Dare to evaluate my classmates

It is so painful to assess someone especially who is acquaintance and more fluent than me.

1. Duke
  - Introduction is very good.
  - Topic is very interesting and blue print is clear
  - But main part is somewhat unclear.

2. Patrick
 - Voice is good and blue print is clear
 - Eye-contact is fixed at one-side.

3. Stellar
 - In the beginning part, she look at the window not the audience. Getting the attention is important.
 - Her voice is good and comfotable pace.
 - Topic is not clear - communication or social media?

4. Phill
 - Introduction part is somewhat long
 - Very good sense of humor.
 - Blue print is clear

5. Mark
 - Standing at one point. Need more gesture.
 - Eye-contact is good.
 - Points is clear.

6. Joy
 - I feel she makes a lot of effort.
 - But more eye-contact with audience is needed.

7. Jessica
 - She prepared a lot including costume.
 - Pronunciation and example is very good.
 - But I feel her speech seems not to be natural sometimes. Eumm, How can I say? sometimes seems to be too artificial?

8. Jeffrey
 - Eye-contact and gesture is very good.
 - Contents are not clear.

9. Leon
 - Pace is really good. His pace stimulates the curiosity of next step.
 - Example is good.
 - Need more efforts in pronounciation.

10. John Go
 - Used too short sentence.
 - Blue print and purpose are clear.

11. Jacky
 - He makes big progress.
 - But topic is not clear. (He looks so nervous.)

12. Li Hangbo
 - Natural gesture
 - Voice is very good.
 - He mentioned too many things.

13. Jade
 - Structure, pronounciation, and pace is very good.
 - A little bit nervous.
 - I don't know why she is nervous. She is almost perfect. I envy you.

14. Jee
 - Structure and example is very good.
 - Clear blue print
 - Need some progress in pronounciation. But I know it is impossible. He is too old and stubborn.
    Hehe. Sorry, Jee.

15. George.
 - I like his voice very much.
 - Structure and example is so good.
 - I feel he makes lots of practice.

to managers-3rd edition

Dear managers,

I always appreciate your dedication for the company.

As we all know that in recent times, we as a family have not been seeing good growth for our firm.

We, the senior management, do realize that we all have put our best of effort but due to economic

conditions and other factors we could not realize the potential that we were looking at.

In last year, Not only reduced the sales by 7% year-on-year but also reduced operating income by 12%

due to the increases in price of raw material ; pulp

As a way forward, after a three day discussion at the board level, we have decided not to cut any jobs.

We believe that we are a family and thus the company should support its contributors, which is you,

in bad economic times. But, having no job cuts puts more load on the company’s bottom line which is not a good indication in the long run.

Thus, I request you all to support the firm as well in the following decision (which is temporary) that

would be effective until further notice.

We foresee the following policies to change as soon as our performance improves over a period of

time.

Following are the policy changes that will be effective from next month onwards.

1.      Abolition of paid vacation.

2.      No bonuses in this year

3.      Salary cut about 3-5%. The ratio will be determined according to the rank of position.

This policy will apply to all employees including president.

If we have chance to talk face to face, we can discuss more, but next meeting for all Southeast Asian managers will be held in three weeks, so I have to announce this bad news by e-mail.

After reading this mail, please tell your employees immediately to protect morale from rumor or gossip..

If you have any questions about these matters, please contact me by email.

I will respond in good faith.

I hope that as the company's situation has improved, so we can talk such a crisis as memories in the near future.

Sincerely yours,

E-mail to managers - 2nd ver.

Dear managers,

I always appreciate your dedication for the company.

Today, I am so sorry to tell you the bad news.

And I will let you know that this decision is very unfortunate, but unavoidable measures for the development of company.

Our company had bad performance last year.

The figures were the worst since our publisher was established.

Not only the revenue was reduced by 7% year-on-year but also the operating income was reduced by 12% due to the increases in price of raw material ; pulp.

What’s more, this bad situation maintained in the first quarter of this year, and seems no improvement in near future.

In the booming period, we provided a series of welfare system for the employees such as paid vacation, bonuses, health insurance, and so on.

However, the company's survival is threatened by the bad performance.

Our company does not want any one to be fired.

So headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany decided to reduce or abolish some welfare benefits(including salary) for a while after profound debate.

Reduced or abolished benefits are as like ;

1.      Abolition of paid vacation.

2.      No bonuses in this year

3.      Salary cut about 3-5%. The ratio will be determined according to the rank of position.

This policy will apply to all employees including president.

I am sure those decisions could be reconsidered if the performance is getting better and better.

As I know, we are planning some new product offerings and trying more aggressive promotional and marketing efforts. If one of them is successful, the situation will be turned around.

If we have chance to talk face to face, we can discuss more, but next meeting for all Southeast Asian managers will be held in three weeks, so I have to announce this bad news by e-mail.

After reading this mail, please tell your employees immediately to protect morale from rumor or gossip. I hope you will explain to employees sufficiently and satisfactory that this is inevitable decision considering the bad performance.

In addition, please notify that these decisions will be reconsidered at any time if the company's situation will be better.

If you have any questions about these matters, please contact me by email.

I will respond in good faith.

I really appreciate your hard working and I hope that as the company's situation has improved, so we can talk such a crisis as memories in the near future.

Sincerely yours,