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  • You're learning with Nine to Five English. Business English for the workplace.

  • Hi Tim here with another 9 to 5 English lesson. In today's lesson we're

  • going to learn how to talk about your ideas. You might be full of great ideas

  • about your company your products or how to connect with your customers but those

  • ideas aren't very useful if you can't tell other people about the.

  • You probably find yourself in lots of situations where you might talk about

  • your ideas. Think about a staff meeting or a business lunch everyone's talking

  • about what the company should do and you've got a good idea. So do you just

  • shout it out for everyone to hear? No rather than just shouting out your idea

  • it's best to introduce it first. I mean you should tell everyone that you have

  • an idea you want to share. And you might say exactly that like I've got something

  • to share or you could say here's what I've been thinking or how about this?

  • These are just some of the ways that you can introduce your idea. How about

  • practicing some of these expressions? We're going to present some examples

  • after you hear each example try repeating it yourself. Ready? Let's give it a go!

  • How about this for an idea?

  • Here's what I've been thinking about.

  • I've got something I'd like to share on this point.

  • One way of looking at this would be to...

  • So we've just practiced some different ways of introducing an idea. Once you've

  • done that then people are prepared they are now listening to hear what you have

  • to say but you need to be a bit careful how you state your idea if you're not

  • the boss you'll need to avoid saying we have to or it is necessary for us to do

  • something in many situations that's too strong if you're just making a

  • suggestion then you need something softer one way of suggesting an idea is

  • saying we could that's a polite way to present your idea as one possibility so

  • in a marketing meeting you might say we could create some new TV ads there are

  • other ways of making suggestions using how about and what if for example you

  • could say how about creating some ads or what if we created some ads another

  • really simple way to present your idea is with the words I think for example

  • you might say I think we should lower our costs that's just a bit softer than

  • saying we should lower our costs which is to direct many people don't like to

  • hear ideas suggested that directly now it's your turn to try using these

  • expressions you'll hear some examples after each example repeat what you hear

  • let's begin we could hold a big promotional event

  • you

  • I think there are a few ways we could cut costs

  • what if we bought the building instead of renting it

  • why don't we make a mobile version of the website

  • as you heard to suggest an idea sometimes we ask a question that shows

  • that we are open to what other people think after all you're not giving orders

  • rather you're trying to get people to think your idea is a good one so it's

  • important simply to ask them what they think about it you might ask an entire

  • group of people by saying how does everyone feel about that or anyone have

  • any thoughts on this you might also ask one person to respond with something

  • like what's your view on this Betty one more simple way to ask what people think

  • about an idea is with the question how does that sound and do you notice in

  • this and the other expressions I've given you that we say this or that to

  • refer to the idea using these words is better than saying my idea or asking do

  • you agree with me why is saying this better than saying my

  • idea well because you want people to focus on the idea not on whose idea it

  • is if you say me and my a lot people might feel you are thinking about

  • yourself too much let's practice using these expressions for asking what people

  • think about your ideas remember to repeat each example after you hear it

  • how does everyone feel about that

  • what's your view on this Dave

  • how does that sound

  • anyone have any on this

  • oK you've done some great practice with some useful expressions but how does

  • this sound in a conversation well let's listen to a short discussion between

  • Sandra and Kelly about a new office design looking at the office layout does

  • anyone have any ideas yes I've got something I'd like to share on this sure

  • go ahead well what if we put another meeting room

  • on the second floor can you see how that worked

  • Sandra says she's got something to share about the office layout then once

  • everyone's listening she makes a suggestion

  • using a what if question now it's your turn to practice will repeat the

  • dialogue but this time we're going to beep out Sandra's words you will have to

  • say those parts yourself remember first you'll say that you have something to

  • share and then you'll suggest putting another meeting room on the second floor

  • looking at the office layout does anyone have any ideas

  • you

  • sure go ahead

  • you

  • all right so we've learned some great ways to talk about your ideas and to ask

  • what other people think about your ideas in our next lesson we'll learn about how

  • to agree with other people's ideas until then so long and happy learning

You're learning with Nine to Five English. Business English for the workplace.

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925英語課程9 - 如何用英語談論你的想法|商務英語會話。 (925 English Lesson 9 - How to Talk about your Ideas in English | Business English Conversation)

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