Admistrative Assistant

FIB VOA Jingle

Functioning In Business, FIB 9C-7

Saly:   Lao Opening

FIB    Opening

Saly:  Instructions in Lao       

Eliz:      What’s the difference between a receptionist and an administrative assistant?

Gary:      Administrative assistants have more technical responsibilities than

                  And they usually need to know how to use computers.

Eliz:          Do some companies have receptionists?

Gary:      Yes.  There are some receptionists in large companies.

                  But it’s usually a very low-level job.

                  Most receptionists probably want to become administrative assistants.

Eliz:      Thanks for the interesting information, Gary!

MUSIC

Language Focus: True/False

Larry:       True or False.

Saly:      Instruction in Lao how to do this exercise

Eliz:      Many people in business today use e-mail instead of making phone calls.

(ding)

(pause for answer)

Eliz:       True.  E-mail has become very popular in American business.

(pause)

Eliz:          In general, a receptionist has more responsibilities than an administrative assistant.

(ding)

(pause for answer)

Eliz:       False.  An administrative assistant usually has more technical responsibilities than a receptionist.

MUSIC

Business Dialog:      Requests and Offers

Larry:      Business Dialog

Saly:      Explanations in Lao about the following dialog   

I can’t print this document.       Lao translation

Would you mind checking the cable for me?  Lao translations     

Eliz:       Let’s listen to today’s Business Dialog.      Jerry Spaulding, the President of Spaulding Electric,  asks his assistant, Carol Wong, for help with his computer.

SFX:  office sounds

Jerry:         Uh, Carol. Could you help me for a minute?

Carol:      Sure, Jerry.  What can I do for?

Jerry:      Well, I can’t print this document.

                  Could you try to figure out what’s wrong?

Carol:      Hmmm.  The printer’s on..., so it should print.

Jerry:      What about the cable?

                  Would you mind checking the cable for me?

Carol:        No, not at all.  Oh, yeah.... OK....

                  The cable is loose.

                  That may be the problem.

                  Let me fix it.

(pause)

SFX:      printing (continues to end)

Jerry:      (VO) OK!!  It’s printing!

                  Thanks a lot, Carol.

Carol:      Anytime!

MUSIC

Saly:      Learning two new words from Special English Word Book: cell and center

FIB Closing

Eliz:      Well, our time is up.  Tune in again next time for Functioning in Business.  See you then!