{"id":266,"date":"2008-08-23T23:06:22","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T07:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2023-01-15T20:23:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T04:23:29","slug":"bep-116-adv-presentations-analyzing-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2008\/08\/23\/bep-116-adv-presentations-analyzing-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 116 &#8211; Presentations: Analyzing Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-266-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP116-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP116-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP116-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In this Business English Pod episode, we&#8217;ll be completing our discussion of charts and graphs by studying language for making predictions and for supporting your predictions with analysis. We&#8217;ll also look at a couple of advanced ways to rhetorically emphasize a point. Rhetorical means using words effectively to get your message across. <\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s listening continues Pat&#8217;s presentation of the market trends for Ambient and its competitors. This time Pat is coming to the &#8220;real story&#8221; &#8211; the main point &#8211; of his presentation. As you listen, see if you can catch what it is. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1)\tWhat is the main focus of this part of Pat&#8217;s presentation?<br \/>\n2)\tWhat happened in 2005 that caused the trend in RPU to &#8220;break out&#8221; of &#8220;existing trend lines?&#8221;<br \/>\n3)\tWhat are Pat&#8217;s predictions for Ambient&#8217;s RPU in 2007?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/ebook\/presentations\/pdf\/PFS105SN.pdf\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/ebook\/presentations\/quiz\/UNIT105QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Online Quizzes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/ebook\/presentations\/PC\/BEP105ePC.mp3\">PhraseCast<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP116POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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