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Dept. of StateAnnual Meeting

OneGlobal Inc.

Product Revisions

Product Analysis

Product Improvemen

ts

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Morning Session8:30 am

Assemble

9:00 am Introductio

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9:30 am Year in review• Best sellers• Solid

backlist titles

10:00 Revisions

12:15 Lunch break

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Afternoon Session 1:00 Title List

Competitive Analysis French, Spanish, Japanese core products New electronic ancillaries

Acquisition candidates Unsolicited submissions from professors New titles now under contract Rounding out the list

Conclusion

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Product Revisions Revised language programs

Spanish; Levels 2 & 3 (local editions only) Arabic; Level 3 German; Level 2

Revised systems Computer access systems Internet LiveCast

Back to first slide

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Spanish Revision Level 4 Update essays with current content Update grammar sections for contemporary

usage Spanish Conversation Practice Review idioms for contemporary usage Characters should reflect ethnic diversity Appropriate gender speakers

Chinese Revision Levels 1 & 2 Examine for outdated political references Check regional coverage Update with current vocabulary

Japanese Revision Level 3 Add dialogs Review phonetic transcriptions Add notes on body language

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Top 10 Languages in the World

4%4%5%

6%

7%

8%

11%14%

14%

28%

Number of Speakers

FrenchMaylay-IndonesianPortugueseBengaliArabicRussianSpanishHindustaniEnglishMandarin

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Product Analysis

• Competitive analysis

• Core languages• English and

Spanish• Competition • 3rd party

reviews• Program

statistics

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Product Improvements New electronic ancillaries Rich audio tracks Improved video displays More interactivity options Traditional sellers initiatives

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New Titles On-line Titles

French; Level 4 Vietnamese; Level 3

CD-ROM Titles Hindi; Level 3 Punjabi; Level 2