<Beginner> Lesson No.15
Technical Comparison with Overseas Competitor Products and Advantage Appeal / 海外競合製品との技術比較と優位性アピール
0.Greetings & Ice-break (2min.)|挨拶と導入
0-1 Greetings
Let’s practice a short small talk that you can use to greet a business partner and start building a good relationship.
講師との挨拶を兼ねて、ビジネスパートナーと信頼関係を築くための短いスモールトークを練習してみましょう。
[Tips / 会話のヒント]
・Can you hear me clearly?
私の声はクリアに聞こえますか?
・How's your day going so far?
今日はどんな一日でしたか?
・Talk about one small topic (Work, Weather, News, Hometown, Sports event, etc.)
軽い話題について話しましょう(仕事、天気、ニュース、地元、スポーツイベントなど)
0-2 Introduction
In today’s lesson, we’ll learn about the following situation. Have you ever experienced something similar?
本日のレッスンでは以下のようなシチュエーションについて学びます。同様のシチュエーションを経験したことがありますか?
- If you have experience, please tell us what it was like, what was difficult, or what you learned.
経験があれば、どんな内容だったか、難しかったことや学んだことなどを教えて下さい。
- If you don’t have experience, try to imagine yourself handling that situation in English.
What do you think would be challenging?
経験がなければ、英語でその状況に対応しているところを想像してみましょう。どんなことが難しそうですか?
Situation / シチュエーション
Specifically explaining technical specifications, performance data, and unique function advantages when overseas customers conduct detailed technical comparisons with multiple competitor products.
海外顧客が複数競合他社製品と詳細技術比較を実施し、自社製品の技術仕様と独自機能の優位性を具体的に説明する場面です。
1. Read (2 min)|型を学ぶ
Let's read the following key sentences aloud!
下記の文章や単語を順番に音読しましょう!
1-1 Basic phrases
1.Let me explain our key advantages in...(...における主要な優位性を説明させてください)
2.These differences directly reduce...(これらの違いは...を直接削減する)
3.We provide full test reports for...(...の完全な試験報告書を提供する)
4.Our accuracy data comes from...(当社の精度データは...に基づいている)
5.I can share the latest report with...(...と最新の報告書を共有できる)
6.Let me explain the cost breakdown...(コストの内訳を説明させてください)
7.The price difference comes from...(価格差は...から生じる)
1-2 Essential words
1.explain(説明する)
2.improve(向上させる)
3.provide(提供する)
4.share(共有する)
5.replace(交換する)
6.accept(受け入れる)
7.reduce(削減する)
8.review(確認する)
9.evaluate(評価する)
10.detailed(詳細な)
2. Try (3 min)|ロールプレイ練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
Specifically explaining technical specifications, performance data, and unique function advantages when overseas customers conduct detailed technical comparisons with multiple competitor products.
海外顧客が複数競合他社製品と詳細技術比較を実施し、自社製品の技術仕様と独自機能の優位性を具体的に説明する場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. We are comparing your robot with 3 competitors, and we need detailed technical data to justify the price difference. Could you explain your product's advantages clearly?
(本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。私たちは御社のロボットを3社の競合製品と比較しており、価格差を正当化するための詳細な技術データが必要です。御社製品の優位性を明確に説明していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Understood. Let me explain our key advantages in 3 areas. First, our payload capacity is 25 kilograms, which is 5 kilograms higher than the competitor average. Second, our repeat positioning accuracy is plus or minus 0.02 millimeters, the best in this class. Third, our energy consumption is 15 percent lower thanks to our motor design. These differences directly reduce your operating costs and improve production quality.
(承知しました。3つの分野における主要な優位性を説明させてください。第一に、当社の可搬重量は25キログラムで、競合平均より5キログラム高くなっています。第二に、当社の繰り返し位置決め精度はプラスマイナス0.02ミリメートルで、このクラスで最高です。第三に、当社のモーター設計により、エネルギー消費量が15パーセント低くなっています。これらの違いは、御社の運用コストを直接削減し、生産品質を向上させます。)
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I see the numbers, but how do you prove these performance levels? The other suppliers also claim similar accuracy. We need test reports or certification documents to compare all options fairly.
(数値は分かりましたが、これらの性能レベルをどのように証明しますか?他のサプライヤーも同様の精度を主張しています。すべての選択肢を公平に比較するために、試験報告書または認証文書が必要です。)
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
We provide full test reports for each unit before shipment. Our accuracy data comes from ISO 9283 standard tests, conducted by an independent lab in Germany. I can share the latest report with you today, including cycle time measurements and thermal stability results. Additionally, we offer a 6-month performance guarantee. If the robot does not meet the specified accuracy, we will replace it at no charge.
