Red marked places are the places I made mistakes when I typed it while listening.
Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a professor.
Sandy, how is class been going for you this
semester?
Oh, it’s great. I really
like your business psychology class, but I have one major concern about the
last assignment, you know- the one where we have
to interview a local business owner, uh, I mean,
entrepreneur?
Are you having trouble coming up with interview questions?
Well, just it is. I mean, I
worked on my high school newspaper for years, so I actually have great questions to ask. The thing
is… I’m new to the area and I don’t know people
off campus. So I was wondering
if… well, could you possibly give me the name of
someone I could
interview?
You don’t know anyone who
owns a business?
Well, yeah, back home. My
next-door neighbors-
they own a shoes store, and they are really successful-but
they are not local.
Well, it wouldn’t be fair to the other student if I gave
you the name of a contact- but I could help you figure out one way to find someone on your
own. Let’s see…Do you read the local newspaper?
Sure, whenever I have the
time.
Well, the business section in the newspaper often has
stories about local business people, who have been
very successful. If you find an article, you could
call the person who was profiled.
You mean, just call them up…out of blue, asking them if they’ll talk to me?
Sure, why not?
Well, aren’t people like
that awfully busy? Too
busy to talk to a random college student?
Many people enjoy telling the story of how they got started. Remember,
this is a business psychology class, and for
this assignment, I want you to get some real
insight about business owners, their
personality, what drives them to be become an
entrepreneur?
Like how they think?
And what motivates them, why did they start their business? I’m sure
they’d talk to you, especially if you tell them you might start a business someday.
I’m not sure I’d have the guts to do that.
Opening a business seems so risky, so scary.
Well, you can ask them if
they feel that way too.
Now you just need to find someone to interview to see if your instincts are correct.
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