{"id":3436,"date":"2012-08-26T05:58:23","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T13:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:46:37","slug":"business-english-skills-360-tone-mind-your-language-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/08\/26\/business-english-skills-360-tone-mind-your-language-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Mind your Language (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3436-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.25-Tone1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.25-Tone1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.25-Tone1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The <strong><a title=\"Business English Skills 360 - The podcast that looks at the other side of Business English\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english-360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skills 360 podcast<\/a><\/strong> is now available in iTunes: <a class=\"featurelink\" href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/business-skills-360-podcast\/id465088372\"><strong>Free Subscription<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s Skills 360 podcast we&#8217;re going to have a look at how to use modals, imperatives, and requests, to moderate your tone and soften your language.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. 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How do you soften your language to make suggestions?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/business-english-skills-360-mind-your-language-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.25QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360SN-Tone1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.25-Tone1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Skills 360 podcast is now available in iTunes: Free Subscription In today&#8217;s Skills 360 podcast we&#8217;re going to have a look at how to use modals, imperatives, and requests, to moderate your tone and soften your language. 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