.
I don’t know him very well yet.
Gary: In business and in the workplace, some people like to talk about their personal lives and some people don’t.If you know how to change the subject, and if you understand when the other person wants to change the subject, you can help avoid uncomfortable situations.
Thanks for joining us today for Gary’s Tips.
Eliz: Thanks, Gary!
MUSIC
Saly: ເປັນຈັ່ງໃດທ່ານ ເຂົ້າໃຈດີຢູ່ເບາະ? ທ່ານສັງເກດໄດ້ບໍ່ ວ່າມີຄຳໃດແດ່ເປັນຄຳນຳໜ້າປະໂຫຽກ ເພື່ອຢາກສະແດງໃຫ້ຄູ່ສົນທະນາຮູ້ ວ່າເຮົາຈະປ່ຽນເລື້ອງລົມກັນ. ຄຳດັ່ງກ່າວກໍມີ ຄື: By the way ກັບ So. ທ່ານລອງຄຶດເບິ່ງ ວ່າຄຳເວົ້າດັ່ງກ່າວນີ້ຕົງກັບຄຳໃດໃນພາສາລາວ.
FIB Closing
Eliz: Well, our time is up. Tune in again next time for Functioning in Business. See you then!
FIB MUSIC lead-in and then dips for voice over
MUSIC up and then fade
