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Hello and welcome back to another little snippet.
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These are my short.
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five minute episodes.
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full of business English communication tips to help boost your confidence.
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So in this one, I really want to center my tips on communicating effectively to peers and executives.
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Let me give you some context.
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"I have a client.
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And I was meeting with them this week.
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They work in...
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a large multinational company and they work in the technical department.
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It's a very, very technical role.
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Previously, they were a consultant. And they were.
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working on projects, but now they're working within the company, if that makes sense.
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Also, I just want to touch very quickly on something that comes up a lot.
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What's the difference between freelance and consultant?
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Boats.
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describe different modes of working or being self -employed.
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However, what I would say is that freelance is often used for more creative industries.
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And it can have the connotation of being more informal.
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So if you work in professional services, and you have done some consulting, I would call yourself a consultant.
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rather than a freelance.
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Anyway.
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This person is actually really...
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overqualified for the role that they're doing.
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And that's not them boasting or showing off.
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In fact, they said something to me the other day, they said a football analogy, they said, You know, it's like I'm being played as the goalkeeper, but I should be the forward.
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and the thing that they said that's holding them back Thank you is communication.
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They've had this feedback, they've said, you need to work on your communication skills,
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it's not clear enough, And what they find really difficult is getting executives on board.
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with their messages.
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We've been looking at that this week
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and that's what I'm going to talk about today
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and give you some tips based on the things that we had a look at in those sessions, because I think it could be really useful for you.
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They are working on a really big transformational change project and they really need to sell that project to the exec board.
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And these are some of the points that we looked at when we were doing the sessions this week.
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The first thing before anything, coming back to the point about getting feedback, If you get the feedback that is your communication isn't clear,
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I would really suggest you try and get more specific feedback.
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That's the first point.
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try and help them out a little bit and direct them to the points that they may
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be able to help you out with, for example, is it pronunciation?
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other specific words Is it the pace?
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Am I speaking too fast?
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Is it content?
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Is there too much content?
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Is it like content overload?
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Is it structure?
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Could I order it better?
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Is it the length?
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Do I take too long?
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try to get more specific feedback.
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because your communication isn't clear, is not really very helpful for you for a starting point.
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Secondly, think about what the key message actually is.
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Just spend some time to think about it.
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What is it that you want them to walk out of the room?
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thinking about. or remembering.
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Not how you want to say it in English.
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Don't start there.
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just start brainstorming your thoughts then you can work it out a little bit more in english later
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but sit and think what is the key message what you want them to remember what is it important
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that they know Next point, number three is try to link to the results and impact.
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This is especially important if you're trying to persuade people why they should do something.
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For example, in this session, I was constantly trying to remind them to come back to This means that.
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This means that we will lose revenue.
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or this will enable us to.
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bring in more customers.
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or this will lead to.. higher profits.
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So use phrases that link to the impact and the results.
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Finally, think about how you can beef up your message.
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Beef up is a funny little phrasal verb But just like when you add meat to a spaghetti bolognese, you give it flavour, you give it substance.
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It's the same thing here.
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you give strength to something.
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Think about adverbs, adjectives and quantifiers.
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For example, rather than saying this is good for our customers, Why don't you say this is excellent for our customers.
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rather than saying this will reduce churn You could say this will greatly reduce churn.
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And rather than saying, then this will increase revenue, you could say this will increase revenue a lot. or significantly.
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None of these things are outside of your reach.
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They're all very simple, straightforward little things.
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but they do make a difference to the impact of your wording.
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Let me just run through that again then.
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Number one, try to get more specific feedback if you get your communication isn't clear.
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Think about what the key message actually is.
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use phrases that link back to the results and impact, And finally, think about how you can beef up your message.
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All right, I hope that was helpful.
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See you in the next one.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“309. Communicating Effectively with Executives: Little Snippet”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：feedback, communication, message, impact, specific。 這段影片共有 84 個句子、871 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 5:32。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 157 個詞，接近日常對話。 88% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| consultant 名詞 | /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ | 顧問 /顧問 |
| churn 動詞 | /t͡ʃɝn/ | 攪 /攪 |
| adjective 名詞 | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | 形容詞 /形容詞 |
| bolognese 名詞 | /ˌboʊləˈniz/ | 肉醬 /肉醬, 番茄肉醬 |
| brainstorming 名詞 | 頭腦風暴 /頭腦風暴, 腦力激盪 /腦力激盪 | |
| connotation 名詞 | /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ | 含義 /含義, 意蘊 /意蘊 |
| overload 動詞 | /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ | 超載 /超載 |
| quantifier 名詞 | /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ | 量詞 |
| snippet 名詞 | /ˈsnɪpɪt/ | 片段 |
| pronunciation 名詞 | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 發音 /發音 |
| boast 動詞 | /boʊst/ | 吹牛, 吹噓 /吹噓 |
| analogy 名詞 | /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ | 類推 /類推, 類比 /類比 |
| verb 名詞 | /vɝb/ | 動詞 /動詞 |
| goalkeeper 名詞 | /ˈɡoʊl.kiːpɚ/ | 守門員 /守門員, 門將 /門將 |
| persuade 動詞 | /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/ | 說服 /說服, 勸說 /勸說 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| come up 動詞 | 上來 /上來 |
| show off 動詞 | 炫耀, 賣弄 /賣弄 |
值得反覆跟讀的句子
影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：
- What's the difference between freelance and consultant?
- Am I speaking too fast?
- Could I order it better?
- Do I take too long?
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 14 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 isn't, they're, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: connotation /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: connotation /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/, quantifier /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, analogy /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/, verb /vɝb/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, bolognese /ˌboʊləˈniz/, overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/, informal /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 consultant, churn, adjective 這類單詞。
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跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。