{"id":264,"date":"2016-11-20T22:14:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T14:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2016-11-20T22:15:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T14:15:04","slug":"speak-english-professionally-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/20\/speak-english-professionally-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Speak English Professionally (Week 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Meet and Talk Online<\/h2>\n<h3>Basics of Meeting Online<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is video conferencing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is communication through the Internet, which lets people at different places come together for a meeting. It can involve just two people getting together from their offices, or many people in many different places connecting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When and why should you use video conferencing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From many different places, are working together and building relationships, even when they cannot physically be together. They are meeting, talking, and sharing information by using online conferencing tools.<\/p>\n<p>** We need to spend more time getting ready for English-only meetings.**<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plan what you will say and practice<\/li>\n<li>Practice speaking slowly and at a steady volume<\/li>\n<li>Practice word stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve practiced what you plan to say, think about the people you&#8217;ll be meeting with and what they might need. Be prepared for questions that may come up.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>During the meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respect the other participants<\/li>\n<li>Be sure everyone has a turn to speak<\/li>\n<li>Remember to turn off your microphone when you&#8217;re not talking<\/li>\n<li>Remain attentive to the meeting<\/li>\n<li>Look engaged and friendly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What video conferencing sites should you use?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Google Hangouts, Skype for Business, Fuze, WebEx, GoToMeeting, and Meeting Burner<\/p>\n<h3>Expressions, Vocabulary, Body Language for Online Discussions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>agree<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, I agree. <\/li>\n<li>It looks good to me.<\/li>\n<li>I think so, too.<\/li>\n<li>I definitely agree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>disagree<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m afraid, I don&#8217;t agree.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m sorry, but I don&#8217;t agree.<\/li>\n<li>That&#8217;s interesting, but I&#8217;d prefer something different.<\/li>\n<li>Actually, I disagree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>clarify<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excuse me, I didn&#8217;t hear that. Could you say it again?<\/li>\n<li>Sorry, I missed what you just said. Could you repeat that please?<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m sorry. Could you explain that again?<\/li>\n<li>Excuse me, could you tell me what that means?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>restate<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I understand. We&#8217;re going to discuss &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>I see, our first step is &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>interrupt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excuse me. Can I say something here?<\/li>\n<li>Could I interrupt you for a minute?<\/li>\n<li>Sorry to interrupt, but I&#8217;d like to say something here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>include<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>So what do you think?<\/li>\n<li>Can you give me your thoughts on this?<\/li>\n<li>Do you agree?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s your opinion?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Apply Language to Situations<\/h3>\n<p><strong>You notice that one of the people at the meeting is very quiet or may have been disconnected. What should you do in this situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you think they are still online, you can invite them into the conversation by saying, so what do you think?\n<ul>\n<li>Can you give me your thoughts on this?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s your opinion?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you think there is a connection issue, you can ask, excuse me, can you still hear us?\n<ul>\n<li>Excuse me, are we still connected?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a problem with your connection?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The meeting is going very well and is very interesting. But you need to leave all of a sudden. What can you say in this situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have to leave now for another appointment. I&#8217;m sorry.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m very sorry. I&#8217;ll have to continue this discussion at a later date.<\/li>\n<li>Excuse me, something important has just come up, and I have to leave. I&#8217;ll be in touch very soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet and Talk Online Basics of Meeting Online What is v<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/20\/speak-english-professionally-week-2\/\">Continue Reading&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunpengcheng.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}