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Now we do have a cool expression today Hey everybody, today's expression is corporate material, corporate material.
He is corporate material.
She is corporate material.
Two words, first word, corporate spelling, C -O -R -P -O -R -A -T -E, we do not say corporate, we say corporate, Corporate, corporate, corporate, corporate, material, M -A -T -E -R -I -A -L, corporate material.
If someone is corporate material, that means that that person will probably be a very powerful person in the corporation maybe one day they will be the C E O or at least the C F O the C M O they'll be an executive officer or a partner in the company they will be very powerful and with power comes money corporate material there you go.
So, are you corporate material?
If you are already an executive, well then you're an executive.
We use the word corporate material for people who are not yet an executive, not yet high in the company, but we believe one day they will be powerful.
Check out the dialogue.
The company's offering two MBA scholarships.
Oh, only for people good enough.
You don't think you're good enough?
Oh, I'm not corporate material, I'm the copy boy.
The Copy Boy. I don't know how old you are but in the 1980s there was a movie, a Michael J.
Fox movie called The Secret of My Success.
If you have not seen that movie, The Secret of My Success, this is from the early 80s, I highly recommend you watch the movie.
It's a great movie and Michael J.
Fox starts out at a company as The Copy Boy, making photocopies.
That's his job at the company, making photocopies.
So if you see somebody that is a copyboy, do you think one day?
They will become an executive one day they will become the CEO probably not but watch the movie and You might be surprised all of you guys.
It's possible. All of you might be Corporate material now, even if you're older like me.
I'm 49 years old. I work for myself, but who knows maybe one day I'll work for a company, who knows.
Maybe one day I'll be the CEO. Maybe I am corporate material." It's a great expression.
MBA scholarships, by the way, if you're confused about that.
That's a Master's and Business Administration.
It's a Master's Degree Graduate School.
Scholarships would be a free education.
So that's a pretty good deal.
The company is offering two MBA scholarships.
when I went through my MBA program I had to pay my own money.
That would be nice if the company paid for my education.
Oh well, I have my own company.
I will not be a CEO I am not corporate material.
What about you? Do you work for a big company?
Are you corporate material?
Let us know in the comments on Facebook or on Twitter and if you want me to give your forecast just leave your name and your city and I'll get you thanks a lot guys have a fantastic day and together let's master English the company's offering to MBA scholarships oh only for people good enough you don't think you're good enough oh Oh, I'm not corporate material!
I'm the copy boy! The company is offering two MBA scholarships.
Oh, only for people good enough.
You don't think you're good enough?
Oh, I'm not corporate material.
I'm the copy boy!
