Preface 序一/許皓 Wesley
Preface 序二/浩爾 Howard
Preface 序三/Dean Brownless
Season 01
Week 01 The Handshake 握手透露的秘密
Week 02 The Handshake 從握手看人
Week 03 Small Talk 閒聊哈啦
Week 04 Small Talk 辦公室裡的閒扯二三事
Week 05 Asking for Help 拜託!
Week 06 Politely Declining an Offer to a Company Dinner 禮貌性婉拒公司的晚餐派對
Week 07 Work Dinner 尾牙
Week 08 Entertaining Foreign Clients 款待外國客戶
Week 09 Entertaining and Advising給辦公室戀情的忠告
Week 10 Preparing for a Business Trip 準備出差
Week 11 Moaning about Training 抱怨培訓課程太無聊
Week 12 Breakdown in Communication While on a Business Trip 商旅對話頻頻跳針
Week 13 Offering Advice at a Family Gathering 家族聚會的建議
Season 02
Week 14 Setting a goal 定下目標
Week 15 Hiring a foreign language tutor for staff 僱用培訓員工的語言老師
Week 16 Discussing how to increase consumer base 討論如何讓客戶增加
Week 17 Making a conference call 電話會議
Week 18 Late for a meeting 開會遲到
Week 19 Business Negotiations 協商
Week 20 Acting on a security breach 改善安全漏洞
Week 21 Making a workplace disabled-friendly 無障礙的工作環境
Week 22 A team building event 團契活動
Week 23 Customer’s problem-solving over the phone 電話上解決顧客問題
Week 24 Making an excuse while on a call 打電話時編造藉口
Week 25 Finding a suitable candidate for a new position 為了新職缺找適合的人選
Week 26 Miscommunication on the phone 講電話的誤會
Season 03
Week 27 Morning Huddle 晨會
Week 28 A briefing簡報
Week 29 Talking shop with the new GM 跟總經理談公事
Week 30 Handling queries during a presentation 簡報期間回答問題
Week 31 Visiting the doctor while on a business trip 出差時看醫生
Week 32 Workplace ethics and behaviour 職場倫理及舉止
Week 33 Firing an employee 解雇員工
Week 34 Networking at a seminar 研討會中建立人脈
Week 35 Tips for presentations 簡報訣竅
Week 36 Tips for presentations 2 簡報訣竅 2
Week 37 Working overtime 加班
Week 38 Take a day off. 放一天的假
Week 39 Binge-watching a TV show 不分日夜地追劇
Season 04
Week 40 Reading post-it notes 看便條
Week 41 Leave a note 留便條
Week 42 Receiving a job rejection email 收到一封工作應徵拒絕電郵
Week 43 Responding to a job rejection letter 回一封工作拒絕信
Week 44 Write a “Dear host family letter” 寫一封給寄宿家庭的信
Week 45 Quotation and Budgets 報價與預算
Week 46 Price negotiation 講價
Week 47 Errors and mistakes 失誤和錯誤
Week 48 A complaint email 客訴信
Week 49 Cover letter 求職信
Week 50 Medical examination results 健康檢查報告
Week 51 An idiom overload email 充滿俚語的電郵
Week 52 Scam email 詐騙電郵
As an English teacher for the last five years, I have been asked the same question time after time; “Teacher, how can I improve my conversational English to better understand native English speakers”? My answer has always been the same; speak like one of them! The desire for my students to seamlessly blend into English conversations was evident. How exactly could they achieve that, though? It was then that the idea for this book was born. I had to create something to provide for my students and others. I wanted to give them something that they could take with them into a multitude of situations and feel confident in their ability to converse and perform.
A large portion of this book is loosely based on my past experience and situations I have personally been involved in. Meeting and dealing with people in different situations gave me the inspiration to write this book. I have always been fascinated by people, human behavior, and interaction. I believe I can mold myself into any conversation, no matter the topic, social class, or environment, and I know many people don’t have that skill. However, it can be learnt.
Combining my knowledge and experience I created 52 different units based on daily interactions focusing on work and entertainment settings. Learn how to flawlessly deal with different people and gain a better understanding of common idioms, slang and behavioural cues.
By reading and studying the units you will be well able to communicate with English speakers on a global scale. In this busy age of information sharing, we can sometimes forget and lose a lot of what is valuable. There is no greater feeling than providing valuable information to people that they can use in their daily lives. Whether you’re a college student, graduate, or business professional, this book is for you! Regardless of how you use it, I truly believe this book will help you take your English communication and understanding to the next level.