歡迎回到 商務英語播客for today’s lesson on delivering an engaging and organized presentation.
Getting up in front of a room full of people to give a英文演講can be a difficult task. Whether you’re reporting information or trying to convince people to buy something, you need to catch their attention. Then you need to keep it. And at the end of it all, you want them to walk away feeling like they learned something, 或者他們同意你的觀點, or they want to buy what you’re trying to sell them.
當然, it might seem difficult, but there are skills you can learn to make it much easier. Several techniques in both presentation and delivery can help ensure an engaging英文介紹that will wow your listeners.
在今天的課程中, we’ll take a closer look at some of these techniques, including asking people to imagine a situation in order to persuade them, and focusing on the “why” behind your ideas rather than the “what.” We’ll also learn how you can use a single thread throughout your presentation and how you can transition between ideas. And finally we’ll cover how to check in with your listeners and add emphasis.
Today we’ll hear two short dialogs from different presentations. 在第一, we’ll rejoin a recruiter called Nick who is presenting to some potential recruits for a medical supplies company. 在第二, we’ll hear finance manager Diane continue with a report about her company’s quarterly financial results.
聽力問題
1. What does Nick ask his listeners to imagine? 2. What is the key idea that Nick keeps coming back to? 3. After talking about fuel savings, what does Diane do before moving on to her next idea?
歡迎回到 商務英語播客for today’s lesson on how to overcome a setback during a戰略談判.
In a negotiation, things don’t always work out the way we hope. Sometimes we face obstacles that just can’t be overcome. 在這種情況下, you’re faced with a choice – do you walk away, or do you think outside the box and try to save the relationship? After all in a strategic negotiation, it’s the relationship you build between the parties that is really important.
In this back and forth ofovercoming obstacles, there are several techniques you can use. We’ll learn how to present a problem and how to introduce a different opportunity. We’ll also look at giving evidence for a proposition and narrowing the focus of the proposition. And finally we’ll cover how to request more time to think about things.
在對話方塊中, we will hear Mike, who works for an auto parts company called Sigma. Mike is talking with Lisa, the lead negotiator for NVP, 日本經銷商. Sigma and NVP were trying to negotiate a partnership to distribute Sigma’s products in east Asia. The key to that deal was Sigma getting out of an existing arrangement with a Chinese distributor called Wuhan Auto. Today we’ll hear Mike and Lisa try to overcome that obstacle.
聽力問題
1. What new opportunity does Mike present to Lisa? 2. What evidence from the World Bank does Mike use to back up his idea? 3. Mike narrows the focus of his idea. What product market does he propose partnering in?
