Hi, hi, hi!
I hope that you are doing great and that you are all well rested for extra activities for our today’s lesson which we have seen is “Rescheduling a business appointment”. Without waiting any longer, let us begin!
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Here are some tips on how you can reschedule your business appointment in 6 steps. Read them all and write down new words in your notebook and translate them with the dictionary.
Step 1 - Offer to reschedule when you cancel. Not only will this save you the hassle of trying to reschedule later, it will show that you are still interested in the appointment. When you call or email to cancel, you should end by saying that you would like to reschedule at the other person’s convenience.
Step 2 - List a few time slots you are available to meet in. You should do your best to accommodate the other person’s schedule, but it’s helpful to give them a few options to choose from. Figure out 3 or 4 times you are available, and ask whether those times are convenient for them.
- For instance, you could say, “I’m free Friday after 2pm, anytime Monday, or Tuesday between 1pm and 5pm. Do any of these work for you, or is there another time that would be more convenient?”
Step 3 - Offer to meet somewhere closer to them. To compensate for canceling your first meeting, it’s a good idea to try and make the rescheduled appointment more convenient for them somewhere. Offer to meet them at their office or somewhere close to where they will already be at that time.
- You can also suggest meeting by Skype or Google Hangouts if the person you are trying to reschedule with is very busy or far away.
Step 4 - Choose a time when you know you can make it. After canceling once, it may be even more irritating or inconvenient to cancel again, and you may damage your standing with the person your appointment is with. Look at your schedule carefully and make sure the time you agree to will work for you, and there is not a strong chance of anything unexpected coming up during that time.
- If you don’t have anything booked in December, for instance, but you know that your schedule tends to fill up around the holidays, it’s best not to reschedule your appointment for that time.
Step 5 - Make a note of the time you choose to meet. Once you decide on a time to reschedule your appointment for, put it into your calendar. You may also want to make a physical note and put it somewhere you will see it to remind yourself.
Step 6 - Thank them for their patience when you do meet. Start your appointment off by thanking the person or people you are meeting with for rescheduling. There’s no need to apologize again, but showing that you appreciate them for working with your schedule will indicate that you value their time.
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- Sound: /t/
How to recognize the sound in the word: t, tt, th, ed
Example words: tip, matter, Thomas, ripped
- Sound: /d/
How to recognize sound in the word: d, dd, ed
Example words: dad, add, milled
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Some extra vocabulary:
- develop (v) /dɪˈvɛləp/ - to grow or become more mature; to change over time
- detect (v) /dɪˈtɛkt/ - to discover or notice something, especially something that is not easy to see or hear
- deny (v) /dɪˈnaɪ/ - to say that something is not true
- defend (v) /dɪˈfend/ - to protect somebody/something from attack
- decent (adj) /ˈdiːsənt/ - good enough, sufficient; appropriate
- time-consuming (adj) /taɪm- kənˈsuːmɪŋ/ - taking or needing a lot of time
- tolerate (v) /ˈtɑːləˌreɪt/ - to allow the existence, presence, or practice of something or somebody undesirable
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Don’t forget to practice, have a lot of fun, take care and of course, see you all tomorrow for the new lesson!
Best regards,
your teacher Stevan! <3
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