{"id":3731,"date":"2012-10-21T05:31:18","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T13:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:44:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:44:03","slug":"business-english-skills-360-organizing-your-ideas-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/21\/business-english-skills-360-organizing-your-ideas-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Organizing your Ideas (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3731-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.27-Organizing-Ideas1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.27-Organizing-Ideas1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.27-Organizing-Ideas1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>In today&#8217;s lesson, were going to look at how to organize your ideas.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to ideas, you&#8217;ve probably got lots of them. And sure, they&#8217;re important to you. But are they important to others? Well, they could be, but only if they&#8217;re clear and organized. You&#8217;ve probably been frustrated when people run on at length about what they think using vague language. And you&#8217;ve probably tuned out when someone jumps around chaotically from idea to idea without tying it all together with a purpose. That just doesn&#8217;t work. And sometimes it&#8217;s not the best ideas that win, but the ones that are most clearly articulated. <\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;ll look at a few different frameworks for generating ideas. In this case, we&#8217;re using a form of organization to actually get the ideas flowing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.  Do you have any special ways of brainstorming ideas?<br \/>\n2.  Think of someone who you think speaks well. How does he\/she organize ideas?<br \/>\n3.  Do you ever write out lists of advantages and disadvantages or pros and cons?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/business-english-skills-360-organizing-your-ideas-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.27QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360SN-Organizing-Ideas1.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\/360.27-Organizing-Ideas1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s lesson, were going to look at how to organize your ideas. 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