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3
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Start networking
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- Strike up conversations at conferences
- Respond to strangers who greet me
- Become more confident at making the first move
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- Is this the first time youâve been to this conference?
- Are you waiting to go into the workshop?
- The venue is amazing, isnât it?
- The weather here has been fantastic, hasnât it?
- The keynote speaker certainly gave me some food for thought.
- Hi. Is this seat taken?
- Do you mind if I join you?
- I know what you mean.
- No, itâs free. Please join us.
- Not at all. Please do.
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Tips / Remember this
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Language focus
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Next steps
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Body language
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- Tag questions
- Vocabulary for conferences
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Prepare well before going to a conference or event
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Aims
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Key phrases
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4
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Intrâoducing the busâiness
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- Descâribe my work briâefly and in an intâeresting way
- Show an intâerest in othâers
- Find somâething in comâmon with othâers
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- I see from your name tag that you work for Miles Inc.
- So, what briângs you to this talk?
- What line of busâiness are you in?
- Well, Iâm in banâking.
- Iâm looâking for new supâpliers.
- Iâm here to talk to cliâents.
- That must be intâeresting.
- What about you?
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Tips / Remember this
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Language focus
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Next steps
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Builâding a conâversatâion step by step
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Talkâing about work and your proâfession
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Learn to talk about your job in Englâish
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Chapter title
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Aims
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Key phrases
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5
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On to busâiness
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- Make a smoâoth traânsition to talâking about busâiness
- Ask queâstions with a busâiness focus
- Explâore busâiness oppâortuniâties
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- So, do you traâvel much for work?
- Whatâs hapâpening in your secâtor right now?
- Actuâally, weâre worâking on an intâeresting proâject right now.
- Funny you shoâuld say that. Iâm worâking on â¦
- Have you heard of them?
- You know, I think we might have somâething youâd be intâerested in.
- Would you be intâerested in meeâting up after the conâference?
- Look, hereâs my card. Why donât you give me a call?
- That would be great.
- Yes, Iâd like that.
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Tips / Remember this
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Language focus
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Next steps
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Body lanâguage
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Quesâtions
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Use the SMART metâhod to impârove your Englâish
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Chapter title
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Aims
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Key phrases
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6
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Great gueâsts, perâfect hosts
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- Be a good guest and show intâerest in my host
- Be a great host and make my gueâsts feel welâcome
- Offer help and know how to resâpond
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- Welcâome to Qatar.
- How was your fliâght?
- Itâs good to see you here.
- Is this your first time here?
- Did you have any proâblems finâding us?
- Let me help you with your case.
- Can I take your coat?
- Can I offer you somâething to drink?
- The fliâght was fine.
- Your dirâections were great.
- Thank you. Thatâs very kind of you.
- How far is it to the offâice?
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Tips / Remember this
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Language focus
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Next steps
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- Attiâtudes to time and dress code
- Travel small talk
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Inteârnatioânal traâvel
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Learn about touârist sites in your area
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Chapter title
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Aims
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Key phrases
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7
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Openâing up
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- Make a perâsonal conânection
- Talk about perâsonal and famâily matâters
- Deepen relâationsâhips
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- I was born here.
- Iâm oriâginally from London, but I live in Rome now.
- My wife is from Kiev.
- Oh, you have a dauâghter! How old is she?
- How are the chiâldren doing?
- What lanâguages do you speak at home?
- Didnât your dauâghter move to Shanâghai?
- How did you end up in Russia?
- Itâs kind of you to ask.
- Congâratulaâtions!
- Iâm so sorry to hear that.
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Tips / Remember this
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Language focus
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Next steps
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- Avoiâding steâreotypes
- Being senâsitive
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Learn âword famâiliesâ
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Chapter title
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Aims
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Key phrases
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8
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Using eveâryday momâents
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- Recoâgnize small talk oppâortuniâties at work
- Become more conâfident about intâroducing small talk topâics
- Make appâropriate
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