What do you think are the characteristics of a Personal Assistant?
Listen to the following quote from a cover letter...
- Does the person sound professional?
- Is there anything strange about the way they write?
- Would they employ the person as a personal assistant?
Listen again..
How does it sound when the person says “I even talk back”?
Is the phrase “I do so much” a useful thing to say?
How would you feel if someone told you to “talk the way you talk” and they will understand you anyway?
Here's the quote again.
"I am a personal assistant, able to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask me to do things just by talking the way you talk. I understand everything you say, I know what you mean, and I even talk back. I am so easy to work with and do so much."
Re-write the text so that it sounds more professional to you.
Comprehension Questions
- How did techno-geeks feel when the product was launched?
- Why is the iphone creating confusion?
- What three questions do the shoppers ask Siri?
- Do linguists think the problem is easily solved? Why or why not?
- Why should Apple try to fix the problem with Siri?
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