(当社は出荷前に各ユニットの完全な試験報告書を提供します。当社の精度データは、ドイツの独立した研究所で実施されたISO 9283標準試験に基づいています。本日、サイクルタイム測定と熱安定性の結果を含む最新の報告書を共有できます。さらに、当社は6か月間の性能保証を提供します。ロボットが指定された精度を満たさない場合、無償で交換いたします。)
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds reasonable. One more question: your price is 12 percent higher than the lowest bid. Can you explain why we should accept this cost difference? We need a clear business case to present to our management.
(それは妥当に聞こえます。もう1つ質問があります。御社の価格は最低入札額より12パーセント高くなっています。なぜ私たちがこのコスト差を受け入れるべきか説明していただけますか?経営陣に提示するための明確なビジネスケースが必要です。)
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Let me explain the cost breakdown. The price difference comes from 3 factors: our advanced servo motor adds 4000 USD, the precision gearbox adds 2000 USD, and the extended warranty adds 1500 USD. However, our lower energy consumption saves approximately 800 USD per year. Over a 5-year period, the total savings reach 4000 USD, which offsets part of the initial cost. More importantly, higher accuracy reduces defect rates, which can save you much more in rework and material waste.
(コストの内訳を説明させてください。価格差は3つの要因から生じます。当社の高度なサーボモーターが4000米ドル、精密ギアボックスが2000米ドル、延長保証が1500米ドルを追加します。しかし、当社の低いエネルギー消費量は年間約800米ドルを節約します。5年間で、総節約額は4000米ドルに達し、初期コストの一部を相殺します。さらに重要なことに、高い精度は不良率を削減し、手直しや材料廃棄においてはるかに多くの節約をもたらします。)
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I will review the test report and share your cost analysis with our team. We will make a decision by the end of next week. Please send the documents by tomorrow so we have enough time to evaluate them.
(詳細な説明をありがとうございます。試験報告書を確認し、御社のコスト分析をチームと共有します。来週末までに決定を下します。評価する十分な時間を確保できるよう、明日までに書類を送付してください。)
3. Use (4 min)|ロールプレイ & 実践(空欄補完)
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
Specifically explaining technical specifications, performance data, and unique function advantages when overseas customers conduct detailed technical comparisons with multiple competitor products.
海外顧客が複数競合他社製品と詳細技術比較を実施し、自社製品の技術仕様と独自機能の優位性を具体的に説明する場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. We are comparing your robot with 3 competitors, and we need detailed technical data to justify the price difference. Could you explain your product's advantages clearly?
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Understood. Let me [説明する] our key advantages in 3 areas. First, our payload capacity is 25 kilograms, which is 5 kilograms higher than the competitor average. Second, our repeat positioning accuracy is plus or minus 0.02 millimeters, the best in this class. Third, our energy consumption is 15 percent lower thanks to our motor design. These differences directly [削減する] your operating costs and [向上させる] production quality.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I see the numbers, but how do you prove these performance levels? The other suppliers also claim similar accuracy. We need test reports or certification documents to compare all options fairly.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
We [提供する] full test reports for each unit before shipment. Our accuracy data comes from ISO 9283 standard tests, conducted by an independent lab in Germany. I can [共有する] the latest report with you today, including cycle time measurements and thermal stability results. Additionally, we offer a 6-month performance guarantee. If the robot does not meet the specified accuracy, we will [交換する] it at no charge.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds reasonable. One more question: your price is 12 percent higher than the lowest bid. Can you explain why we should accept this cost difference? We need a clear business case to present to our management.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Let me [説明する] the cost breakdown. The price difference comes from 3 factors: our advanced servo motor adds 4000 USD, the precision gearbox adds 2000 USD, and the extended warranty adds 1500 USD. However, our lower energy consumption saves approximately 800 USD per year. Over a 5-year period, the total savings reach 4000 USD, which offsets part of the initial cost. More importantly, higher accuracy [削減する] defect rates, which can save you much more in rework and material waste.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I will review the test report and share your cost analysis with our team. We will make a decision by the end of next week. Please send the documents by tomorrow so we have enough time to evaluate them.
4. Challenge (7 min)|応用実践
Let's perform the role-play and fill in the blanks by translating the Japanese into English!
空欄の日本語を英語に訳しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
*Let's practice this part repeatedly until we can speak it smoothly.
このパートはスムーズにスピーキングできるようになるまで繰り返し練習しましょう。
Situation / シチュエーション(Reference again)
Specifically explaining technical specifications, performance data, and unique function advantages when overseas customers conduct detailed technical comparisons with multiple competitor products.
海外顧客が複数競合他社製品と詳細技術比較を実施し、自社製品の技術仕様と独自機能の優位性を具体的に説明する場面です。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for meeting with us today. We are comparing your robot with 3 competitors, and we need detailed technical data to justify the price difference. Could you explain your product's advantages clearly?
