This lesson is part one of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions. In this episode, we’re focused on the language used to introduce your ideas and make suggestions.
Lesson Objectives
- Introducing ideas at a meeting using polite language.
- Responding effectively when other participants accept or reject your ideas.
- Using tentative language to allow for the listener to comment.
- Recommending a course of action based on information given to you.
The dialog takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product. Celebrity means a famous person and spokesperson is someone who gets paid to be in an advertisement for a product.
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