Mastering Business Communication: Presentations, Meetings, and Etiquette
Mastering Business Communication
Giving Presentations
- Greet the audience appropriately, e.g., ‘Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,’ and introduce yourself.
- Speak clearly and at a natural speed. Try not to rush or talk too slowly.
- Make sure you keep to the allotted time. It is always better to finish early and allow more time for questions than to overrun. When using slides, allow about 2 minutes per slide.
- Keep to your plan and don’t be tempted to digress as you might lose your concentration.
- Ask
Mastering English Tenses, Conditionals, and More
Future Simple and Related Tenses:
- Present Simple (Timetable): Structure: infinitive/-s. Example: The school starts next Monday at 9 a.m.
- Will (Decisions at the moment): Structure: will + infinitive. Example: I’ll go and get us an ice cream.
- Going to (Plan, evidence): Structure: going to + infinitive. Example: I’m going to go to Madrid next week.
- Present Continuous (Sure future): Structure: is/am/are + -ing. Example: I’m having an omelette this evening because I bought the eggs.
Future Perfect:
- Simple:
Mastering Modal Verbs, Phrasal Verbs, and Vocabulary
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs do not have a third person singular form (no “s”), and questions and negatives are formed without “do”.
Obligation, Advice, and Prohibition
Modal Verbs: Obligation-Advice-Prohibition:
- We all must/have to obey the law.
- A good citizen should/ought to be considerate.
- You don’t have to/needn’t know much about the law to know what is right and wrong.
- In the UK, you mustn’t/can’t smoke in pubs.
Ability and Permission
Modal Verbs: Ability-Permission:
- I can drive; I passed my test last year.
Music, Natural Disasters, Environment, and Robots
Music Preference and Its Impact
Music helps to develop your brain. Normally, I listen to music in my house and on the metro. When I stay in my house, I often put the radio on when I have a shower and when I study. On the metro, I listen to my MP3 player.
I like music because it can change my mood. For instance, generally, I listen to rap and pop music, but when I need to concentrate or relax, I listen to classical music. I enjoy rap music because it has interesting lyrics, and they sing about personal
Read MoreDoña Bárbara: Characters and Plot Summary
Introduction to *Doña Bárbara*
Santos Luzardo returns to his homeland with the intention of selling his family’s land. Upon arrival, he learns of the arbitrary rule of a woman known as Doña Bárbara, who is rumored to have made a pact with the Devil. Doña Bárbara has not only created her own law but also has a reputation for devouring men; anyone who falls for her beauty ends up a human wreck. Such is the case of Lorenzo Barquero, the father of Marisela, Doña Bárbara’s unacknowledged daughter.
Read MoreEssential English Grammar and Vocabulary
Subject Pronouns and the Verb ‘To Be’
We use personal pronouns to refer to the subject of an action. Subject pronouns in English are: I, You, He, She, It, We, They.
The verb ‘to be’ takes these forms next to the subject pronouns:
- I am (I’m)
- You are (You’re)
- He is (He’s)
- She is (She’s)
- It is (It’s)
- We are (We’re)
- They are (They’re)
Both forms mean exactly the same, but the short form is preferred in more colloquial or informal situations.
The negative form of the verb ‘to be’ is:
- I am not (I’m not)
- You are not