Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 13. Building Careers and Writing Resumes
"In this super fun lesson, you'll learn 7 common conversational English phrasal verbs with examples from the popular TV series Friends! You will also meet Ethan from the Learn English with TV Series channel.
"Allison Shapira, CEO and Founder of Global Public Speaking LLC, discusses the subject of "uptalk" - when our voice rises at the end of a sentence and makes us sound like we're asking a question instead of making a statement.
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"WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Steph Korey [photo, left] in the elevator and asks about the luggage company's push into physical retail, her advice for raising capital and her travel habits.
"If you really want to sound more natural and native in your spoken English you have to use contractions.
"Most of us have stumbled when saying an unfamiliar name.
"When should you pronounce the H and when should it be silent?
"DeepSense, based in San Francisco and New Delhi, uses artificial intelligence to assess job candidates’ personalities based on their social media accounts.
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"The TED speaker and podcast host shares 4 items from his to-don’t list — stuff he’s shed from his life to make him a happier and more effective human.
"What's needed is a way to manage the nervous system so that confidence can overwrite fear and reduce speaking anxiety.
According to Jody Porowski (photo, left), "If you’re thinking about taking a new step in your career, your resume’s probably high on your mind.
"In this lesson you will learn everything you need to know about pronouncing the /æ/, AA as in BLACK vowel in American English.
"Over the course of my recruiter career, I’ve seen a handful of applications that have made me think, “Geez, this looks like this was generated by a robot.
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"How to prepare for any speaking opportunity in English so it'll set you up for success (and not failure).
"Before job seekers ever have a chance to get judged by a human hiring manager, their résumé may be screened out by a machine.
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"Why is it SO HARD to understand native speakers?
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"Available talent is scarce these days.
"Sometimes it's hard to know what statistics are worthy of trust.
"In this American English Pronunciation quick tip lesson you'll learn all about an easier way to say these tricky consonant combinations.
"In a talk that's part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams -- and shows how complex data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes.
"Why do so many companies make bad decisions, even with access to unprecedented amounts of data?