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Developing contacts
Grammar
Complete the following profile of a company manager, putting the verbs in brackets in either the past simple or the present perfect.
JIM BLAKE
Jim Blake 1 .......(join) Hodson Electricals in 1980, immediately after
finishing his degree in Chemical engineering. In 1988, the company
2.....................(choose) him to run the consumer products division. Then, in
1995, Jim's strong performance 3.....................(earn) him the topjob. He
4.....................(become) CEO of Hodson Electrics at the age of just 46.
Since then, Jim's career 5.....................(be) an example of how to manage a
company successfully. For the last ten years, Hodson Electrics
6.....................(expand) continually and now it 7.....................(become) one
of the most highly valued companies in Europę. One of Jim's secrets is to develop
talented people. Recently, he 8.....................(establish) a series of performance
measures that identify who the best performers are. Executives are now promoted without regard to seniority. For example, when he had to choose a new Chief
Financial Officer two years ago, Blake 9.....................(pass) over several
candidates in favour of 38-year-old Ben Bradley. He 10.....................(insist) always, 'Age doesn't matter. It's your ability that counts'.
People 11 .....................(cali) Blake many things during his career but one thing
that nobody can cali him is lazy. His energy and enthusiasm 12.....................
(make) the company what it is today.
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Reading
Read the extract opposite from a book that gives advice about networking. Write the correct paragraph heading (a-g) from the list below above each paragraph (1-7).
a Follow up
b Dovełop a networki-ng attitudo
c Have fun, but be polite d Everyone’s favourite word e Circulate
f Be friendly and show interest g Take the fłrst step
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NETWORKING STRATEGIES
1 Take the opportunity to build up new contacts whenever you are in business or social situations. Don't just talk to your friends and colleagues.
2 ......At parties, dont stay in one position. Move around the room so
that you talk to as many people as possible.
3 ...... Be the first to introduce yourself to others, especially to
successful people who have a wide rangę of contacts.
4 ......Repeat the person's name when you first meet them and use it
during the conversation, especially at the end.
5 ...... People do business with people that they like and trust. The
sooner you build up trust and try to help others, the fas ter your networking will produce results in terms of referrals and contracts.
6 ......It is easy to make a good impression but it is also easy to put
people off. One joke in bad taste or an offensive comment can destroy the chances for futurę business.
7 ......Keep in touch with the people you meet. Send an email after the
event to say how much you enjoyed meeting them and that you hope to see them again.
Vocabulary
Now choose five useful verb-noun collocations from the text and write them below.
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