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... your topic and ways to write about it Even if you think youknow exactly whatyou want to write, this lesson can help you be more confident and creative about whatyou want tosayIt will give you ... coming up with the information you will need to begin writing N ow that you have decided on a topic, you are ready to begin exploring whatyou want tosay about the topic and how you will sayit There ... reasons to an outline beforeyou start writing is to help you evaluate your thesis Is your thesis narrow enough? Is it too broad? Can you support it adequately? Here’s how to use your outline to test...
... for because to show cause and also to link ideas nor negative to reinforce negative but however to contrast ideas or choice to show possibilities yet however to contrast so therefore to show result ... variety) If you happen to be stranded at sea with a group and you see a shark, bunch together to form a tight circle, warned to be using shark repellent, staying dressed, and be sure to float as ... previous chapter, you learned how to connect the parts of a sentence There, I touched on coordinating independent clauses Let's kick it up a notch and get into the nitty-gritty of coordinating...
... doing for you anything reasonable that you' d like itWHATTOSAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR SELF P i I to But you have toknow how to treat it If you treat it just right, and carefully give it the right ... directive to your subconscious mind, then any time you make a statement about yourself that is negative you are directing your subconscious mind toWHATTOSAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR SELF make you become ... take, every moment of every day Whatever "thoughts" you have programmed into WHATTOSAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR SELF yourself, o r have allowed others to program into you, are affecting, directing,...
... of what good communication can look like With PowerPhrases You Mean WhatYou Say! Your words are only as powerful as your commitment to them How about you? Do you mean whatyou say? Or you say: ... I need your help to resolve this Do yousaywhatyou mean about a problem to everyone but the person you need to tell the most? You are probably so accustomed to editing your thoughts, you are ... suggest that you not have a right to your position For example, if someone asks youto run for club president and you not want to, don’t say: — You know, it is really great that you asked me to serve,...
... Damson Nice to get to meet you too Nice to get to met you too I‟m Sarah Lovely to meet you Lovely to meet you Would you like a drink? How are you? How are you? It s good to get toknowyou at last! ... INTRODUCTION Nice to meet you Nice to meet you, Colonel Wrigley Pleased to meet you Pleased to meet you, Angela I‟m Dr Slithers I’m delighted to meet you I‟m delighted to meet you Welcome to London My pleasure ... has told me whattosay when I have to give bad news.” 100 Ways toSayit in Business English is for people who want a quick guide on whattosay in common situations Five examples have been written...
... How toSayIt is a practical, easy -to- use book that tells youwhattosay and how tosayit Its flexible approach helps you fashion compelling letters in little more time than it takes to handwrite ... HOW TOSAYIT (what you want to accomplish, actions you intend to take, a reciprocal invitation) What Not toSay • Avoid ungracious amplifications: you are busy but you suppose you can manage it; ... pleasure that glad to be able to vote yes it was so thoughtful of youto happy to let youknowit will be a pleasure to pleased to have been invited thank you for asking me to thank you for nominating...
... and explain it If you are happy with the explanation, you ll need to withdraw your appeal If you not agree or if you think we’ve dealt with all points in your appeal, your case can go to an independent ... date shown at the top of the decision — it will help if you write Appeal at the top of the letter You need tosay in your appeal whatyou think is wrong and which decision you are appealing against ... write toyouto explain the law and the facts we used to make the decision on your appeal Tribunals Service will also send you or your representative a copy of our response We’ll send you or your...
... response according to how natural it is likely to sound when synthesized To our knowledge, Bulyko and Ostendorf (2002) were the first to propose allowing the choice of wording and prosody to be jointly ... contours that fail to exhibit the targeting accenting pattern Finally, we plan to examine whether gains in quality can be achieved with an off-the-shelf, general purpose voice that are similar to ... always) exhibit a considerable dropoff in synthesis quality.6 And second, the boundaries of the automatically assigned unit labels were not always accurate, leading to problems with unnatural...
... them to reassure you And it has the side benefit of reassuring you If you re tough enough to put up a strong public face, you re probably tough enough to handle the new responsibility Take it up ... assess just how difficult it is, and what resources you have at your disposal These are factors that have little to with you personally Exhibit 2.1 gives you a way to keep track Are these categories ... will be reporting to you, if you were a member of the team you ll now be leading, this isn’t a biggie They know you, so they should knowwhatto expect To screw this up, you have to go in there...
... communications coach, I deal with language every day My work revolves around whatto say, what not to say, and whatto or not as yousayit I help TV personalities, authors, athletes, top corporate executives, ... straight to your reveal The ability to quickly pivot to your reveal is essential It may be the tool that prevents you from losing your audience You have to be somewhat chameleonlike as a storyteller, ... they don’t know how to react toit Is it a big number? A small number? Your tone of voice can help too If your statistic is surprising, raise your pitch to convey that feeling If it s disappointing,...
