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<Beginner> Lesson No.11

Technical Response to Product Performance Improvement Requests from International Customers / 海外顧客からの製品性能改善要求への技術対応

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?​

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- 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

A customer's engineer explains performance improvement requirements, while an engineer considers technical enhancement methods and feasibility.
海外顧客からの性能向上要求に対して技術改良案を検討する場面です。

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.Could you explain the specific...(具体的な...を説明していただけますか)
2.Let me explain our improvement plan(改善計画について説明させてください)
3.We can upgrade the cooling system with...(...で冷却システムを改良できます)
4.Based on our test results...(テスト結果に基づくと...)
5.These changes will reduce operating temperature by...(これらの変更により稼働温度が...低下します)
6.We can reduce the timeline to...(スケジュールを...に短縮できます)
7.We'll need your approval to...(...するためのご承認が必要です)

1-2 Essential words
1.explain(説明する)
2.upgrade(改良する)
3.reduce(低下させる)
4.maintain(維持する)
5.detailed(詳細な)
6.speed up(早める)
7.immediately(直ちに)
8.acceptable(受け入れ可能な)
9.urgency(緊急性)
10.approval(承認)
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)

A customer's engineer explains performance improvement requirements, while an engineer considers technical enhancement methods and feasibility.
海外顧客からの性能向上要求に対して技術改良案を検討する場面です。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
Thank you for meeting with me today. We need to discuss the performance issues we've been experiencing with your current product. Our production line requires higher processing speed and better thermal management.
(本日はお時間をいただきありがとうございます。現行製品で発生している性能問題について話し合う必要があります。当社の生産ラインでは、より高い処理速度と優れた熱管理が必要です。)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
I understand your concerns. Could you explain the specific performance gaps you've noticed? We need detailed information to design the right technical improvements.
(ご懸念は理解しております。具体的にどのような性能不足にお気づきでしょうか?適切な技術改良を設計するため、詳細な情報が必要です。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
The current model overheats after 3 hours of continuous operation, and the processing speed drops by 15 percent. We require the temperature to stay below 75 degrees and maintain stable speed throughout the shift.
(現行モデルは3時間の連続稼働後に過熱し、処理速度が15パーセント低下します。温度を75度以下に保ち、シフト全体を通じて安定した速度を維持することが必要です。)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
Thank you for the detailed information. Let me explain our improvement plan. We can upgrade the cooling system with a new heat sink design and optimize the processor control algorithm. Based on our test results, these changes will reduce operating temperature by 12 degrees and maintain processing speed within 3 percent variation. However, we need 8 weeks for design validation and another 4 weeks for production preparation.
(詳細な情報をありがとうございます。改善計画について説明させてください。新しいヒートシンク設計で冷却システムを改良し、プロセッサ制御アルゴリズムを最適化できます。テスト結果に基づくと、これらの変更により稼働温度が12度低下し、処理速度は3パーセント以内の変動で維持されます。ただし、設計検証に8週間、さらに生産準備に4週間が必要です。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
The technical solution sounds promising, but 12 weeks seems too long. Our current production schedule requires the improved units by early next quarter. Can you speed up the timeline?
(技術的な解決策は有望に思えますが、12週間は長すぎるようです。当社の現在の生産スケジュールでは、来四半期初めまでに改良品が必要です。スケジュールを早められますか?)
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
I understand the urgency. We can reduce the timeline to 10 weeks if we run parallel testing and prepare production tools in advance. This approach carries some risk because we start tooling before final validation, but we've used this method successfully before. We'll need your approval to begin immediately and close communication throughout the process.
(緊急性は理解しております。並行テストを実施し、生産治具を事前に準備すれば、スケジュールを10週間に短縮できます。最終検証前に治具製作を開始するため、このアプローチにはリスクが伴いますが、以前にこの方法で成功した実績があります。直ちに開始するためのご承認と、プロセス全体を通じた緊密なコミュニケーションが必要です。)

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
10 weeks is acceptable. Please send us the detailed technical proposal and timeline by the end of this week. We'll review it with our team and provide approval next week so you can start right away.
(10週間なら受け入れ可能です。今週末までに詳細な技術提案とスケジュールを送ってください。チームで検討し、来週には承認しますので、すぐに開始できます。)
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)

