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2011.02.16(Review of 2006.10.16 edition)
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We've made a career out of investigating the subject of human communication, and one of our most important findings is this: there's a whole lot more to communication than just words! ... And believe it when we say that, for someone called the WordMaster, that is NOT an easy thing to admit!
FACE-TO-FACE 顔を合わせて、直接
- To do something face-to-face is to do it while together in the same place with the other person, rather than over the phone, via e-mail, etc.
Be Careful! These days, we sometimes use the expression face-to-face simply to mean “while looking at the other person” even when you are not together in the same place; for example, while videoconferencing. - face-to-face は、電話やメールなどを利用するのではなく、相手と同じ場所に一緒にいて何かをする、つまり、顔を合わせて、直接、という意味です。
注意：最近では、face-to-face という表現を、例えばテレビ会議などのように、同じ場所に一緒にいなくても、単に「相手を見て」という意味で使うことがあります。
- a: Do you have any contact with him?
b: Some e-mail correspondence once in a while, but we've never met face-to-face. - Sure, I enjoy our phone conversations, but nothing can take the place of face-to-face communication.
- I've scheduled three days of face-to-face negotiations in December.
- She gets very nervous during face-to-face interviews.
- (to a candidate for a sales position)
Our company relies heavily on face-to-face sales, so expect to spend most of your time away from the office.
See you tomorrow?