She got a spec boost!
Really? Wow!
Oh no!
A positive spiral, she said.
You look a bit confused.
I say very confused.
Friend A's Business Language Lecture
A good day to you!
Welcome to Friend A's
Business Language Lecture!
The following slide shows
our agenda for the day.
1) Activity Intro
- Introductions (ALL)
- Activity objectives (Friend A)
Wait.
Umm.
2) Business language lecture
- Examples (Friend A)
- Quiz
I... uh... can't read it. Whoa.
3) Applications for the future
- Use business language
to frame future goals (ALL)
So many big words.
The first item on the agenda
is introductions.
Robocosan, please go ahead.
Do the agenda!
Do the agenda!
What's an agenda?!
Hello-bo!
I am a virtual robot from hololive's Gen 0.
My name is Roboco, pleased to...
She's thinking of fancy words to use.
meet you...?
Looks like she couldn't find any.
The next person according to
the agenda is Watame-san.
Accordeon to the agenda,
I am from hololive 4th Gen.
She brought an accordeon...
I am the Sheep Agenda,
Tsunomaki "Agenda" Watame.
Her cluelessness is obvious.
Pleased to meet your agendance.
She's sounding like royalty.
You can't sound professional just by
saying "agenda" over and over... I think.
Last up is Polka-san.
Got Polka?
Yes, Agenda!
Uhm...
I'm Omaru Polka from hololive's 5th Gen!
If anyone is a master of agendas,
We're getting more agendas now...
it's going to be me.
Which is why (?)
I shall agenda all I can today!
Looking forward to
doing business with you!
Yo, agenda!
Now that we've lost sense of
what the word "agenda" means,
let's get the lecture started!
I never understood
that word to begin with.
What the heck is an agenda?
Since all of you are
having more and more
interaction with business partners
outside hololive
for media tie-ins,
collaborations, and the like,
That's true...
I'd like for you to learn
business language "ASAP."
AS... MR...?
That's the one I know.
Polka-san, could you tell us
what "ASAP" stands for?
Agenda,
Science, Agenda, Polka, right?
That's a lot of agendas.
Agenda Science Agenda Polka!
I thought all the agenda stuff
earlier was a hint.
Okay.
Friend A's Business Language Lecture
What does "KPT" mean?
What does "KPT" mean?
KPT?
Sometimes also pronounced "KePT."
KPT...?
KPT...
Watame-san, you're being
awfully quiet. Please do tell us.
Keep...
Are we in school now?!
Oh no!
I’d like to get things going, so...
This turned into a school!
The quiet ones get called out.
I was...
I was thinking of a joke answer!
Maybe something like this.
Kaaay!
Piii!
Tiii!
"Interesting" noises there.
Please don't do that.
Don't do that!
We'll be in a whole lot of
suffering at this rate.
It's dangerous!
Yeah.
What does KPT mean then?
That's what I'm asking you.
Give us a hint, A-chan!
A hint? All right then!
I mean, I know what it means,
but for everyone else's sake, y'know?
For everyone's sake, got it!
Okay!
You can for example say, "Let's look back
on the project using KPT."
It's a method used for
reflecting on work you've done.
It's a brainstorming session in the form of
a discussion led by a facilitator.
Brains storming in a diss cushion?!
In Japanese, please?
Let's go one by one.
What does the K stand for,
Robocosan?
I feel like it stands for Keep.
Oho!
Robocosan might be on the mark.
That could be it!
Hmm?
Okay then.
Watame-san,
what does the P stand for?
Partner!
Ah...
Sure.
Partner, got it.
Anyway...
That's not it, is it?
Yep.
Polka-san,
what's the T?
Talk?
Talk.
Talk!
Hmm...
This got her blinking!
You got it wrong, but...
"Keep" is correct!
Whoa!
You "keep" some things,
identify the "P"s, and "T" some things.
I'm sure you'll figure out the "T" soon.
It's about doing something new.
To attempt...
Try!
Ah, "Try"!
Try!
That's a good guess!
It's "Try"!
We have "Keep"...
Keep, P-something, and Try.
Yeah!
You improve on "P."
These are the not-so-good things.
Keep...
Is it "Problem"?
Oh?
Correct!
Whoa! Seriously?!
She got a spec boost!
That's really cool!
Oh no!
You didn't google it, right?
Right?
I didn't look it up at all!
(Practices to keep)
(Problems to fix)
(Solutions to try)
With this method, a team can analyze
the situation at hand
and identify problems early on.
Organizing KPT sessions regularly
leads to improved knowledge sharing
and can induce a positive spiral.
A positive spiral, she said.
You look a bit confused.
I'd say very confused.
Friend A's Business Language Lecture
Business Conversation
Next up,
Let's go.
we have a conversation between colleagues.
Let's go!
Please read this script out loud!
Omaru-san,
did you manage to F-I-X a timeslot
for next week's kickoff M-T-G?
I was thinking of starting on
the resumes for it.
No...
I still have no consensus from the
MGRs of the different sections,
and the assignment of company resources
is also taking its time.
Why don't we resched to get a bit of buffer?
We need everyone to be fully Miko'd―
fully committed to this PJ,
Fully Miko'd!
so we could also consider
revising the project scheme.
I'm sure you see where this is going.
Please use the paper in front of you
to rewrite your lines using layman's terms.
Oh, I see.
I think I've heard
some of these words before.
We have, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
"Kickoff" is like,
"to start," or something like that.
Right?
And "MTG" has got to be "meeting."
Yeah?
Maybe.
To start something...
So maybe it's a prep meeting.
Ooh, nice. I'm taking that.
Like a start to...
She stole it away?
