Think Fast, Talk Smart: Communication Techniques – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.[MUSIC] Welcome
2.I'm very excited today to talk about effective speaking in spontaneous situations
3.I thank you all for joining us, even though the title of my talk is grammatically incorrect
4.I thought that might scare a few of you away
5.But I learned teaching here at the business school, catching people's attention is hard
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
importantly
B2(sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance.
Example:
"here that I and others teach read it. It's called SPEAKING UP WITHOUT FREAKING OUT. More importantly,"
conference
B2The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
Example:
"that you actually spend time thinking about, you might even create slides for. These are the key notes, the conference presentation, the formal toasts."
professor
B1The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof.
Example:
"It's where the mean professor like me looks at some student and says, what do you think?"
introductions
B2The act or process of introducing.
Example:
"Perhaps it's giving introductions. You're at a dinner and somebody says, you know so and so, would you mind introducing them?"
terrorist
B1A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
Example:
"what are the things you fear most? And among being caught in a surprise terrorist attack,"
disengage
B1A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry
Example:
"So what do we do? We sit there and we nod and we smile or we disengage."
inclusive
B1Including (almost) everything within its scope.
Example:
"Do you hear that inclusive conversational language? Has to do with the pronouns."
identifying
B2To establish the identity of someone or something.
Example:
"In any speaking situation that you go into that has some planned element to it I recommend identifying certain themes, that you think are important or"
vegetables
B1Any plant.
Example:
"Maybe some of you were going through fruits and vegetables. A few of you were going through things that started with the letter A, right?"
challenged
B1To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
Example:
"What I'll do is I'll ask them to give advice. So what advice would you give somebody who's challenged with this?"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| importantly | B2 | (sentence adverb) Used to mark a statement as having importance. |
| conference | B2 | The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. |
| professor | B1 | The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution, informally also known as "full professor." Abbreviated Prof. |
| introductions | B2 | The act or process of introducing. |
| terrorist | B1 | A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals. |
| disengage | B1 | A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry |
| inclusive | B1 | Including (almost) everything within its scope. |
| identifying | B2 | To establish the identity of someone or something. |
| vegetables | B1 | Any plant. |
| challenged | B1 | To invite (someone) to take part in a competition. |
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