From the course: How to Organize Your Points in English Letters and Numbers
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Pronounce English clearly using these signposts
From the course: How to Organize Your Points in English Letters and Numbers
Pronounce English clearly using these signposts
- [Lindsay] Okay, Michelle, what would be another way if we don't want to keep using A, B, C, one, two, three, what could we say? (Michelle laughs) - [Lindsay] What else might we say? - [Michelle] Yeah, you could say, instead of just saying, first, second, third, you can add of all, right? First of all, second of all, third of all. Do you use that, Lindsay? - [Lindsay] Yeah, I'm much more likely to use first of all. Yeah, and then have that be it. (both laugh) - [Michelle] First of all, and then I got nothing. I got nothin' else. (both laugh) - [Michelle] You could do second of all, third of all. You could- - [Lindsay] Sure. - [Michelle] But it could get a little bit repetitive. But basically, let's talk about why is it important to have these markers. - [Michelle] I think this is especially important for our listeners, because one of the challenges is pronunciation. We want to make sure our coworkers at work understand us, and sometimes we can't control how good they are at listening…
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Role-play intro: How to give reasons in a clear order2m 58s
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Vocabulary examples using "A,B,C" and "1,2,3"2m 13s
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Pronounce English clearly using these signposts2m 18s
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Role-play: Coworkers reviewing decisions and reasons3m 4s
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Sound coherent beyond pronunciation1m 12s
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