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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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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“309. Communicating Effectively with Executives: Little Snippet”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：feedback, communication, message, impact, specific。 这段视频共有 84 个句子、871 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 5:32。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 157 个词，接近日常对话。 88% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| consultant 名词 | /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ | 顧問 /顾问 |
| churn 动词 | /t͡ʃɝn/ | 攪 /搅 |
| adjective 名词 | /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/ | 形容詞 /形容词 |
| bolognese 名词 | /ˌboʊləˈniz/ | 肉醬 /肉酱, 番茄肉酱 |
| brainstorming 名词 | 頭腦風暴 /头脑风暴, 腦力激盪 /脑力激荡 | |
| connotation 名词 | /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/ | 含義 /含义, 意蘊 /意蕴 |
| overload 动词 | /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ | 超載 /超载 |
| quantifier 名词 | /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/ | 量词 |
| snippet 名词 | /ˈsnɪpɪt/ | 片段 |
| pronunciation 名词 | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | 發音 /发音 |
| boast 动词 | /boʊst/ | 吹牛, 吹噓 /吹嘘 |
| analogy 名词 | /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ | 類推 /类推, 類比 /类比 |
| verb 名词 | /vɝb/ | 動詞 /动词 |
| goalkeeper 名词 | /ˈɡoʊl.kiːpɚ/ | 守門員 /守门员, 門將 /门将 |
| persuade 动词 | /pə(ɹ)ˈsweɪd/ | 說服 /说服, 勸說 /劝说 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come up 动词 | 上來 /上来 |
| show off 动词 | 炫耀, 賣弄 /卖弄 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- What's the difference between freelance and consultant?
- Am I speaking too fast?
- Could I order it better?
- Do I take too long?
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 14 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 isn't, they're, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: connotation /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: connotation /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/, quantifier /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, analogy /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/, verb /vɝb/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, consultant /kənˈsʌl.tənt/, adjective /ˈæd͡ʒ.ɪk.tɪv/, bolognese /ˌboʊləˈniz/, overload /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, phrasal /ˈfɹeɪzəl/, informal /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 consultant, churn, adjective 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。