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Mimes

INT - Call Center

Two people are sitting at a table opposite a person in a suit.

Suited Person: Okay, so Mr. Mannesconi - Do you really think you have what it takes to be a telephone operator with FastTrack Sales?
Mannesconi nods
Suited Person: Well then, what qualities do you have that make you well suited for this job?
Mannesconi mimes talking into a telephone, and several other gestures
Translator: He says he has an excellent telephone manner
Suited Person: Did he?
Mannesconi nods
Translator: Yes.
Suited Person: .. Sorry, what's going on here?
Mannesconi points to self, makes mime box around his head
Translator: He says he has acute mimetosis
Suited Person: I have a bad feeling that is exactly what I think it is
Mannesconi nods
Translator: He says yes.
Suited Person: Yeah, I got that. So, forgive me for asking, but how does he plan to talk to the people on the other end of the line
Manesconi mimes random gestures
Translator: He says 90% of communication is non-verbal.
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