Read my Grow Your Word Power: 301 Useful Vocabulary Terms, 150 Useful English Collocations, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs, and Top 150 Business English Ace Vocabulary Words.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
Strong word power, simply put, makes you smarter.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
For example, “to throw money at something.” Would your boss like you throwing money at work? Of course not! “Throw money at something” means “try to solve a problem by spending money on it.”
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
Business English vocabulary encompasses words associated with all the functions and positions in a company and the numerous goods and services they produce. In total, Cambridge University estimates there are 200 million words in total.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
Therefore, you must engage your audience immediately when giving a speech.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
Sentence stress may be more important than word stress in order to be understood in English. Languages like Spanish, French, or Italian are pronounced with an even stress. Every word in the sentence receives equal emphasis.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
Two elements of correctly speaking English are intonation and stress. Intonation is the rise and fall of the voice when speaking. It is the melody of the language.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
The communicative method dominates second language teaching around the world.
Anna Avdeevahas quoted9 years ago
The average person spends 63% of the day listening. However, you only retain about 25% of what you hear.