歡迎回到 商務英語技能 360 對於今天的課程水平 英語口語的形式.

想像一下你正在找工作, 你在一家大公司面試. 你走進面試室，對面試官說: “嘿, 怎麼樣了?” Believe me, 這是一個不好的第一印象.

或者如果你去酒吧見一位老朋友，當你看到他時伸出手說“晚上好, 你怎麼做?” Chances are your friend is going to ask you whether you’re feeling okay.

在這兩種情況下, 問題是您使用了錯誤的形式或註冊級別. 你根本不能使用相同的表達方式, 字, 和各種情況下的習語. 你需要衡量情況並相應地調整你的說話方式.

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歡迎回到 商務英語技能 360 今天的課程 communicate clearly in English..

There are times when you want to impress people with your language abilities. But there are actually far more situations that require the opposite approach – situations where you don’t want to risk confusing people, so you want to make sure you’re communicating clearly.

在我們的 最後一課, I talked about clear pronunciation and word choice. Today I want to look at making clear sentences and organizing your message.

When it comes to sentences, shoot for simple and short. Rather than stringing a bunch of ideas into one long sentence, break it up into several short ones. Use simple words like “but” and “so” instead of words like “nevertheless” and “consequently.”

There’s something else that can add clutter to our sentences: the softening words and phrases we use to be diplomatic, 有禮貌, or careful. These expressions can be very important when the situation requires. But not all situations or audiences require such diplomacy. We also have some very confusing ways of asking questions in English. And if you’re trying to be clear, you should avoid some of these. That includes tag questions, such as “you’re quite busy, aren’t you?” And negative questions, like “aren’t you going to read my report?」

The last thing I want to talk about is how we structure our messages. And I mean longer messages, like a set of instructions or something. 首先, it’s good to be clear about purpose. Tell people what you’re going to tell them. That’s exactly what I did when I said “the last thing I want to talk about is how we structure our messages.” You see, when you heard that, you knew exactly what I was going to talk about next.

第二, it’s a good idea to use words like “secondly.” We call this “signposting.” Signposting is basically giving clear structure and logic to what you’re saying. That means introducing things clearly. It means outlining, using words like “first, second, third” and “last.” But it also means being clear about how your ideas fit together. Signposting makes it a lot easier for people to follow what you’re saying, and to remember it!

最後, it’s a good idea to summarize what you’ve said. Just a little recap is good enough. And you can introduce your summary using signposting expressions like “to sum up” or “what I’ve been trying to say is.”

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歡迎回到 商務英語技能 360 for today’s lesson on 英文溝通清晰.

您知道嗎，目前大多數英語對話都是在兩個非母語人士之間進行的? 在馬來西亞有德國人經商, 和一個俄羅斯人和一個韓國人通電話, 和一個巴西訪問西班牙. 他們最有可能使用 英文溝通 彼此.

但是英語不是一種簡單的語言. 一方面, 比其他語言有更多的單詞和成語. 對於另一件事, 英語有很多不同的品種. 因此，您在新加坡，邁阿密或倫敦聽到的英語聽起來會完全不同. 鑑於這種情況 – 世界各地的人們在不同層次上使用一種難懂的語言 – 能夠清晰地交流非常重要.

讓我們從發音開始. 當然, 並非每個人都會, 還是應該, 說完全一樣. 完美的發音不存在, 因為有很多不同的口音. 所以說清楚，與其說發音，不如說發音. 發出聲音只是意味著清楚而仔細地發出聲音.

影響發音的其他兩件事是速度和音量. 當我們不舒服或緊張時, 我們往往會加快速度，說話更加輕柔. 但是快速安靜地講話會損害我們的發音. 代替, 放慢一點，大聲一點. 這將使您的講話更加清晰.

清晰度也受我們選擇的詞語的影響. 重要的是要保持簡單. 當您通過電話給別人指示時, 或在演示中提出要點, 現在不是時候用您的詞彙打動人. 堅持人們會理解的表達方式. 這意味著您應該避免使用過多的語和成語。.

說到單詞選擇, 還有另一件事要小心: 縮略語. You might use “TBH” quite often, but not everyone knows that it means “to be honest.” You don’t have to use these abbreviations to get your point across. 而且你可能很困惑 – 沮喪 – 當人們使用其工作範圍中常見但不是常識的縮寫時.

如我們所見, 英文溝通清晰 可能意味著我們必須適應我們所說的內容和怎麼說, 取決於觀眾. 大膽說清楚總是一個好主意. 如果您要確保每個人都能理解, 用簡單明了的話是明智的, 同時避免語, 成語, 和縮寫.

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