"French Restaurant" :60 rad

Courtney Ware

Berlitz Private Instruction

“French Restaurant” :60 radio

4/29/09

MUSIC: (VIOLIN PLAYING SOFTLY.)

SFX: (RESTAURANT AMBIENCE.)

CLIENT: (VIOLIN MUSIC UNDER.) Bonjour!

BUSINESSMAN: Uhh ... Bonjour?

ANNCR: The next time you’re in a Paris restaurant for that important business

meeting...

CLIENT: Parlez vous français? Oui?

BUSINESSMAN: Umm ... Sure, we parley in France.

ANNCR: ... and before you try to pitch to the client...

BUSINESSMAN: We parley here all the time.

CLIENT: No, no, no. Parlez vous français? Oui o No?

BUSINESSMAN: Um ... We?

ANNCR: ... you should learn to speak French.

CLIENT: (FRUSTRATED SIGH. CHAIR SLIDING.) Au revoir.

BUSINESSMAN: Wait. Don’t leave. We parley! We parley!

ANNCR: (VIOLIN MUSIC UNDER.) Berlitz Private Language Instruction will save you this embarrassment. With our Total Immersion

program, you’ll learn to communicate in most business settings in one to three weeks. Our personalized coaching will teach you the client’s language and save your job.

BUSINESSMAN: Waiter!

WAITER: Monsieur?

BUSINESSMAN: Wine, please. I need a drink.

WAITER: Parlez vous français? Oui o No?

BUSINESSMAN: O.K, fine! We don’t parley. No we don’t!

ANNCR: Call 888-645-5459 to speak to a Berlitz Consultant today.