Real life: Business vocabulary

After a speech/presentation, there may be a question-..... period; whereby audience members can ask the presenter questions about the content of his/her presentation.

My uncle is a train ...... He is the supervisor and rides at the back of the train. He is there to ensure that the train runs properly and on time.

Sarah is a ...... She handles all of the correspondence for the manager in her office. She is also responsible for the filing and meeting arrangements as well as other clerical duties such as answering the phone. Her position is also known as an administrative assistant.

When Sandra's daughter, Michelle, could no longer see what her teacher was writing on the blackboard at school, Sandra took her to see an ...... This kind of eye doctor specializes in a branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and diseases of the human eye as well as with vision loss problems.

We just got done with the ..... on our house. It was a lot of hard work and we had to live in a messy environment for quite awhile. We put tile on the bathroom floor, put a new bathtub in, a new sink, new flooring in the living room, a new kitchen counter as well as new drywall and texturing in the back bedroom.

We rented a U-Haul truck last time we moved and were very happy with it. I know there are other companies that rent ..... trucks but I trust U-Haul and their prices are reasonable.

Businesses may be able to obtain a competitive advantage over others by transferring best ..... from where they originated within an organization to each part and each location of their business operations.

I don't know that we can beat the competition if we offer a similar widget to the one they have. They have such a strong ..... image. Everyone knows who they are and what they offer.

A ..... option is alternative method of payment, other than a lump sum payment, that a beneficiary can choose when a pay-out is underway.

That painting is very ..... because it is old and very rare. It's worth a lot of money but we don't want to sell it right now.