Phrase

知ってることを確認する

• …, right?
  ex) That's the new 45 nanometer process, right?
• Didn't I read …?
• I heard … Is that true?
  ex) I heard you don't own any warehouses. Is that correct / true?
• Isn't that …?
• Someone was telling me … Is that correct?

追加情報とか

• That's true. Are you familiar with …?
• That's right. I didn't know you knew so much about …
• Right. Not many people know that.

5W1H

WHERE

• Where do you manufacture your products?
• Where do you grow your potatoes?

WHO

• Who do you sell your product to?
• Who buys your products?
  Ref) WHOSE
• Whose pen is this?（これは誰のペン？）

WHEN

• When do you deliver?

WHAT

• What do you use to produce your coffee?
• What kind of coffee beans do you use?
• What percentage of your coffee is made from coffee plant?

HOW

• How much of your coffee is made from Brazil?
• How many years did it take to build?
• How long did it take?

Words

• fleet（艦隊、(商船・漁船などの)船隊、船団）
  = a group of ships / trucks
• semiconductor（半導体）
• gourmet（食通、美食家、グルメ）
• bag [v]（...を袋に入れる、…をふくらませる）
• outsource（外国の会社から(…を)買う、海外(部品)調達する）
  = use another company
• a lot cheaper（より安い）
• worth it（それだけの価値がある）
• local distributor（補助幹線道路、地方流通業者）
  = same country / domestic
• the basics（一通り）
  = simple / first step / basic knowledge

From free talk / Useful phrases

• I'd be happy to …（喜んで…します）
  ex) I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.（あなたの質問に喜んでお答えします）
• about our position in the market（市場での我々のポジション(順位)について）