【正确答案】A: I think personal appearance, the venue for meeting and gifts for the meeting are the most important things to consider when we are going to meet a new client. First we must pay attention to our personal appearance. Formal dress is necessary. It shows our respect to the client.
B: I totally agree with you. In some ways our personal appearance stands for the image of our.company. Besides, I think business cards are also essential. All the necessary information concerning the company and ourselves are on the business cards. It is easy for a new client to get in touch with us in the future.
A: Right. It seems embarrassing to note down the address and telephone number on the spot. Another important thing is the venue for meeting. I think a tea house is a good place to meet a new client. It is quiet enough for us to talk with each other.
B: You have a point there. Our province is famous for tea. How about gifts? We can prepare some products of our company as gifts for the client. Thus he will learn more about our products.
A: It sounds fine.
B: So, to sum up, I think personal appearance, business cards and gifts are the most important when meeting a new client.
Follow-on questions
·The special local products are the best choices.
·It depends. If the colleagues are irrelevant to the business, there is no need to take them.
·It is very important to provide the new clients with information about the company because it is an opportunity to publicize your company.
·The clients' business and needs, the information about your products and so on.
·Yes. Because the direct experience will be more impressive and it is a good time to learn about the clients' interest.