Role-play. You are heading for Chicago on business. Find an empty seat on the plane and introduce yourself and your business to the person you are sitting beside. Find out about their firm and record the details.

Name/ Position	Type of Firm/ Name of Firm	Specialty/ Examples	Base/ Offices
John Burg Lawyer	Law Firm Henderson & Marley	intellectual property copyrights, trademarks	Detroit New York, Toronto

Introducing Your Business: Role Cards

A: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a pharmaceutical company. The name of your company is Glebco. You specialize in vaccines for diseases such as Malaria and West Nile Virus. You are based in Madrid. Your company has offices inParis and Hamburg. You are a researcher.	B: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a law firm. The name of your company is Black & White. You specialize in corporate law such as mergers and acquisitions. You are based in Bombay Your company has offices in Karachi and Kabul. You are a lawyer.
C: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a construction company The name of your company is Bob and Sons. You specialize in commercial development such as shopping malls and restaurants. You are based in Kuala Lumpur. Your company has offices in Jakarta and Hanoi. You are an engineer.	D: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a construction company. The name of your company is Candu Builders. You specialize in residential development such as houses and condos. You are based in Santiago. Your company has offices in Lima and Bogota. You are a purchasing agent.
E: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a manufacturing firm. The name of your company is Tot-a-Lot. You specialize in children’s toys. such as plastic dolls and stuffed animals. You are based in Montreal. Your company has offices in Rome and Athens. You are a sales rep.	F: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a manufacturing firm. The name of your company is Hot Air. You specialize in household appliances such as dishwashers and laundry machines. You are based in Stockholm. Your company has offices in Oslo and Helsinki. You are a purchasing agent.
G: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a publishing company. The name of your company is Bright Sun. You specialize in educational products such as children’s stories and reference books. You are based in Chicago. Your company has offices in Ottawa and Mexico City. You are an editor.	H: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a computer software firm. The name of your company is Step Soft. You specialize in business applications such as accounting software. You are based in Seoul. Your company has offices in Tokyo and Beijing. You are a computer programmer.
I: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a real estate agency. The name of your company is LeMarge Realty You specialize in commercial properties such as offices and retail stores. You are based in Vancouver. Your company has offices in Hong Kong and Singapore. You are a real estate agent.	J: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a shipping company. The name of your company is Reach. You specialize in transatlantic shipping to countries such as France and England. You are based in Boston Your company has offices in Lisbon and Amsterdam. You are sales rep.
K: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for a consulting firm. The name of your company is Goldbrick. You specialize in Asian markets such as China, Korea, and Japan. You are based in San Francisco. Your company has offices in Shanghai and Osaka. You are a consultant.	L: You are on a plane heading for Chicago. You have some business there. Introduce yourself and your business to your partner. Here are the details of your business: You work for an advertising agency. The name of your company is Exposure Plus. You specialize in print advertising such as fitness and fashion magazines. You are based in New York. Your company has offices in London and Berlin. You are a sales rep.

Sample Dialogue: Introducing Your Company

A: Excuse me. Is this seat taken?

B: No, it isn’t. Please have a seat.

A: Thanks. John Burg. Pleased to meet you.

B: Jenny Myers. Are you heading for Chicago?

A: Yes, I have some business there. I work for a law firm. Henderson and Marly.

B: Henderson and Marly? I’ve never heard of them.

A: We’re a small firm. We specialize in intellectual property rights? Mostly copyrights and trademarks. That kind of thing. We are based out of Detroit, but we have offices in New York and Toronto.

B: What do you do for them?

A: I’m a lawyer. How about you? What brings you to Chicago?

B: I have some business there as well? I work for…