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Understood. [3つの分野における主要な優位性を説明させてください。] First, our payload capacity is 25 kilograms, which is 5 kilograms higher than the competitor average. Second, our repeat positioning accuracy is plus or minus 0.02 millimeters, the best in this class. Third, our energy consumption is 15 percent lower thanks to our motor design. [これらの違いは、御社の運用コストを直接削減し、生産品質を向上させます。]
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
I see the numbers, but how do you prove these performance levels? The other suppliers also claim similar accuracy. We need test reports or certification documents to compare all options fairly.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
[当社は出荷前に各ユニットの完全な試験報告書を提供します。] Our accuracy data comes from ISO 9283 standard tests, conducted by an independent lab in Germany. [本日、サイクルタイム測定と熱安定性の結果を含む最新の報告書を共有できます。] Additionally, we offer a 6-month performance guarantee. If the robot does not meet the specified accuracy, we will replace it at no charge.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
That sounds reasonable. One more question: your price is 12 percent higher than the lowest bid. Can you explain why we should accept this cost difference? We need a clear business case to present to our management.
🧑🎓【Student / Sales Engineer】:
Let me explain the cost breakdown. The price difference comes from 3 factors: our advanced servo motor adds 4000 USD, the precision gearbox adds 2000 USD, and the extended warranty adds 1500 USD. However, our lower energy consumption saves approximately 800 USD per year. Over a 5-year period, the total savings reach 4000 USD, which offsets part of the initial cost. More importantly, higher accuracy reduces defect rates, which can save you much more in rework and material waste.
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
Thank you for the detailed explanation. I will review the test report and share your cost analysis with our team. We will make a decision by the end of next week. Please send the documents by tomorrow so we have enough time to evaluate them.
\ If you have some extra capacity, give it a try(余力があればやってみましょう)/
5. Real-world application (5 min)|実務応用
Let's speak freely with the phrases and flow we learned today. If you can, imagine your real job—it makes practice more effective.
本日学習した単語やフレーズ、会話の流れを思い出しながら、自由に話してみましょう。可能であれば、自身の実務を想像しながら話すと効果的です。
Situation / シチュエーション
A customer is comparing your industrial robot with competitor products and requests detailed technical proof of your product's advantages.
You need to explain specifications, performance data, and unique features to help the customer understand the technical differences and selection criteria.
海外顧客が複数の競合他社製品と詳細な技術比較を実施しており、自社製品の優位性証明を求めています。
営業担当が顧客に対して技術仕様、性能データ、独自機能の優位性を具体的に説明し、顧客は各社製品の技術的差異と選定基準について理解する必要があります。
👨💼【Teacher / Procurement Manager】:
We are evaluating multiple robot suppliers and need clear technical evidence to support our decision. Can you explain how your product stands out from the competition?
(私たちは複数のロボットサプライヤーを評価しており、決定を支援する明確な技術的証拠が必要です。御社の製品が競合とどのように差別化されているか説明していただけますか?)
🧑🎓【Student / Your Role】:
(Free Speaking based on today's lesson)
Hints / ヒント
1.Explain technical specifications and performance data(技術仕様と性能データを説明する)
2.Provide test reports and certification documents(試験報告書と認証文書を提供する)
3.Share cost analysis and long-term savings(コスト分析と長期的な節約を共有する)
4.Clarify the price difference with detailed breakdown(詳細な内訳で価格差を明確にする)
※This is not a role-play. Please speak until you finish your thoughts.
このパートはロールプレイ形式ではありません。最後まで通して話してみましょう。
6. Wrap-up (2 min) |レッスンの振り返り
Let's review today's lesson with your teacher!
今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!
6-1 Comments from student
・Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
・Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
6-2 Feedback from teacher
・Good points / 良かった点
・Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
・What to review / 復習ポイント
*6-3 Questions from student (if any)
Japanese translation(日本語訳)
1. Read (2min)(型を学ぶ)|基本フレーズ
2. Try (4min)(ロールプレイ練習)|型を使った練習
Let’s practice the role-play.
ロールプレイの練習をしましょう!
3. Use (7min)|応用
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
4. Challenge (7min)|実践
Let’s perform the role-play and filling in the missing English!
英語を補完しながら、ロールプレイを実践してみましょう!
5. Wrap-up (3min) – レッスンの振り返り
"Let’s review today’s lesson with your teacher!”
「今日のレッスンについて講師と振り返ってみましょう!」
5-1. Comments from Student
- Good points / 良かったところ・上手くできたところ
- Things to work on / 今後強化したいところ
5-2. Feedback from Teacher
- Good points / 良かった点
- Things to work on / 今後の強化ポイント
- What to review / 復習ポイント
5-3. Question from Students (If any)
