Easy Japanese for Work — Season 1, Episode 25: Making small talk with a client

Episode synopsis

Today: making small talk with a client. Raphael Marso, from Germany, works at a company that makes manufacturing equipment. He moved to Japan after completing graduate school in Germany. Though still in his first year, he's been tasked with designing new products. He's finished a prototype for one of them, and is preparing to begin making presentations to potential clients. However, he still doesn't have any experience speaking with clients. To help, he'll take on a roleplay challenge where he must make small talk with a client he's meeting for the first time.

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More episodes from Season 1

• E1Communicating a sense of gratitude
• E2How to politely ask someone to repeat something
• E3Expressing an opinion concisely
• E4How to make explanations using photos and other materials
• E5Relaying messages
• E6Obtaining permission
• E7Making apologies
• E8Making suggestions
• E9Asking questions using keego
• E10Offering support
• E11Asking how to pronounce names
• E12Asking for clarification