October 29, 2006 10:21 PM PST
In the final episode of our three-part series on supporting your position in meetings, we look at language used to make your statements more persuasive.
Key concepts are: Making coherent, persuasive arguments, and effective us of language to support your arguments.
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October 23, 2006 12:22 AM PDT
Our news story today is about the changes in management style taking place around the world.
After you listen to the story, we'll explain some of the new vocabulary and provide further examples of how they can be used.
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October 16, 2006 09:15 PM PDT
Welcome to the second part of our series on how to support your position or argument in meetings.
Key Language: emphasizing, minimizing, supporting points & vocal stress.
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October 02, 2006 12:18 AM PDT
In the first part of our series on making and supporting your arguments in meetings, we cover the key language used to organise your thoughts and support your ideas.
In later episodes we'll look deeper into the topic and provide further examples of language you can use to support you're position.
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September 18, 2006 09:11 PM PDT
Our news story today is about a share trader in a Japanese bank who made perhaps the worlds most expensive typing error!
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September 11, 2006 11:16 PM PDT
Problems, and more problems. Sometimes business seems to be all about dealing with problems. And when dealing with problems over the telephone, we need to be especially careful in our discussions, since we cannot see the reactions of the other party.
Today we’ll listen to business people discussing a delivery problem over the phone. Then, we’ll review the language that is used to establish relationships, discuss the problem and come to agreement on a solution.
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July 26, 2006 05:28 AM PDT
Signposting is informing listeners about what is to be presented in a presentation, and constantly informing listeners as to where they are during that presentation.
The term “signposting” comes from signs posted on street corners, which tell travelers where they are and where they are going. In presentations, Signposting is informing the listener as to what things are going to be talked about, and when sections have been completed and new sections are opened.
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June 28, 2006 06:15 AM PDT
Making a good introduction to your presentation is key to getting your audience's attention. This episode looks at the language used in making an internal (less formal) presentation during a videoconference and particularly the language used to make your introduction.
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