hi everybody and welcome back to lab
English I'm Sabra your British
University English teacher now have you
ever felt at work or in an academic
context that you didn't quite know the
right thing to say that someone else
jumped in and said a smarter response
than you or said the words that you
wanted to say you just didn't know how
to put them together or you say
something and it doesn't sound as
professional or as smart as you would
like it to has this ever happened to you
now if this is a problem that you can
relate to then this video is definitely
going to help you because we are looking
at 25 phrases to sound more professional
in English and you can use these in a
work setting or in an academic setting a
lot of them however are much more useful
for a spoken context if you are new to
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below so the phrases in the first
section are on describing situations and
beginning
eating's so number one is we've got lots
of ground to cover so let's make a start
we've got lots of ground to cover so
let's make a start I could actually use
this to begin a video basically it means
we've got lots to talk about we've got
lots to do so let's get going it sounds
a bit more professional than saying that
we've got lots of ground to cover so
let's make a start you can practice each
phrase along with me guys so that you're
ready to use them in your presentation
or your meeting or whatever situation
number two is state of the art
describing something as a state of the
art so this is an adjective phrase and
basically this means that something is
at the forefront of innovation it's
something which is very new modern and
it's a very flattering way to describe
something so if you say to your
colleagues while our tracking system is
state-of-the-art this makes it sound
very impressive like it's one of the
newest things available on the market so
think about it guys when could you
describe something as state of the art
and this way you'll make it sound more
exciting and professional number three
is to break the mold to break the mold
if we say that something has broken the
mold we mean it's actually broken new
ground in some ways it's departed from
the old way of doing something or from
current research or current ways of
thinking and it is doing something can
you or using new techniques so if we say
their method with teaching English
really breaks the mold it means they're
doing something very new with teaching
English they're using new techniques
methods departing from old and more
traditional methods right in the next
section guys we're looking at points
where we're going to see more or where
we want to introduce a new point so
number four is turning our attention to
or to turn your attention to or I would
like to turn your attention to or
attention can now be turned to which
makes it more academic so you can use
that last one in essays and things like
that
and this just means now we're moving to
this topic number five is I'd like to
expand on I'd like to expand on and this
means here I'm going to say more I'd
like to develop this point further so I
could say I'd like to expand on love
English its plans to teach more people
around the world English I'd like to
expand on love English its plans to
teach more people around the world
English number six it's very similar it
is let me elaborate further or to
elaborate further or just to elaborate
and basically this again means I'm going
to tell you more details and going to
say more very very useful and much
better than using phrases like moreover
furthermore and things like that they
can get a bit boring and a bit
repetitive ok guys that the phrases in
the next section are all used for when
you want to say more or you want to
refer back to a specific point so number
seven is this relates to what I was
saying earlier this relates to what I
was saying earlier and this means this
is connected to a previous point or this
is connected to something I was saying
before but it just sounds more
professional than saying as I said
before or going back to what I said
before it sounds much more professional
to say this relates to what I was saying
earlier or this relates to what we
mentioned earlier number eight is
similar it is to revisit the
aforementioned topic or to revisit the
aforementioned statements points
whatever this is a much more
professional way of saying let's refer
back to we can say let's revisit the
aforementioned topic or to revisit the
aforementioned points regarding this
sounds much better sounds much more
professional number nine is this ties in
with this ties in with which means this
connects to or this is connected to so
if we say the results from our findings
tie in with what we saw in the customer
feedback we mean that these two are
related to each other they are connected
okay guys in the next
section we're looking at ways to
emphasize a point so to show that this
particular point is important though
number ten is the significance of this
is so for example you could say the
significance of this statistic are that
we are going to have to work doubly hard
this here to get the same figures that
we produced last year and basically it
means the importance of this is this is
what this indicates number eleven is
often used by politicians and leaders
and basically it is because it's
strongly draws the listener or the
readers attention to something and it is
the importance of this matter should not
be underestimated
the importance of this matter should not
be underestimated and you could change
this or the significance of this matter
if you wished or the significance of
this matter cannot be underestimated so
there's a couple of different options
here but basically it means don't
underestimate the importance of this
this is very important number twelve is
this is a salient point four salient
research four salient studies have shown
so there's a few options on how we could
use salient but basically it means that
something stands out or is very notable
so if we say it's salient studies we
mean studies that have really stood out
they are very something that has been
really noticed by others probably some
of the most respected as well so you
could say salient research has shown the
importance of good customer service okay
guys the next section is phrases that we
use when we are making decisions we are
coming to a conclusion about something
so number thirteen is we have come to
the conclusion that the best course of
action is so for example you could say
we have come to the conclusion that the
best course of action is to open up a
new division to deal with this and this
sounds a lot better than saying we're
going to do this because this is the
best that sounds really boring and
definitely not professional much better
to say we have come to the conclusion
the best course of action is blah blah
blah number 15 is what somebody might
say when they're still making a decision
about something and it is we are still
mulling over the options we are still
mulling over the situation to mull over
is to consider to think about so we are
still mulling over the options number 16
is a simple one but it's quite
enthusiastic you can say okay so the
plan of action for today is blah blah
blah which means what we're going to do
today is and then you would say number
17 this is nice where you want to go
over and clarify information before
people start to act on it so sometimes
as an employee you may also ask your
boss for this so the phrase is so a
quick recap of the plan is blah blah
blah
okay the next phrases are all used when
we want to make reference to information
so number 18 is based on our findings
and this means whatever I'm going to say
I based it on so I'm basing it around
this finding so we might say based on
our findings forty percent of the
population is now learning English
through YouTube based on our findings
forty percent of the population are now
learning English through YouTube number
nineteen now there are a few options
here because I'm going to give you a
couple of synonyms because it's
basically the same meaning we can just
change the word
so we could say according to or in
accordance with or as specified by or as
explained by these are all phrases that
we use when we want to say this person
has said this but we want to say it in a
more professional way okay this last
section of phrases is all about how to
give your opinion or your assessment of
something so what do you think of it but
you want to say this in a professional
way so number 20 is to put it simply
well you can also change this to simply
put so if you want to clarify something
at the end of the meeting if you want to
summarize that you could
to put it simply we are going to have to
work doubly hard to achieve the figures
we made last year number 21 is that
seems doable or that seems manageable
and this just means okay this seems like
something we can go ahead with if this
seems manageable or it seems like
something we can do but it's a phrase
you'll hear a lot in offices in England
we might say okay now that sounds that
sounds doable that seems manageable
number 22 is often used when we want to
track progress on something so we want
to see how something is going and it is
let's reassess in due course or let's
reassess the situation in due course so
basically it means let's check on how
things are going let's maybe have
another look make a new decision in due
course number 23 is a fantastic positive
grade it is it's a win-win it's a
win-win and this means this particular
situation or this outcome is good for
everyone involved everybody wins
number 24 is used when you are waiting
for news or confirmation and you want to
say this in a professional way it is we
are still awaiting confirmation we are
still awaiting confirmation number 25
guys the last one is often used when we
want to conclude a meeting or when we
want to finish a current conversation so
we want to wrap up the current
conversation or a current topic and talk
about it another time it is let's
reconvene about this tomorrow
well let's reconvene about this this
afternoon and guys we are going to
reconvene in the next lesson we are
going to reconvene with more things to
help you with your English in the next
lesson
so guys we've come to the end of those
25 phrases to sound more professional in
English as I said they can also be used
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