At last I'm done with my script!!!

Here's the outcome of my script, I'm so proud that I can produced a script in 2 weeks...Hehehe!!!

Giving Voice to Values
Lisa Baxter
Developing A Voice

Lisa Baxter is Senior Vice President for a large consumer products firm and has spent most of her career in that industry, working first in Sales Operations, then Distribution and eventually Strategy. Very early in her career, she worked as junior strategy consultant. Reflecting on her career, she recalls a number of times when her ability and willingness to voice her values and perspective were challenged.

SCENE 1

The setting is the interior of a large consumer product firm (ABC Pty Ltd), located in a hectic environment where buildings of an office can be easily notice by the people in the city. It’s at 0930 hours, where Ms. Lisa Baxter usually reads the newspapers as well as had some important documents to be signed by her. While reading the newspaper, she came across an article on ‘Prevent Sexual Harassment’.

It made her recalled what had happen early in her career, when she was still in her twenties, she faced several sexual harassment situation. Suddenly, reminds her of Mr. Brad Otter. When visiting a client at his site, the company representative told her to succumb to his advances or her firm would not get the assignment.

Daydreaming
At site

Baxter (Introduce herself) : Hi I’m Lisa Baxter, the junior strategy consultant of ABC Pty Ltd. Called me Lisa.

Otter (Reply with cheekiness) : Wow, you have a nice name there. I’m Brad Otter.

Firm Hand Shake for a few seconds

Otter : Lisa your hand shake really shows that you’re keen in your work. Such a good hand shake. I like it.

Baxter (Softly and Sweet) : Thank you, but at least can we discuss on the effects of our assignment, Sir.

Otter (Putting his arms
around Lisa’s shoulder) : Well, lets go for a tea break and discuss it over the assignment in my office.

Baxter : But, but ….

Otter : No worries there will only be you and me to discuss on this assignment. We will have major things to discuss and further more you will feel comfortable in the office. Shall we proceed to my office?

Baxter (hesitantly) : If you say so, then we will discuss it in your office.


They proceed to his office and had discussion on the assignment. After a long day discussion with a pervert, Lisa went back to her office and return to her table wondering what was up to this kind of people. Is this their daily routine of life where flirting around with juniors is a hobby or just to satisfy they needs?

While going through her inbox, she was shocked; she had received an e-mail from her colleague, which stated she had done a great job and the assignment that she when through with Mr. Brad Otter was accepted. Hence, the company really appreciates what she had contributed for this assignment without knowing what had happen to her.

Door Knock

SCENE 2

Her secretary, Ms. Annie Wayne gives a hard knock on the door thrice which makes Ms. Lisa Baxter conscious from her daydreaming earlier on. Ms. Wayne passed her the keys of her drawer which she had requested for yesterday.

After, opening the drawer and took some documents that she needs to refer too, she fidget with the keys and later remind her of another situation that she had been sexual harassed by Mr. Marc Coleman a senior partner as well as vice president in one of the distribution company.

It happen during an off-site team meeting of a where Mr. Coleman pressed his room key into her hand, telling her he could not concentrate with her in the meeting and that she must meet him that evening.

Daydreaming
Outside meeting room

Coleman : Lisa, can you unlock my room? Here’s the room key to my room and I want to see you in my room after work to discuss matter that you are slacking on. (Pressing his room key into Lisa’ hand)

Baxter (Softly and politely) : Ouch! Mr. Coleman you don’t have to press your room key so aggressively into my hand. If I were to make any mistake in my work that you’re not satisfy with we can talk it over.

Coleman (Being serious
yet cheeky) : But I can’t resist. I see you in my office later.

Baxter : Alright.

Lisa wonder what make Mr. Coleman wants to see her that evening. She felt something is wrong somewhere by having a weird conversation with him where she tried to voice out. Hence, that evening she waited for Mr. Coleman in his office and is well prepared on whatever going to happen next.

Mr. Coleman entered his room and locked his room up. Lisa was shaken by the way Mr. Coleman reacts towards her. Whatever happens she was ready to voice up on her own and not let her dignity goes down the drain.

In Mr. Coleman room

Baxter (Confidently and
Calmly) : Mr. Coleman is there any mistake that I’ve done on the presentation during the meeting just now? Or is there any thing that you want me to change on the presentation?

Coleman (Delightfully) : Yes. Let me be straight to the point. You did a major mistake by having me not concentrating on the presentation but you. You look very sexy when you’re presenting. The way your red lips works was marvelous. (Muack! ) That makes me want to give a kiss to you straight way, but you’re lucky we’re in a meeting. (Gripping Lisa’s hand tightly)

Baxter (Irritably) : Stop it! Let go of my hand. (Standing up) Mr. Coleman, you don’t have to behave this way. It is inappropriate for you as a senior partner as well as a vice president for the company to behave in such manner. Are you not ashamed of yourself? What will others think of you if I were to make a big ‘HOOHAA’ in the office tomorrow?

