{"id":3455,"date":"2012-09-02T06:47:07","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=3455"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:45:07","slug":"business-english-skills-360-tone-mind-your-language-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/02\/business-english-skills-360-tone-mind-your-language-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Mind your Language (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3455-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.26-Tone2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.26-Tone2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.26-Tone2.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 take another look at how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2012\/08\/26\/business-english-skills-360-tone-mind-your-language-1\/\" title=\"Business English Skills 360 - Mind your Language (Part 1)\">mind your language<\/a> and soften your tone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. If you want to soften your language, what words do you use?<br \/>\n2. How careful are you not to offend people when you express your opinions?<br \/>\n3. Do you like it when people express their opinions very confidently?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/business-english-skills-360-mind-your-language-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.26QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360SN-Tone2.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\/360.26-Tone2.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 take another look at how to mind your language and soften your tone. 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