相信有做過朋友聚會「搞手」嘅大家都明白當中嘅難處同「辛酸」:由約人,諗「食咩好」,訂位到被「甩底」,可謂勞心又勞力。
同理,返工時無論係要約同事開會定約客人傾公事,都係一門學問…
其實要做個超卓嘅職場「搞手」並唔難,跟足以下三部曲就可以:
1.約見目的/內容
先明確講明約見/開會/電話會議嘅目的。
✓ Let’s arrange a conference call so that we can discuss it further.
我們安排一次電話會議,以便作進一步討論吧。
✓ Can we meet up to talk about…?
我們可以見面談談…嗎?
✓ I would like to arrange an appointment to discuss…
我想安排約會討論…
2.提議會面時間/日期地點
如果你本身傾向於某一時間會面,不妨「先發制人」提出:
✓ How about Tuesday straight after lunch?
星期二午飯後怎麼樣?
✓ Let’s say three o’clock tomorrow?
比如說明天三點?
✓ Would Tuesday afternoon suit you?
星期二下午你方便嗎?
同時亦可講埋地點:
✓ Would it be possible to meet on February 2 at your office to discuss…?
2月2日在你的辦公室討論…可以嗎?
又或者有自己嘅「心水」時段但又希望儘量遷就對方:
✓ The best days for me would be sometime between February 10 and 16, with a slight preference for February 13 or 15. Please let me know if that would be possible.
對我來說,最好是2月10日至16日其中一天,如果是13或15日就更好了。請讓我知道這是否可行。
如果你自己冇所謂,又或者對方係上司/客戶的話,咁講更適合:
✓ Please would you indicate a suitable time and place to meet?
請告知適合見面的時間和地點。
3.期待見面
最後表達期待係不久嘅將來見面:
✓ See you.
稍後(如明天)見。
✓ I’ll see you then.
那稍後(再)見。
✓ I look forward to seeing you.
我期待與你見面。
✓ I look forward to your visit next week.
我期待你下週的到訪。