
- •Types of meetings
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Fill in the gaps in the exercise below with the appropriate phrase from the list.
- •1.2. The agenda
- •Instructions
- •Veering off track________________________________________________
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Study business idioms and use them in the sentences of your own
- •III. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate idiom.
- •I. Why an agenda is important. Consider the following items, expand them:
- •III. Discuss the following quotations:
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Choose the better of the two options to explain the idiom.
- •III. Match the idiom and its explanation
- •II. Read the table below. Comment on “Do’s and Don’ts of a Good Chairperson”. Dwell on the items provided in the table.
- •IV. Соmment on the following quotations.
- •1.4. How to participate
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. A) Study the following idioms and use them in the dialogues of your own.
- •I. Role Simulation
- •II. Comment on the following sayings concerning the role of a chairperson.
- •2.1. Presentations
- •2.2. Negotiations
- •Read the paragraph below. What is the aim of negotiation?
- •Negotiations: Distributive and Integrative
- •Read the paragraph below and identify the skills which are essential for an effective negotiator.
- •Read the text about some commonly used tactics and guess how they call them in negotiations. Explain your choice.
- •Explain what the words in bold type in the text mean.
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Complete the idioms below with the words from the box:
- •III. Match the idioms in Exercise II to these definitions.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the idioms from Exercise II in the correct form.
- •V. Study the following idioms and make up your own sentences with them.
- •Work in pairs. Role play the dialogues according to the instructions provided in the table below.
- •Role Simulation
- •III. Comment on the following quotations
- •2.3. What makes a good negotiator
- •Match social styles below with their descriptions. Explain your choice.
- •Look up in the dictionary the adjectives in bold and provide their definitions
- •Now match four social types with the ways of treating and fill in the sentences taken from the text.
- •The phrasal verb to pin somebody down most probably means
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Complete the idioms below with the words from the box:
- •III. Match the idioms in Exercise II to these definitions.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the idioms from Exercise II in the correct form.
- •V. Study the following idioms and make up your own sentences with them.
- •2) To go for broke - to risk everything in hopes of getting something. It can also mean to try very hard or exert much effort
- •Talking Point
- •I. Role Simulation
- •Comment on the following quotations
- •Scan the paragraph below. What elements are essential to conclude any diplomatic negotiations?
- •Skim the paragraph below and highlight the purpose of convincing, bargaining and concessions in the process of diplomatic negotiations
- •Scan the paragraph below and highlight the main difference between types of negotiations
- •Read the paragraph below and identify the skills which are essential for an effective negotiator
- •Introduce yourself
- •Survival Language
- •In(5) over(2) by(2) of(2) to(1)
- •Include, mention, look, turn, draw, point, focus, think, refers
- •Emphasizing
- •Softening
- •Very positive correct very well encouraging increasing
- •100 Topics for Presentations
- •I. A) Read the dialogues “overheard” during and after the meetings. Translate them.
- •II. Read 7 ways to sabotage a first impression. Can you think of any other things you should avoid not to detract from your presentation?
- •III. How important is the attire of the presenter?
- •IV. Read the dialogues.
- •Improving Image Brand
- •V. Match the definition with the words on the left
- •Talking point
- •Supplement
- •2. Getting to the main business
- •3.Debating the issues
- •Vocabulary unit 1
100 Topics for Presentations
1. English course in England. (range of courses that suit different levels)
2. God wants you to know. (how you can begin personal relations with God now)
3. Life without plastic (shop for safe, high quality alternatives to plastic)
4. 1. The Kyoto Protocol does not effectively address carbon emission.
5. Why Palestinian self-determination is not called Palestina.
6. Sanctions on Myanmar are largely ineffective.
7. Adopt the UN peace plan for Cyprus.
8. Give Kurdistan back to the Kurds.
9. Kosovo will become independent.
10. Zimbabwe is the next drama in world politics.
11. Central Asian states could become a threat.
12. The situation of detainees at Guantanamo Bay is deplorable.
13. America is not the world's policeman.
14. The president of Venezuela will invade some Caribean islands.
15. Globalization pays off.
16. Allow parents to choose the sex of their future children.
17. We cannot ban genetically modified food because it already is everywhere.
18. The social costs of legalized casino gambling outweigh the benefits.
19. Daylight Saving Time has public health benefits.
20. Homelessness figures are not exaggerated.
21. A wall on the USA/Mexico border could combat illegal immigration.
22. Anti-piracy software does not work.
23. Spanish Americans are at a disadvantage in society for decades.
24. Life - What to do for people who have no motivation to live a happy life. (That theme in itself generate lots of individual motivational persuasive speech topics ...)
25. Imagination - The art of moral imagination is the key to intellectual and spiritual development.
26. Dreams - Why it is hard to follow your dream. (I other words: what's the problem anyway?) What keeps most of us from following the voice of your heart when it comes to love or even discovery travelling?
27. Fear - Overcome your stage fright and fear of public speaking! Taking lessons, a personal trainer of even avoiding to enter the stage - weight and judge the pros and cons. And tell about your own way to beat procasatrination.
