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In company interviews: Units 9–11

Before you watch
1 Read the sentences below. Choose the options that match your opinion and complete
the sentences with your own ideas.
• I think it’s a good / bad idea to work with friends because
• Email is very / quite important in my company. I use email every
• I like / don’t like giving presentations because

While you watch: Small talk

2 Watch the video. Complete Andy Green’s advice using the words in the box.
crucial   ​incredibly   ​
mindful   ​powerful   ​
successful   ​useful

a We live in an busy time when managers have less time to socialize.

b Friendship can be , but be there’s a distinction between business
and social roles.
c A lesson in success is getting more and people
to take your call.

3 Which word in the box in 2 is not an adjective? How does it change the meaning of the sentence?

4 Watch the video again. What does Andy say about ‘the likeability factor’? Complete his
explanation of the phrase.
If people like you, they’ll

While you watch: Email

5 Watch the video. Match Andy’s opinions with the explanations he gives. There is one extra
explanation you do not need.
a Email is increasingly fundamental in communication. 1 It’s quicker and easier for everyone.
b We live in a paradox of communications. 2 We can’t live without it.
3 Email is less effective than ‘eyeball’ meetings.

6 Watch the video again. Complete the table about the two types of communication. Which is Andy’s preferred type?
Name Description Example

dialectical closed, contained (a)

dialogical (b) , extensive, richer face-to-face

While you watch: Presenting

7 Watch the video. Put the advice in the order you hear it.
a make a connection with the audience
b include three key points at the beginning and the end of the talk
c believe you’ve got a right to be there
d identify three key things you need the audience to understand and remember

8 Watch the video again. Look at the phrases in bold in 7. Which similar phrases does Andy use?

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After you watch

9 Answer the questions.
a) Which type of communication in 6 is more popular in your company? Which is your
preferred type? Why?


b) Do you agree with Andy’s advice about presentations?


c) Which was the most useful piece of advice about presentations? Why?

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