A customer's engineer explains performance improvement requirements, while an engineer considers technical enhancement methods and feasibility.
海外顧客からの性能向上要求に対して技術改良案を検討する場面です。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
Thank you for meeting with me today. We need to discuss the performance issues we've been experiencing with your current product. Our production line requires higher processing speed and better thermal management.
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
I understand your concerns. Could you [説明する] the specific performance gaps you've noticed? We need [詳細な] information to design the right technical improvements.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
The current model overheats after 3 hours of continuous operation, and the processing speed drops by 15 percent. We require the temperature to stay below 75 degrees and maintain stable speed throughout the shift.
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
Thank you for the [詳細な] information. Let me [説明する] our improvement plan. We can [改良する] the cooling system with a new heat sink design and optimize the processor control algorithm. Based on our test results, these changes will [低下させる] operating temperature by 12 degrees and [維持する] processing speed within 3 percent variation. However, we need 8 weeks for design validation and another 4 weeks for production preparation.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
The technical solution sounds promising, but 12 weeks seems too long. Our current production schedule requires the improved units by early next quarter. Can you speed up the timeline?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
I understand the [緊急性]. We can [低下させる] the timeline to 10 weeks if we run parallel testing and prepare production tools in advance. This approach carries some risk because we start tooling before final validation, but we've used this method successfully before. We'll need your [承認] to begin [直ちに] and close communication throughout the process.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
10 weeks is acceptable. Please send us the detailed technical proposal and timeline by the end of this week. We'll review it with our team and provide approval next week so you can start right away.
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)

A customer's engineer explains performance improvement requirements, while an engineer considers technical enhancement methods and feasibility.
海外顧客からの性能向上要求に対して技術改良案を検討する場面です。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
Thank you for meeting with me today. We need to discuss the performance issues we've been experiencing with your current product. Our production line requires higher processing speed and better thermal management.
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
I understand your concerns. [具体的にどのような性能不足にお気づきでしょうか?] We need detailed information to design the right technical improvements.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
The current model overheats after 3 hours of continuous operation, and the processing speed drops by 15 percent. We require the temperature to stay below 75 degrees and maintain stable speed throughout the shift.
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
Thank you for the detailed information. [改善計画について説明させてください。] [新しいヒートシンク設計で冷却システムを改良し、プロセッサ制御アルゴリズムを最適化できます。] Based on our test results, these changes will reduce operating temperature by 12 degrees and maintain processing speed within 3 percent variation. However, we need 8 weeks for design validation and another 4 weeks for production preparation.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
The technical solution sounds promising, but 12 weeks seems too long. Our current production schedule requires the improved units by early next quarter. Can you speed up the timeline?
🧑‍🎓【Student / Product Engineer】:
I understand the urgency. [並行テストを実施し、生産治具を事前に準備すれば、スケジュールを10週間に短縮できます。] This approach carries some risk because we start tooling before final validation, but we've used this method successfully before. We'll need your approval to begin immediately and close communication throughout the process.

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
10 weeks is acceptable. Please send us the detailed technical proposal and timeline by the end of this week. We'll review it with our team and provide approval next week so you can start right away.
\ 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 key customer reports performance issues with your current electronic product and requests technical improvements.
The customer engineer explains specific performance gaps and improvement targets to you.
重要顧客が現行電子製品の性能問題を報告し、技術的改良を要求しています。
顧客のエンジニアが具体的な性能不足箇所と改善目標をあなたに説明します。

👨‍💼【Teacher / Customer Engineer】:
Our production team has noticed some performance issues with your product. Could you explain how you plan to improve the thermal management and processing speed?
(当社の生産チームが貴社製品にいくつかの性能問題に気づきました。熱管理と処理速度をどのように改善する予定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 the technical improvement plan(技術改良計画を説明する)
2.Describe the expected performance results(期待される性能結果を述べる)
3.Present the required timeline(必要なスケジュールを提示する)
4.Mention the approval needed to start(開始に必要な承認に言及する)
​※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)

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