Business English Lessons for Meetings and Discussions
This is the 2nd part of our lesson on making the most of your meetings. In this lesson, we’ll learn how to encourage quiet people, push for clarity, avoid committing to a position, conduct satisfaction checks, and praise good work.
In this lesson, we’ll look at language for making the most of your meetings. We’ll look at how to keep the discussion moving and how to focus on the issues, rather than on people or items that aren’t on the agenda.
This is the second of our two-part lesson on small talk, or casual conversation, in business situations. Lesson Objectives Talking about the weather. Talking about current events. Changing the topic. Steering the conversation towards business. In today’s dialog, we’ll rejoin Liz, Coby, and Shawn as they get ready for another meeting. As you might …
This lesson is the first in our two-part series on small talk before a meeting. Lesson Objectives Greeting someone you already know. Talking about recent activities. Talking about sports. Showing interest in a topic. Admitting ignorance. We’ll join three colleagues, Coby, Liz, and Shawn, who have arrived for a meeting and are waiting for …
In this lesson, we’re going to look at several techniques for expressing your ideas and commenting on other people’s opinions. Lesson Objectives Leading into opinions. Highlighting consequences. Redirecting the discussion. Agreeing/disagreeing with negative questions. We’ve been listening to a dialog among four managers who have to find ways of reducing travel and transportation benefits …
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