In the final episode of our three-part Business English Pod series on supporting your argument or position in meetings, we look at language used to make your statements more persuasive.

Jack is going to summarize his proposal for the move to Costa Rica and hopes to get a final recommendation on the outsourcing project to present to the Board. He must persuade the managers to proceed, and answer the objections raised at the last meeting.

Key language: Persuasive arguments and effective use of language to support your arguments.

Transcript & Study Notes.

Welcome to the second part of our Business English Pod series on how to support your position or argument in meetings.

Our friend Jack is giving an update on the Costa Rican project. Dan is against the idea, because as production manager, he doesn’t want to lose all his staff. The HR manager, Angie, also doesn’t want to lay off her US staff, and is worried about the difficulty of hiring workers in another country. Jack tries to defend his plan, but has difficulty supporting his argument.

Key Language: emphasizing, minimizing, supporting points & vocal stress.

Transcript & Study Notes.

In the first part of our ESL Business English Podcast series on making and supporting your arguments in meetings, we cover the key language used to organise your thoughts and support your ideas.

In later episodes (BEP 19 & BEP 20) we’ll look deeper into the topic and provide further examples of language you can use to support your position.

Transcript & Study Notes.