Christine Burgmer | Blog http://blog.english-trainer.de Ideas, news, tips and resources for the Business English learner Thu, 17 May 2012 17:17:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Presenting yourself http://blog.english-trainer.de/2012/05/presenting-yourself/ http://blog.english-trainer.de/2012/05/presenting-yourself/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:17:33 +0000 Christine http://blog.english-trainer.de/?p=3383 Would you like to learn how to introduce yourself in a presentation? Then take a look how Charles Greene III presents himself in this video.  And read what he does exactly here.


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		Complimenting
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			Learn how to deliver a compliment …


    

  1. You look like you’ve lost weight.
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  2. You have a nice smile.
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  3. You smell nice.
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  4. Nice hair.
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  5. That dress really suits you.
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  6. That colour really suits you.
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  7. Love what you’re wearing.
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  8. Your eyes are pretty.
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  9. You look slim.
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  10. You look gorgeous.
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And read more here …



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		Getting the content right
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		Mon, 14 May 2012 16:54:24 +0000
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			A three-step method to great presentation content …



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		A business story
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		Fri, 11 May 2012 12:13:10 +0000
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			Download mp3 files of “Sweet poison”, a business short story by James Schofield, here.  Just follow the link and scroll down the page. You’ll also find a complete word list here. Happy listening!


Listen

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		To be or not to be
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			Happy Go Lucky 370

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Why not try replacing those ‘to be’ phrases with a simple form of the verb?

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		7 steps to improvising
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Learn how to improvise … A great talk from Dave Morris.

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		Keep the conversation going …
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		Sun, 06 May 2012 20:26:49 +0000
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			Need help in learning how to keep a conversation going? Then watch this video clip:


 



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