{"id":209,"date":"2007-12-23T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2007-12-23T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/12\/23\/bep-106e-presenting-for-success-using-your-voice-and-emphasizing-key-language\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T08:53:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:53:38","slug":"bep-106e-presenting-for-success-using-your-voice-and-emphasizing-key-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/12\/23\/bep-106e-presenting-for-success-using-your-voice-and-emphasizing-key-language\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 106e &#8211; Presenting for Success: Using your Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-209-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP106-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP106-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP106-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In this Business English Podcast lesson we&#8217;ll look at how to speak naturally and how to emphasize, or highlight, key language and ideas. In addition, we&#8217;ll be looking at a few key English expressions and phrases you can use to add extra emphasis to your presentation in English.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s listening takes place at PharmaTek, an international pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Switzerland. A group of European journalists are taking a tour of PharmaTek&#8217;s new high-potency production center in Beijing, which is scheduled to start making PharmaTek&#8217;s new blockbuster medication, Zorax, in the fall of 2007. &#8220;Blockbuster&#8221; means hugely successful. &#8220;High-potency production&#8221; refers to using highly potent or very strong chemicals. This is a manufacturing technique that requires &#8220;state-of-the-art&#8221; or very advanced technology. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be hearing PharmaTek employees introduce the new plant. Let&#8217;s start with a couple bad examples, where the voice needs a lot of work.  Listen to Gunter Schmidt, the manager of PharmaTek&#8217;s corporate affairs division. As you listen, focus on his voice. 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