... meet you too Good to meet you too I‟m Sarah Lovely to meet you Lovely to meet you Would you like a drink? How are you? How are you? It s good to get toknowyou at last! 250 Ways toSayIt in Business ... REPLY TO A FORMAL INTRODUCTION Nice to meet you Nice to meet you, Colonel Wrigley Pleased to meet you Pleased to meet you, Angela I‟m Dr Slithers I’m delighted to meet you I‟m delighted to meet you ... What are your? What are your current projects in the solar energy sector? What are you developing? What is the R&D department developing nowadays? What are your initiatives? What are your initiatives...
... How did you involve your department and get itto buy in to your idea? How did you come up with that 32 percent figure?’’ and so on But it sure is refreshing to find candidates prepared to articulate ... minor it might seem—that slowed down your department or created extra work with very little payoff Then tell me whatyou did to make the situation better Or even if you did nothing, tell me whatyou ... and you re not sure what criteria you ll need in selecting finalists, ask this question of your first interviewees to gain clearer insight into your own needs It should quickly provide you with...
... medical help if you or others are injured Check water and electric lines for defects or damage Also, you should clean up your house ;check and fix your house Don’t forget boil water before drinking ... is very dangerous so we have prepar carefully before the typhoon comes to protect our life and health in typhoon I believe that if you these rules, you ll minimize the consequences which the typhoons...
... • 41)fly economic class • 42) go to the zoo • 43 go to the gym • 44)drive a car • 45)see Disney World Resort (Florida), USA • 46)get a tattoo • 47)ride a Roller Coaster • 48)see: Cirque ... 50)speak in English with a foreigner • 51) write a letter • 52)see: Carnival in Rio de Janeiro • 53)Start my Own Business • 54)go on a cruise • 55)be an extra in a movie • 56)see Oktoberfest • 57)see ... • 56)see Oktoberfest • 57)see a Rock/Pop Concert • 58)go skateboard • 59)learn how to surf • 60)get a university degree • 61)ride a mechanical bull • 62)do a marathon • 63) _ ...
... meet you too Good to meet you too I‟m Sarah Lovely to meet you Lovely to meet you Would you like a drink? How are you? How are you? It s good to get toknowyou at last! 250 Ways toSayIt in Business ... sector? What are you developing? What is the R&D department developing nowadays? What are your initiatives? What are your initiatives in the field? What are you up to? What exactly are you up to? ... REPLY TO A FORMAL INTRODUCTION Nice to meet you Nice to meet you, Colonel Wrigley Pleased to meet you Pleased to meet you, Angela I‟m Dr Slithers I’m delighted to meet you I‟m delighted to meet you...
... inspection •� You can agree with the citation and pay the fine � —or— � •� You can disagree with the citation and appeal it If you decide to appeal your citation, please make sure you read the ... Identification and let youknow that he or she is there to inspect your salon during the inspection, you can continue to provide services to your clients! the inspector does not wish to interrupt the ... mean that you agree with the inspection; it is merely a way for the Board toknow that you have seen the report If violations are found, the Board may send you a citation about 45 to 60 days...
... (USE) Your full name: Your telephone number: your email address: 1) Can you tell me something special about yourself? -2) What are your hobbies (what you like to in your free ... Are you still in touch with your school friends? No, we haven't kept in touch We're in daily/weekly/close touch with our office in Spain Trek verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] -kk -to walk ... when you return something you don't want and allows youto buy other goods of the same value at another time Surf (INTERNET) verb to spend time visiting a lot of websites Many towns and cities...
... attention to your voice inflection -To sound natural you need to rehearse often, checking yourself for pauses Ask yourself if your written words sound the way you would speak them Tape yourself ... overhead projector and it breaks or the bulb burns out and you don't have a replacement or time to change to bulb, you can refer to your handouts without stopping the flow of your speech 4 Using ... familiar with the words you become Using this approach makes it easier to read your speech and for the audience to listen toit 2 Reading from Complete Text (cont.) • Annotate your text Give yourself...
... that you point to with a mouse (= movable control device) to give the computer an instruction Desktop (COMPUTER) adjective (of computer equipment) small enough to fit on the top of a desk a desktop ... when you use the type of computer program which makes it possible for youto perform several activities at the same time The menu bar with its windows is one of the features of the desktop Click ... time visiting a lot of websites Many towns and cities have cybercafés where you can surf the Internet/Net/Web [T] I was surfing until midnight last night [I] Cybercafé noun [C] a cafe where you can...