Meeting a new team member
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Preparation
Transcript
Peter: Hi, my name's Peter. What's your name?
Carla: Hi, Peter. I'm Carla. I'm new here.
Peter: Welcome to the company, Carla.
Carla: Thanks, Peter. I'm happy to be here and it's nice to meet you.
Peter: It's nice to meet you too.
Carla: Where do you work?
Peter: I work in the design team. We sit over there.
Carla: I'm in the marketing team. I started last week.
Peter: You work in marketing? That's very interesting.
Carla: Yes, it is. I'm enjoying it. But there are a lot of new things to learn.
Peter: I'm sure there are. I'm happy to help you if I can.
Carla: Thank you, Peter. What do you do in the design department?
Peter: I design new products.
Carla: That sounds interesting. I plan marketing events for new products. So I think we'll work together sometimes.
Peter: That would be great. So, where are you from, Carla?
Carla: Brazil. And you?
Peter: I'm from the UK.
Carla: How long have you been here?
Peter: I've worked here for three years but I actually moved here from the UK five years ago, to study.
What do you usually talk about when you meet people for the first time?
It depends on the circumstances and the context: for example, if I meet people for the first time in work environment, I ask about their job and professional development, but, if I meet people for the first time in the private sphere, I ask them about their hobbies.
When I meet people for the first time, I usually ask them about their names, jobs, where they're from, and their hobbies before introducing myself.
I usually ask about the place she came, what kind of job them do, and what church them make part.
Hi, when i meet someone new at work i usualy welcome him and make a tour with him to discover the school as i am a teacher, at the same time we speak about a lot of things such as chaleenges of life, work, and we talk about our countries or cities, cultures...etc.
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Its depends on the context in which I meet people, but in general i talk about work if is a new coworker or about a specific hobby if i am in a related place (gym, class, etc.), and if is from other country i ask about this to find out more.
I am not person speak very much I prefer to lessening more but might I talk about what a job or ask the family and were from and where do you live and maybe when he asked me I will answer then I ask same question
What do you usually talk about when you meet people for the first time?
I usually talk about hobbies, kids or pets, but they topic depends on who i am talking to, or where I meet they.
What do you usually talk about when you meet people for the first time?
When I meet someone for the first time, we usually talk about what we do in life, what food we like and where we live or where we are from