I'll take it.
Please get it done ASAP.
I'd like to stay on time.
Oh, sorry. Sorry.
On time, got it.
ASAP. ASAP.
We still have a lot on our agenda.
Sorries, agenda.
Please accept my apologenda.
We still have more to go...?
OK! I've completed mine!
It's okay, Polka.
Robocosan is done with hers.
We're still waiting for the others.
Please get it done quickly.
'Kay!
I'm rea―
Almost done?
I'm done!
Oh, you're done!
Yes! Done!
Thank you!
Okay then!
That should do!
Done, Polka-san?
That'll do!
Are you done?
Done?
I am done!
Okay! Thank you very much.
She's done! Done!
Let's hear Watame-san's answer!
Omaru-san,
did you manage to set a timeslot
for next week's prep meeting?
I was thinking of starting on
the summaries for it.
"Prep meeting" is not a bad guess!
Good, if anything!
The correct answer is
"project startup meeting."
This is the first meeting where everyone
comes together to kick off the project.
As for resume,
it doesn't mean "summary,"
but rather "documents"!
Documents!
It's documents!
Documents, huh?
Yeah.
Ohh, documents.
Yep.
Simply put, it's documents.
That wasn't bad!
You got "kickoff" after all.
Pretty good!
So I did almost nothing wrong then.
Here is Omaru-san's answer.
No... I still have
no cooperation from the
manager leaders of
the different responsibilities
and the approval of company resources
is also taking its time.
I see!
Sorry about that..
I see what you went for.
Section here actually means "department"!
It's "department."
Department!
Oh, department.
Yes!
Departments have responsibilities too.
It still kinda counts.
Same thing, same thing!
It counts.
You're really trying to shoehorn it...
Where you said "manager leader,"
it's really just "manager."
MGR stands for manager.
"Have yet to agree."
That's for consensus.
"They have yet to agree."
Agree?!
Agreement!
Yes, agreement!
Isn't it easier to just say "agree"?
You’ll ruin the video with remarks like that!
Oh, right.
And the last one means that
the allocation of the work
among the company staff is taking time.
Calling it "resources" would've been easier.
This "company resource" thing is
something I hear about often!
Me too, me too.
Manager-chan says it all the time!
"We don't have
enough company resources..."
"We don't have enough...!"
Same here, same here.
Hush, hush now.
Internal affairs.
Classified info.
It's "allocation,"
not asking for permission.
I think your managers also talk
about assigning you.
They assign you to
different shows to participate in.
Yeah.
But it seems that in this case,
it's taking time.
It's not going too well.
It's stuck there, right?
That's not good.
Do something about it, Robocosan!
Yeah, it's taking time.
I see.
With that said,
Robocosan...
let's move on to Robocosan.
Here is her answer.
It's all just letters.
That's a lot of letters.
Why don'tcha postpone it
to get a bit more leeway?
Don'tcha?
Don'tcha!
We need everyone to give their all
for Project Japan,
Project Japan...
so we could also consider
revising the project details!
It's gone Japan-wide.
I think I got pretty close!
I didn't know our team
was called Project Japan.
That would be cool.
You're our reps.
Let's see if you managed
to commit to results.
Go ahead!
"To have a bit of buffer" is
indeed "to have some leeway."
Right?
"To have leeway."
Got it!
Yeah.
And this one is "to reschedule."
"Postponing" fits here.
"To postpone."
See? See?
Yes.
Even I know what that is.
Heck yeah!
As for this one...
It isn't "Project Japan."
Just "project" would've been fine.
Really? Wow!
Darn it!
Project Japan though...
"Give their all" for "fully commit"
is actually correct!
Of course!
Nabbed another!
Just like you wrote,
they want everyone to give their all.
"Project details" is a bit off, sadly!
It's actually "project planning"!
It was "planning," huh?
Your answer came close.
So you’re suggesting to
change the schedule.
Like, "let's think about
changing the planning."
Ah, it's "planning."
Rewrite it.
"Planning."
Don't tell me you can't write "planning."
That looks more like "planting."
Oh, she erased it.
So going by this conversation,
it seems like they're
already having difficulty
just scheduling the kickoff meeting.
It feels like the project is
off to a pretty bad start.
They're using all these fancy words,
I think I pictured them
as wearing chic suits too.
but they're not getting anything done!
Knowing the jargon
only gets you so far...
Friend A's Business Language Lecture
Bonus
Let's now have
everyone here figure out
what I'm saying.
"The greenhorn's messing up
and losing their cool again!"
"I should help them."
What does "losing their cool" here mean?
Isn't it "panicking"?
Oh! That's correct!
I was pretty much expecting
That's a mahjong term, ain't it?
a correct―
Ah.
That's a mahjong term, ain't it?
a correct―
Ah.
Lose your cool
Participants
Play it safe
We originally planned to introduce some
business terms which have roots in mahjong.
That's a mahjong term, ain't it?
I was pretty much expecting
a correct―
Ah.
Ah, Polka-san.
Seems like you've said too much.
Could you please keep quiet?
We've learned quite a lot today.
Practical stuff, right?
If we talked like this
with other holomembers,
Right?
they might think we're showing off.
They might get scared of us.
Not at all!
Will they understand us?
I doubt they will, Robocosan.
"Resume" gives off
those "good work" vibes.
"Good work" vibes...
We managed to make it
today without rescheduling too.
Yeah.
We're right on schedule.
I'd say we managed to commit.
We're on time.
Yep.
We got things done ASSP.
ASSP...
Yeah.
It was super...
OK.
All according to agenda.
Super OK?!
Super OK?!
Super OK, gotcha.
Yep, super OK.
How random!
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