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Inviting responses

Let‘s listen!

Which of these ways of inviting responsesare used in the conversation?

What do you think?

Have  you got any suggestion?

How about you?

How will this impact on …?

What are your feelings on this?

Any thoughts on this?

Get back to me with your reactions.

What’s your opinion?

Evelyn有话说：

职场风云，瞬息万变，作为领导，经常不得不传达一些涉及公司发展的坏消息。怎样才能将伤害减到最小呢？

When deliveringbad news, it is important to give the participants an opportunity to expresstheir reactions

Pronunciation: stress

Listen and repeat the words above. Noticethe word stress.

 movie       stadium        apartment

Listen and repeat these words. Then writethe words in the correct column.

movie beautiful                            1.       2.         3.

stadium  convenient                         movie    stadium  apartment

apartment building

museum noisy

expensive theater

neighborhood boring

Useful phrases

Phrases

Usage

bring somebody up to date on

keep somebody updated on

how things stand

the truth/reality of things

on schedule/budget

over schedule/budget

within schedule/budget

more than/beyond schedule/budget

put somebody in the picture on

Let somebody know the details of …

stretch to

expand to

looking at … realistically

looking at … in a practical way

你必须知道的3条商务英语社交礼仪！

1. Hold the Door

 If you‘re going through a doorway, rememberto hold the door behind you.

Don‘t just go through yourself and then let the doorfall back against whoever is behind you. Holdthe door, look back and check if there‘ssomeone there, hang on for a second if they’re stillcoming.

2. RespectOne-arm Length Distance

 If you‘re trying to be friendly,remember to respect space.

In some cultures, it‘s perfectly acceptable to stand quite close to someone and that’s, youknow, absolutely fine.

In an English speaking environment, that‘s not really expected. Personal space is respectedmore and expected.

3. Make sure you brushed your teeth

If you‘ve had eatensomethingwith spices in it, make sure you usebreath freshener.

If you sweat and it smells, then peopleare going to avoid you. They won’t tell you because it’s considered rude tospeak about those kind of things, however, they will talk about it probablybehind your back which you really don't want or you're just not going to haveas successful an experience in a business context.