Communication Strategies 4 Argumentation basics: Finishing strongly
To be persuasive, you need to end your argument well. We'll teach you some simple strategies to do this with confidence.
Academic English
Communication Strategies 1 Argumentation basics: Beginning impressively
This lesson will help you set goals for this Communication Strategies course for business and academics.
Communication Strategies 10 Fluency basics: Review
This is a review of the previous four lessons on fluency. It will give you a chance to practice giving a smooth, fluent answer.
Communication Strategies 9 Fluency basics: Confidence and enthusiasm
This is the final lesson on fluency in this section. It will help you to win the listener's attention using gestures, eye contact and intonation.
Communication Strategies 8 Fluency basics: Rhythm and intonation
In the last lesson, you worked on avoiding non-word sounds and pausing effectively. This lesson will help you understand English rhythm and intonation, and show you how to use set phrases to appear more fluent.
Communication Strategies 7 Fluency basics: Eliminating non-word sounds
Many non-native speakers say "uh" or "um" too much while they are speaking. Eliminating these non-word sounds is also one of the quickest ways to sound more sophisticated in presentations, meetings and even everyday life.
Communication Strategies 6 Fluency basics: Quick wins
This is the beginning of the section of the course about fluency. You will understand what fluency is and learn practical ways to improve it. This lesson is an overview, and it offers quick wins and simple strategies you can use right away.
Communication Strategies 25 Specific skills: Review
This is a review of the final 4 lessons in this course, covering delivery and quick wins.
Communication Strategies 24 Specific skills: Advanced grammar structures
This lesson will show you how to use complex grammar points to help you communicate big ideas with precision.
Communication Strategies 23 Specific skills: Intonation patterns
This lesson will show you a couple of ways to use intonation naturally and confidently.
Communication Strategies 22 Specific skills: Idioms and natural expressions
Using a couple of natural expressions is an easy way to seem fluent. Be careful to use them with natural pacing and in the right context—this lesson will show you how.
Communication Strategies 21 Specific skills: Gestures and body language
In this lesson, we will talk about body language and gestures. Sending the right unspoken messages will make your overall communication much more effective.
Communication Strategies 20 Rethinking your answer: Review
In this review lesson we will consider a variety of ways to logically and professionally answer a question.
Communication Strategies 19 Rethinking your answer: High-impact finishes
The final thing you say should be the most memorable, so this lesson returns to the topic of finishing strongly. You will get a chance to practice new phrases and some points of intonation.
Communication Strategies 18 Rethinking your answer: Adding roll-on effects
This lesson will focus on adding as many effects as possible to a piece of evidence, doing this will help you make a logical link between evidence and outcomes.
Communication Strategies 17 Rethinking your answer: Alternative structures
This lesson will focus on structuring your answer in a way that is more conversational, or more thoughtful.
Communication Strategies 16 Rethinking your answer: Many ways to begin
This lesson will focus on confirming, rephrasing and active listening.
Communication Strategies 15 Advanced argumentation: Review
This is a review of the previous four lessons on argumentation. It will give you a chance to practice using argumentation to give stronger answers.
Communication Strategies 14 Advanced argumentation: Using facts and research
This is the final lesson in this advanced strategies section. It will show you how to prepare and use factual evidence, as surprising facts are very persuasive when you are making an argument.
Communication Strategies 13 Advanced argumentation: Layering reasoning
This lesson focuses on reasoning in an argument. It shows you how to deep-dive and make a very strong connection between your claims and your evidence.