28. Character Building - Begin with forming a moral tool set when children are young and build further when they are at least 18 years old.
29. Goal - Aim straightforward in whatever project you undertake, and emphasize and evaluate what you want to achieve often in between the completed parts of the total planning.
30. Wisdom - Prudence is an effort you can turn non-believers into believers in your plans. Well, this is a braincracking public speaking topic :-)
31. Happiness - Measuring national wellbeing is measuring national happiness ...
32. Personal Growth - Conscious living results in personal growth. And what is recognizing and understanding the worth and value of things in life anyway?
33. People Management - Managing people means leading, motivating, inspiring, and encouraging workers by applying motivational and other persuasive speech topics in chats in between the official functioning interviews that are held often each half a year.
34. Failure - Why and how to re-program your own memory structures with wise vizualisation techniques and avoid expectation failure. Ideal for motivational speakers to recap their own experiences :-) It will strenghten the audience - I have noticed myself - and boost your self-growth.
35. MP 3 players are an aid to concentrate.
36. Sometimes it is okay to lie.
37. Why breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
38. Men and women speak different languages in love matters.
39. The majority of graduate students struggle with emotional fatigue.
40. Time is much more worth than money, and that's not a cliché.
41. Men are obliged to put the seat down for the convenience of women.
42. Our generation has a different life style than the generation of our parents.
43. Work and other facilities need to be easily accessible for everyone.
44. Having good relations with Muslim countries should be top priority because it lessen our foreign oil dependence.
45. Lack of money has always been one of the biggest financial topics for students.
46. Leave the free market alone - government regulations have worsen all we have achieved in the 21st century! Legal intervention in trade are often chosen for persuasive research paper topics by graduates too.
47. Natural disasters are pressing social, cultural and economic issues - pick just one category if you want to create a speech idea claim.
48. Self-accelerating social media and networking technologies make our way of life changing too fast.
49. Spreading democracy will lessen the number of conflicts in the world and bring prosperity and pluralism.
50. The Federal Bureau of Investigation should get court permission before monitoring e-mail traffic of foreigners.
51. The rate of inflation is the main indicator of health and well-being of citizens, there is a direct connection.
52. This country has failed to live up to its ideals.
53. We need to control immigration to preserve our security and culture.
54. We should listen more often to the persuasive arguments of the environmental movement.
55. We still need labor unions in these confusing times.
56. Should the government cooperate with China?
57. Could joint police and community efforts prevent crime?
58. Does employers have the right to know a co-worker has HIV?
59. Do economic sanctions and pressure influence domestic policy?
60. Why is China's one child policy violating basic human rights?
61. Should the European Union have a federal president?
62. Does the countryside and its inhabitants need to be protected from modern waste intensive development?
63. Should we ban cheerleaders from sporting events? This will provoke great deal of commotion :-) but they will listen!
64. Should the use of drugs in sport be legalised?
65. Should the performance of educational institutions be published?
66. Is a four day school week long enough?
67. Should we make museums with good child-friendly attractions free to enter?
68. Parents should have a license for having children.
69. Do we take nothing in life for granted - or is nothing at all handed on a silver plate?
70. Could recycling be the cornerstone of the environment policy course of action?
71. Is making fun more important than working or are they complementary?
72. Should we outlaw modifying genes or should we allow biotech interventions?
73. Should every nation accomodate asylum seekers who are entering the country with a legal visa?
74. Why the system of movie ratings is relative.
75. Zero tolerance policies are not working.
76. Fanatic religious movements are dangerous for young people.
77. Labor unions have brought in value and justice in the workplace. 78.Wikipedia is as accurate and reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica - proven in scientific studies:
79. Government-funded scholarships do not create a truly free educational market.
80. Only African nations should be peacekeepers themselves on the African continent.
81. Patients with an anorexia nervosa eating disorder should receive palliative care for their distorted body.
82. The high-speed economic developments in China will stop one day.
83. I do not agree your hate speech, but I will defend and guarantee your constitutional civil right of freedom of speech.
84. Freezing assets, bank account and other properties is a succesfull counter-terrorism strategy.
85. A humanitarian dictator is better than a weak democratic leader.
86. Divorce creates long-term negative effects for children.
87. Proper forestry regulations prevent serious soil erosion and landsliding.
88. The European Union ought not to expand any further - twenty eight member states is already a mission impossible.
89. Religion and science do not mix. (Or: they do.)
90. Scientists have the duty to translate their findings in normal language.
91. Theories are useless if they can not transformed into strategies.
92. Physically challenged students ought not be separated in class.
93. Effective erosion control methods are needed to protect barrier islands.
94. Wearing seatbelts in a moving vehicle keep people safe.
95. How you deal with failure determines how you achieve success.
96. Serial killers have had a childhood of neglection.
97. Why people want to own their own business.
98. Space exploration helps improving life on Earth.
99. Agnosticism is skepticism regarding theology.
100. Develop guidelines for scientific embryonic stem cell research consent.
Business Mix
Slang and idioms