Lesikar's Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World 13th Edition by Kathryn Rentz,Paula Lentz

Exercise 14

Instructions: Rewrite the following sentences for a nonnative English speaker.
Rewrite the following sentences to accommodate a nonnative English speaker.
a. Last year our laboratory made a breakthrough in design that really made our sales skyrocket.
b. You will need to pin down Mr. Wang to get him to tighten up expenses.
c. Recent losses have us on the ropes now, but we expect to get out of the hole by the end of the year.
d. We will kick off the advertising campaign in February, and in April we will bring out the new products.
e. Maryellen gave us a ballpark figure on the project, but I think she is ready to back down from her estimate.
f. We will pull the plug on any of our products that are flatlining.
g. Mr. Maghrabi managed to straighten up and become our star salesperson.
h. Now that we have cut back on our telemarketing, we will have to build up our radio advertising.
i. If you want to improve sales, you should stay with your prospects until you win them over.
j. We should be able to haul in a savings of 8 or 10 grand.