Coleman (Evilly) : Lisa, Lisa. Lisa. Will your colleague believe you in the first place, I doubt they won’t. Since I’m the vice president and what so ever I can jolly well do what I like and what I want. Lisa, look at your surrounding is there anyone? (Laughing) No. No one will know what happen to you this evening Lisa.

Baxter (Frustrated) : Mr. Coleman (High tone voice) I understand how the urged for you to flirt around with me. But there are situation that we can prevent from ourselves. I’m sorry, if you say so that my colleague doesn’t believe me or what so ever but let me tell you something. I have my own purpose to be here.

In this company I thought I can gain lots of experiences on how the distribution goes here. But now I was wrong. They distributed feeling for each other instead and trying to flirt around with junior colleague, where they tend to say ‘let bygone be bygone’. In that case, you’re mixing with the wrong mister and I will not be hesitating to give you my letter of resignation tomorrow morning. That will be the first document you will received on your desk. By the way my dignity is way more important than the kind of behavior that you implement towards me and I will just acted as if there’s nothing happen in order not to have your dignity as a vice president goes down the drain.

Coleman (Angrily) : You’re such a B****! Get out of my room now! I swear that you will have a hard time finding for job for time to come. Get out and make sure I get your letter of resignation!

Baxter : Sorry Mr. Coleman you’re not God to judge my fate. (Show a very confident face)

Lisa went out of Mr. Coleman room walking confidently as she believes that this incident happen because there is a purpose. She learnt that to stands up calmly and confidently for herself is very important regardless what will happen next. After all she had prevented herself from having more problems in the company. Hence she had made a good choice by leaving the company.


Telephone Rang

SCENE 3

Ms. Lisa desk phone rang and again that makes her conscious from her daydreaming earlier on. It was Ms. Annie Wayne. She reminds her of a new junior sales operation manager that will be transferring to their department at 0400 hours later. Hence, she needs to be in the meeting room to discuss some matters with the new junior sales operation manager later.

Today was a daydreaming day for Lisa Baxter. She wonders how those women handle this kind of situation. Regarding her junior sales operation manager, it remind her this incident whereby not only she herself being harassed but others more junior than her.

It happen when a senior manager, Mr. Josh Branson in her firm tried to pressure her to response to his advances, she learned afterward that he was approaching other women in the firm as well – women who were more junior than her.

Daydreaming
In the office pantry having coffee break

Branson (Flirtiest) : Hi Lady Baxter. (Sexy Voice)

Baxter (Curiously) : Was up with that kind of voice Mr. Branson? Are you alright?

Branson : Hmmm…I’m alright. Let me comment something on yourself.

Baxter : What is it? Did my business proposal disappoint you?

Branson : Oh…your business proposal was fine I am satisfied with it. There is nothing wrong with your proposal. You’ve got a nice boobs lady. (Hands around Lisa waist near to her breast).

Baxter (Calmly) : Mr. Branson it is not proper to behave in this way. (Putting away his hands around her waist) Sorry, I’m in the rush, please excuse me. I’ve got lots to catch up.

Branson : Alright. Hope to see you later. Do a good job lady.

Hours later Lisa saw Mr. Josh Branson flirting with the other juniors where she found that, it is so annoying to find that as a senior manager flirting around and taking advantages of the juniors whereby they just keep their mouth close and dare not complain to the upper management.

Weeks later, she raised the issue to the upper management regarding this situation. Lisa wonders how the organization could act to stop this sexual harassment situation if they don’t know that it is happening with in the firm. She had tried to report the incident to more senior executives in the firm and they asked her back a second time to gather more information on Mr. Josh Branson. In the end, however, nothing happen - to him or to me.

Telephone Rang

Ms. Annie Wayne reminds her that she had a lunch meeting outside with other client. After all, that was her past. Nevertheless, she voice out what she suppose to voice out. Each time this kind of situation happen to her, she learnt that she needs to speak calmly and assertively in order to survive in this kind of situation. However, she felt this kind of situation needs to bring to a stand whereby all the women that being sexual harassed need not be afraid to stand up for themselves.

Perhaps Lisa thinks that those women are afraid to complain since it will affect the company reputation, hence the company must have an initiative to help all the women that had been sexual harassed so that they will not work with fear.

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Ms Suma told us that we should be in groups of four for our next assignment, both Minutes of meeting as well as the industry project which is Work-Life Balance. Hence, Regina, Singgih and Asedah is in my team. We named our team the 'Champion Committee'. Nevertheless, for our next lesson we are suppose to have our first meeting on the industry project.

EK