TED Richard Branson Life at 30 000 feet Interviewed by Chris Anderson https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_branson_life_at_30_000_feet#t-1775660 Words revenue - avkastning, inkomster i ett företag net - netto gross – brutto gross – äckligt mollycoddle – klema bort, överbeskydda maverick – en otyglad, vild person enigma - gåta veneral disease – könssjukdom bollocks dog collar ( slang) – prästkrage ( inte blomman) legacy – eftermäle,arv carbon dioxide - koldioxid philantrophy – filantropi, välgörenhet, medmänsklighet Questions 1.What is running a company about according to Richard Branson? a.) findng right people make the best of them b.) Making something how you want it c.) inspire the people 2. Why did he start an airline? He was on a flight and didn’t like how it was so he made it how he want. 3. Why did he become godfather of an unknown child? A woman got pregnant using his companys condoms so she asked him to be the godfather 4. How many employees do his companies have? 55 000 5. Why can he be called Sir Richard? He got knighted by the queen 6. What is the design like of the space center in New Mexico? A giant eye 7. How many times has he been dragged out of the water by a helicopter and why? 6 times he went on different hot air balloon flights and some of them failed 8. ´Why did he write letters to his family? He thought he was going to die 9. When did he leave school and why? When he was 15 years old. He left because he was dyslectic and not very school smart overall. He also failed IQ test and so on. 10. How did he learn the meaning of net and gross? He got it explained after a meeting when he was 50 years old. The difference was that he got a picture of it so it was easier. 11. What positive treats does he give of himself as a schoolboy? He was good at sports 12. What did his mother do to toughen him up and what does he think of that today? He was dropped at the side of the road to walk to his granny and the same when he was 4 years old. 13.Why was he arrested in his youth? a) He mentioned venereal disease in public b) He was arrested for having the word bollocks on a sex pistols album 14. How should you treat your employees as a good businessman according to Branson? U should treat them fairly and well. When u treat people good, they come back and comeback for more 15. What is capitalist philanthropy? When the big part of the wealth end up with a few people they need to use that to tackle issues in the world. 16. What examples of how he is helping with global issues does Branson give? He’s trying to come up with alternative fuel. 17. What is the difference between businesspeople in their 30’s and 40’s compared to those in their 50’s and 60’s according to Chris Anderson. 30s and so still have the desire to grow and get bigger and better.
