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Who can help to compose a very short acceptance speech?
Dear English native speakers,
we have quite a big problem at hand or better my friend has a problem.
He is a German and works in a subsidiary of a big American company in Germany.
Once a year the boss gives an award to one member of his staff from Europe, Asia and America.
My friend will get this award this year for Europe. He will get the award and will have to say some sort of an acceptance speech in English. But he is very bad at English. And my English isn't that good either. He will have to say a few sentences.
We think he should say something like this:
"Many thanks for this award. I'm really happy about this. I see this award as a thankyou for the achievements of the past years and as an incentive for even better work in the future.
But there are other people too, who would be worthy of this award. Without all the other people it wouldn't have been possible to reach good results. The biggest gain for our company is that we have developed a powerful team, where in an open and honest atmosphere every man give his best. It is the team that we have formed and so we managed to solve the biggest challenges. So I see this award also as a thankyou for the whole PNA team."
Would you be so kind and see, if this is correct or, if not, would you make some improvements?
Many thanks for your help.
Michael
we have quite a big problem at hand or better my friend has a problem.
He is a German and works in a subsidiary of a big American company in Germany.
Once a year the boss gives an award to one member of his staff from Europe, Asia and America.
My friend will get this award this year for Europe. He will get the award and will have to say some sort of an acceptance speech in English. But he is very bad at English. And my English isn't that good either. He will have to say a few sentences.
We think he should say something like this:
"Many thanks for this award. I'm really happy about this. I see this award as a thankyou for the achievements of the past years and as an incentive for even better work in the future.
But there are other people too, who would be worthy of this award. Without all the other people it wouldn't have been possible to reach good results. The biggest gain for our company is that we have developed a powerful team, where in an open and honest atmosphere every man give his best. It is the team that we have formed and so we managed to solve the biggest challenges. So I see this award also as a thankyou for the whole PNA team."
Would you be so kind and see, if this is correct or, if not, would you make some improvements?
Many thanks for your help.
Michael
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[nq:1]Dear English native speakers, we have quite a big problem at hand or better my friend has a problem. He ... of an acceptance speech in English.
- [nq:1]Dear English native speakers, we have quite a big problem at hand or better my friend has a problem.
- He ...
- of an acceptance speech in English.
- But he is very bad at English.
- [/nq] In that case get a quotation for a professional translation.
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[nq:1]Dear English native speakers, we have quite a big problem at hand or better my friend has a problem. He ... of an acceptance speech in English. But he is very bad at English. And my English isn't that good either.[/nq]
In that case get a quotation for a professional translation. Big American companies usually have budgets for that sort of thing, you know. It'll probably only cost about 1
In that case get a quotation for a professional translation. Big American companies usually have budgets for that sort of thing, you know. It'll probably only cost about 1
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Hello Ross,
thank you for your reply!
[nq:1](snip draft of not-at-all-bad-for-a-non-native-speaker acceptance speech hey, Begnini and Almodovar could use you guys)[/nq]
I don't want to appear to be ignorant, but who is that "Begnini and Almodovar"??
best wishes,
Michael
thank you for your reply!
[nq:1](snip draft of not-at-all-bad-for-a-non-native-speaker acceptance speech hey, Begnini and Almodovar could use you guys)[/nq]
I don't want to appear to be ignorant, but who is that "Begnini and Almodovar"??
best wishes,
Michael
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[nq:1]Hello Ross, thank you for your reply![/nq]
[nq:2](snip draft of not-at-all-bad-for-a-non-native-speaker acceptance speech hey, Begnini and Almodovar could use you guys)[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't want to appear to be ignorant, but who is that "Begnini and Almodovar"??[/nq]
Hi Michael,
Your speech IS pretty good for a non-native speaker. The best feature an acceptance speech can have
[nq:2](snip draft of not-at-all-bad-for-a-non-native-speaker acceptance speech hey, Begnini and Almodovar could use you guys)[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't want to appear to be ignorant, but who is that "Begnini and Almodovar"??[/nq]
Hi Michael,
Your speech IS pretty good for a non-native speaker. The best feature an acceptance speech can have
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[nq:1]Hello Ross, thank you for your reply![/nq]
[nq:2](snip draft of not-at-all-bad-for-a-non-native-speaker acceptance speech hey, Begnini and Almodovar could use you guys)[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't want to appear to be ignorant, but who is that "Begnini and Almodovar"??[/nq]
Ah, sorry. I forgot you were German.
(Joke! Joke!)
Serious answer: they're two fairly recent examples of Eur
[nq:2](snip draft of not-at-all-bad-for-a-non-native-speaker acceptance speech hey, Begnini and Almodovar could use you guys)[/nq]
[nq:1]I don't want to appear to be ignorant, but who is that "Begnini and Almodovar"??[/nq]
Ah, sorry. I forgot you were German.
(Joke! Joke!)
Serious answer: they're two fairly recent examples of Eur
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[nq:1]Once a year the boss gives an award to one member of his staff from Europe, Asia and America. My ... of an acceptance speech in English. But he is very bad at English. And my English isn't that good either.[/nq]
My solution is the let the Europeans speak European, the Asians speak Asian, and the Americans speak American.
One Union, one currency, one language!
My solution is the let the Europeans speak European, the Asians speak Asian, and the Americans speak American.
One Union, one currency, one language!
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[nq:1]Dear English native speakers, we have quite a big problem at hand or better my friend has a problem. We ... team." Would you be so kind and see, if this is correct or, if not, would you make some improvements?[/nq]
Might I suggest:
"Many thanks for this award. I'm really honoured and delighted to receive it.
I see this award as a thank-you for the achievements of the past year, a
Might I suggest:
"Many thanks for this award. I'm really honoured and delighted to receive it.
I see this award as a thank-you for the achievements of the past year, a
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That would be my suggestion too, but in this situation it isn't quite appropriated, I'm afraid.
Michael
Michael
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