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You Work as a Marketing Coordinator for Gillespie Homes, a Construction

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You work as a marketing coordinator for Gillespie Homes, a construction firm in Calgary. Your job duties include delivering oral presentations for a variety of different purposes to many different audiences. One of your current tasks is to prepare a presentation for the company’s sales team to outline the projected time frame and marketing strategies your department has developed to sell homes the company has built in a new subdivision. The members of your sales team have made it clear that they consider the material you will present to them dull and irrelevant. They have found these presentations to be repetitious and boring in the past. However, your boss insists that they need the information and that attendance is mandatory.
You also need to make a presentation to small groups of potential suppliers of products and services. You have been asked to provide additional information and explain how to submit a proposal using the company’s new online proposal form. You have heard from several of these suppliers already who are frustrated and hostile about the new form, which they consider unnecessarily long, detailed, and confusing.
-You only have 15 to 20 minutes for your presentation to the sales team. How many points should you include?

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Leisure Time

Time that an individual can spend at their own discretion, not occupied by work or domestic responsibilities.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in the relative prices of goods, leading consumers to replace more expensive items with less costly alternatives.

Higher Wage

Refers to an increase in the amount of money that an employee receives for performing one hour or another standard unit of work.

Leisure Time

Free time that an individual can spend away from work, chores, and other compulsory activities, often used for relaxation or hobbies.