最佳實踐 365 – 初創企業英語 2: 向投資者投手

最佳實踐 365 課 - 初創企業英語 2: 向投資者推介英文

歡迎回到Business English Pod,今天的課程 用英語投球 給投資者.

科技創業公司的世界可能會非常令人興奮和收穫. 但是肯定不能保證成功. 事實上, 90% 在頭三年內沒有吸引投資者的新企業將失敗. 因此,如果您的公司成功通過了死亡之谷, 並且您正在消耗現金,卻沒有任何收入, 那麼您最好確保與潛在投資者保持良好的關係.

在短短 10 至 20 分鐘, 您需要說服投資者,他們應該向您冒險. 要么, 更精確地, 為什麼他們應該把錢花在您身上,而不是花在他們可以投資的數千家其他公司上. 很難想到比向投資者宣傳更高的股權投資. 那麼什麼會增加您成功的機會?

好, 您需要談論產品解決的問題, 以及您的產品如何真正獨特. 當然, 在創業世界, 時間就是一切. 因此,您需要能夠證明所提供產品的市場. 一個好的創業公司不只是一個好主意, 這是一個可靠的收入模型. 因此,您需要清楚地說明這一點. 坐下來思考投資者可能有什麼問題也很聰明, 在他們問他們之前先回答他們!

在今天的對話中, 我們將聽奎因的演講, 創立了一家名為Moolah的在線支付公司. 在上一課中, 我們聽到奎因在導師的幫助下為他的演講做準備. 現在是放映時間, 奎因(Quinn)提出自己的建議以期吸引投資.

聽力問題

1. 奎因在演講開始時發現的問題是什麼?
2. 誰是穆拉的目標受眾?
3. 奎因預計投資者可能會有什麼問題?

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技能 360 – 讓你的想法堅持 (部分 2)

商務英語技能 360 課 - 讓你的想法堅持 2

歡迎回到 商務英語技能 360 今天的課程,讓您的想法堅定.

您是否參加過會議或聽過有人談論他們的大創意的演示文稿? 接著, 稍後會有40張PowerPoint幻燈片, 您仍然不確定他們在說什麼, 還是為什麼他們的想法如此偉大? 好, 背後總有一個好主意, 但由於某種原因,它沒有粘住.

另一方面, 有些想法是您無法忘記的. 無論出於什麼原因, 人們了解他們, 他們記得他們, 他們落後了.

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技能 360 – 讓你的想法堅持 (部分 1)

商務英語技能 360 課 - 讓你的想法堅持 1

歡迎回到 商務英語技能 360 在今天的課程中,您將如何使自己的想法變得堅定.

面對現實吧: 一分錢​​一打. 如果你不能讓別人相信它,那麼擁有一個好主意並不意味著什麼。. 在讓任何人相信之前, 您需要幫助他們記住它. 你需要讓它堅持. 因此,今天我想分享一些提示,以幫助您堅持自己的想法. 進行演示都沒關係, 在會議上提出一些建議, 或向投資者推銷. 粘性的秘訣是一樣的.

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BEP 20c – 提出內聚的論點

BEP 20c - 商務英語課: 提出內聚的論點

歡迎回到今天的商務英語播客 商務英語課presenting a cohesive argument.

You may have lots of great ideas. But those ideas aren’t worth much if you can’t convince other people that they’re great. And that takes more than just excitement and energy. To convince others, you need to present a cohesive argument.

So what is a cohesive argument? 好, it’s a series of logical reasons to support an idea. A cohesive argument helps you convince others of your position by providing a set of supporting points presented in a logical manner. If you do not provide a cohesive argument, then you’ll have trouble getting other people to support you.

A good argument might start by showing research and giving some context for the issue. Then you can talk about precedents for your idea, which means other times that it has been done successfully. It’s also good to think about what people might be concerned about, and address that before they even have a chance to bring it up. 最後, you can tell people why your idea is necessary. With a cohesive argument like this, you’re sure to have more support for your idea.

在今天的對話中, we’ll hear Jack, who’s presenting a proposal to move his company’s production to Costa Rica. 在上一課中, we heard Jack and several others discussing the idea. Jack’s argument was a bit disorganized and drew criticism from the others. He didn’t manage to convince them that moving production overseas was a good idea. In this meeting, the team has to make a decision on the issue. So Jack really needs to present a good argument.

聽力問題

1. What has Jack done in preparation for the meeting?
2. Why does Jack mention the company Intel?
3. Jack talks about one thing that other people might be concerned, or worried about. 它是什麼?

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BEP 19c – 主張或反對立場

BEP 19c - 主張或反對立場

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to argue for a position.

A position could be an opinion, an idea, or a plan. And whether you’re in a meeting, a one-on-one discussion, or a presentation, you’ll often find yourself arguing for your position, or against other people’s positions.

So how can you argue for or against a position effectively? 當然, you can just state what you think. But there are some more effective techniques you can use to support your position. 例如, you can use language to make an idea stronger. Instead of just saying “this plan is disorganized,” you can say “this plan is totally disorganized.” That has a greater impact.

You can also work the other way around, 和使用 softening and minimizing 語言. 例如, instead of saying “we are happy with the new building but there are some problems,” you might say “overall we’re pretty happy with the new building, but there might be a few problems.” And if you want to criticize someone’s ideas, you need to introduce that carefully and balance the criticism with praise. All these techniques will help you present your position.

在今天的對話中, we’ll hear Jack, who’s trying to argue for the idea of moving his company’s production overseas, to Costa Rica. 然而, 安吉, 和, and Jim are not convinced that Jack’s plan is a good idea. As they argue for their positions, we’ll cover some useful techniques on both sides of the discussion.

聽力問題

1. How does Angie introduce her first criticism of Jack’s ideas?
2. What does Jack say about the risks involved in his plan?
3. What positive thing does Angie say about Jack later in the dialog?

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