{"id":16058,"date":"2020-12-07T08:51:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=16058"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:07:10","slug":"bep-368-business-planning-meeting-2-discussing-possible-scenarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2020\/12\/07\/bep-368-business-planning-meeting-2-discussing-possible-scenarios\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 368 &#8211; Scenario Planning 2: Discussing Possible Scenarios"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-16058-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP368-Scenario-Planning-2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP368-Scenario-Planning-2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP368-Scenario-Planning-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 368 - Planning Meetings 2: Discussing Possible Scenarios\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP368POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP368-Planning-Meetings-English-2-LESSON-Discussing-Scenarios.jpg\" alt=\"BEP368 - Planning Meeting English 2 - Discussing Scenarios\" width=\"1500\" height=\"654\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP368-Planning-Meetings-English-2-LESSON-Discussing-Scenarios.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP368-Planning-Meetings-English-2-LESSON-Discussing-Scenarios-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP368-Planning-Meetings-English-2-LESSON-Discussing-Scenarios-600x262.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP368-Planning-Meetings-English-2-LESSON-Discussing-Scenarios-768x335.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\">Business English<\/a> Pod for today\u2019s lesson on discussing future scenarios in a planning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/meetings\/\" title=\"Meeting in English\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">meeting in English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2020\/11\/23\/bep-367-business-english-scenario-planning-1-discussing-the-situation\/\" title=\"BEP 367 - English Meetings - Scenario Planning\">Business planning<\/a> doesn\u2019t look like it used to. The world today holds so many surprises and so much uncertainty. There is constant and unrelenting change, and sometimes it feels like we\u2019re just trying to keep up.<\/p>\n<p>In these circumstances, it\u2019s a good idea to map out possible future scenarios. This type of exercise is often built on several key uncertainties that you\u2019ve already identified. Mapping out the different scenarios is necessary before you can begin to develop strategies to respond to these possible future situations.<\/p>\n<p>One thing you\u2019ll do when you discuss scenarios is make predictions. In some cases, you\u2019ll be able to make predictions with a great degree of certainty. In others, you\u2019ll have to check whether you\u2019re more certain than you should be. In particular, you might be affected by availability bias, where the available information leads you to make predictions with too much certainty.<\/p>\n<p>Because we can\u2019t always be certain, we find ourselves discussing the likelihood of certain events, or how probably they are. It can be tempting at this point to begin evaluating possible strategies, but it\u2019s best to resist this and focus on the scenarios first. And throughout, you should watch out for assumptions that might cloud your thinking, or make you think unclearly.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s dialog, we\u2019ll rejoin a discussion at a large retail firm. Natasha and Daniel are executives discussing their country\u2019s situation with Gwen, who is based in the U.S. The group is mapping out scenarios based on the situation they\u2019ve already discussed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat does Natasha predict with certainty?<br \/>\n2.\tAccording to Daniel, how likely is it that sales will go down 30%?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat assumption does Natasha call Daniel out on?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP368SN-Scenario-Planning-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP368QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a 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