Scene 01
Floor thirty-two
At 9:40 p.m., the elevator stops. Ji-won, your company's strategy director, steps inside in sharp contemporary tailoring and studies your unfinished slides.
CEFR A2Korean corporate romance~8 min4 chapters per route
Interactive English speaking story
The Director's After-Hours Deal
The presentation failed. Her confidence did not.
Join Ji-won, a magnetic Korean strategy director, after a late meeting. Clarify tasks, suggest a better plan, and decide whether the next appointment is business or dinner.
ร่วมงานกับจีวอน ผู้อำนวยการฝ่ายกลยุทธ์ชาวเกาหลีผู้มีเสน่ห์ หลังการประชุมดึก ชี้แจงงาน เสนอแผนที่ดีกว่า และตัดสินว่านัดครั้งต่อไปคืองานหรือมื้อค่ำ
You play
Ji-won's sharp new collaborator after office hours
Clarify a schedule, defend a strategy, and decide whether your next meeting needs laptops.
Speak aloud · a few missed words are okay · 2 endings
A story that changes with your voice
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Scene 02
One light left on
In the empty boardroom, Ji-won removes her blazer, rolls up the sleeves of an ivory silk blouse, and places two competing campaign plans on the table.
Scene 03
The city below
The work is finally done. On the rooftop, Ji-won loosens her collar, hands you a cold drink, and asks what the next meeting should be called.
Useful expressions
English you can actually say
- 01I would like to confirm that the client meeting starts at ten tomorrow.
- 02Could you tell me which part of the presentation I should finish first?
- 03I think we should present the safe plan because it is ready now.
- 04I would like to ask for one more day to improve the bold plan.
- 05I would like to meet tomorrow and build the strategy together.
Story vocabulary
Words you meet in context
- meeting
- การประชุม
- schedule
- กำหนดการ
- client
- ลูกค้า
- deadline
- กำหนดส่ง
- option
- ทางเลือก
- stronger
- แข็งแรงขึ้น
- available
- ว่าง
- dinner
- มื้อค่ำ
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