Polite English in Forty Minutes

Name: Polite English in Forty Minutes
Rating: 4.7 (1873 reviews)

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Created byCerys Vaughan

Last updated 8/2020

English

What you'll learn

You will be able to speak and write English more politely.
You will find it easier to find work, impress native speakers, get taken more seriously, make people like you more, help diffuse confrontations, show more respect, complain politely, get people to say "Yes", express difficult emotions, and much more.

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 39m total length

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Just click the white rectangular icon in the bottom right hand corner and select "English (UK)"
Introduction2:37
How to write a formal letter6:30
How to write a polite email6:26
How to be diplomatic when disagreeing3:27
How to make polite small talk4:48
How to compliment someone3:42
How to complain politely4:41
How to start a conversation with a stranger3:07
Differences between polite English in the UK and the USA3:32
Conclusion0:34
Important:
Download the quiz and print it out
Answer all the questions.
Then download the answers, and compare your answers to the ones given by Cerys.

Transcript of audio:
Hello and welcome back.

During this course, you have been learning lots of different ways of speaking and writing polite English.

You've been learning how to start up conversation with strangers and make small talk and pay them compliments.

You've been learning how to write a formal letter and how to write a polite email.

You've also been learning the differences between polite english in the USA and the UK.

You've been learning some of the ways in which you can speak to people to come across more politely so that they will like you more.

I really hope you've enjoyed this course.

There is a quiz for you to test your knowledge.

Thank you very much for watching my videos.

It's been a pleasure to have you here with me.

I will see you soon.
Bonus - Congratulations0:13

Requirements

You should be an intermediate or advanced student of English

Description

This course is incredibly popular, and has about 25,000 students

What some students have said about this course:

It's a wonderful course on polite English. Everybody need to take this course.
Awesome course. Very useful information. Thank you.
Excellent instructress! She speaks fluently, her presentation is clear and her demeanour is calm. Her lessons are well planned and organized and everything is clearly stated on the whiteboard so it is very easy to follow her lectures.

Are you sure that you speak and write English politely?

Even though you don't realise it, other people may think you are being a bit rude sometimes..

If you speak and write English more politely, there is a good chance that you will:

find better work,
impress native speakers,
be taken more seriously,
deal with confrontations better,
get people to say "yes" more,
make more friends,
get more dates,
and in general have a happier more relaxed life.

This course covers a lot of different areas, and only takes 40 minutes to complete. It is well worth doing, and it could have quite a dramatic positive effect on your life.

Enroll in the course now, and see you on the other side.

By the way if you like this course you will ABSOLUTELY LOVE the much much bigger follow on course "Mastering Polite English in Two Hours" by the same instructor Cerys Vaughan . Get it now, and everybody will be so impressed with your politeness!

Who this course is for:

You should either be working or studying in English, or plan to do so. You should already have at least an intermediate knowledge of English.