Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone

Name: Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone
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Author: Georgia Institute of Technology

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English

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5 Sequences
Introductive Level
Subtitles in French, Vietnamese, Japanese, Persian

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Syllabus

Week 1 - Communicate in Person: The Power of Face to Face Connections
Through the lessons this module, you will be able to work on professional conversational vocabulary and proper word stress and intonation. After the final lesson you will be able to present a short "Elevator Speech."
Week 2 - Meet and Talk Online
This module looks at group discussion situations with the focus on video conferencing. By looking at various scenarios, you will learn key language for group discussion as well as gain some business etiquette.
Week 3 - Powerful Phone Talk
In this module, you will improve language use and pronunciation for phone conversations. Trickier pronunciation distinctions in can/can't and numbers will be the focus for pronunciation.
Week 4 - Keys to a Strong Interview
Through the lessons in this module, you will be able to prepare yourself better for an interview in English. The three lesson will focus on improving your body language, pronunciation for -ed and -s ending words, and a practice interview questions.
Week 5 - Put It All Together: Presentations
In this final module, you will have the chance to put all your newly gained language skills together into a presentation. The two lessons will help you organize and deliver your best presentation.

Prerequisite

None.

Instructors

Amalia B. Stephens
Lecturer
Georgia Tech Language Institute

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The Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as Georgia Tech or GT, is a co-educational public research university located in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It is part of the wider University System of Georgia network. Georgia Tech has offices in Savannah (Georgia, USA), Metz (France), Athlone (Ireland), Shanghai (China), and Singapore.

Georgia Tech's reputation is built on its engineering and computer science programmes, which are among the best in the world5,6. The range of courses on offer is complemented by programmes in the sciences, architecture, humanities and management.

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