How To Be Diplomatic & More Polite in English PART 2

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

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[@salmanubaid104]

Your way of teaching is matchless.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Glad you think so!

[@JohnTembo-j7o]

I like this lesson, need more of this

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@7810]

Very useful lesson! Thanks. Tip1: Change the grammar - Present simple -> Past Simple When is the next meeting? -> When did you say the next meeting was? When is the conference? -> When did you say the conference was? Tip2: Use "I was hoping" We want to finalize the contract today -> We were hoping to finalize the contract today. Tip3: Use "I was wondering" Can we change the date? -> I was wondering if we could change the date? Tip4: Use the passive form to make it sound less personal He told us that we would get a 5% discount -> We were told that we could get a 5% discount. Tip5: Use "Would you mind" when asking people to do things Give Tom some help with the report, please. -> Would you mind giving Tom some help with the report, please.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Excellent work! Glad you find it useful 👍

[@Sai_Bhargavi_vlogs]

Superb! Thanks a lot for the wonderful content.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Glad you liked it!

[@erezafazliu7689]

MAKE A PART 3 PLEASE !

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

I'll keep that in mind 😉

[@bonitatsoene2187]

Thank you

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

You're welcome!

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[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

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[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Happy to hear that, Mohammed 😊

[@imarithkongtho]

Thank you so much for such a useful video. I was hoping you could further develop this kind of video.

[@ArunBamania]

Excellent! 👍

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

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[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Thanks Sabrina 😊

[@mailtopanicker1]

Your way of presentation is very simple and easy to follow. Thank you.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

You’re very welcome, Vinod!

[@halilgergin7388]

Thank you so much 👏👍👌

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

No problem!

[@mahwashzafar7769]

wonderfully done Sir !

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Thank you!

[@trivo3937]

Great lesson! Thanks

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

No worries!

[@anailopez82]

It's perfectly clear. Thank you for this vídeo!

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

My pleasure!

[@robertmukhooli4830]

Very educative take I have found,I will emulate the idea

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

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[@marias.8322]

Your channel is Amazing . I been looking for a channel like yours. With helping to write professional and diplomatic. Specially now that we work from work we use more the writing. Please do more videos for writing emails . I have to write to directors and I have hard time please help with more introduce sentences and examples. By the way I will share your channel

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Hi Maria! Thanks very much for your comment. I will do my best to upload more email writing lessons. Here’s a playlist of all the ones I’ve uploaded so far:kzbin.info/aero/PL2fUZ7TZy_xdRNAVRIARitkqDAxeUXVJ-

[@oleksandrlymar8144]

Hello Derek, Thank you for such a helpful lesson. 1) When did you say the conference was? 2) We were hoping to finalize the contract today. 3) I was wondering if we could change the date? 4) We were told that we would get a 5% discount. 5) Would you mind giving Tom some help with the report?

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Hi Oleksandr! You’re very welcome! Excellent work too 👍

[@이재원-j7u]

1) when did you say the conference was? 2) we were hoping to finalize contract today. 3) I was wondering if we can change the date. 4) we were told that we wont get 5% discount. 5) would you mind giving tom some help with the report? How about these corrected phrases??

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Very good! Tip: 2.) the contract 3.) if we could change

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

4.) we would get a 5% discount Great effort 👍

[@이재원-j7u]

Also I was hoping that you might provide useful word set to speak in English.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

I'll do my best!

[@Canvaalyst]

When is the conference? -> When did you say the conference was? We want to finalize the contract today -> We were hoping to finalize the contract today. Can we change the date? -> I was wondering if we could change the date? He told us that we would get a 5% discount -> We were told that we be getting a 5% discount. Give Tom some help with the report, please. -> Would you mind helping Tom with the report, please.

[@lily-bm6ro]

This is great 👍🏼 but can u please do a video of tips to so say in a student counsil presentation please i really need some tips I really want to be the student counciler

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

That is very specific! maybe my presentation lessons will help - kzbin.info/aero/PL2fUZ7TZy_xfTR2Go-QhyQET5Bu7jpb1t

[@lily-bm6ro]

Oh ok thank you

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

No problem!

[@alinaadylbek]

When did you say the conference was ? We were hoping to finalize the contract today. I was wondering if we could change the date? We were told that we would get a 5% discount. Would you mind helping Tom with the report, please.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Excellent!

[@yukayori]

Thank you very much for this video! I have 2 questions ; 1. When you use "I was wondering", do you normally put "?" at the end of the sentence? The order of the words at the beginning of the phrase is a subject (I) followed by a verb (was wondering) so I've always thought "?" is not needed. 2. Can you say "a coffee" instead of "a cup of coffee"? I don't think it's grammatically correct to say "a coffee" but is it common to use anyway among native speakers? I find your channel very useful, especially because it's hard to find actually relevant and natural English to use in a workplace. I'm looking forward to your new videos to come 🤗

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Hi Yukari! 1. To be honest, using a question mark at the end of "I was wondering ..." is actually not grammatically correct - you're right. However, we don't always follow the rules and sometimes do this in writing to make it clear that we want an answer. In speech, we often use raised intonation at the end of a "I was wondering...." statement, so it kind of sounds like a question. 2. Absolutely! It's probably more common to ask for a coffee than a cup of coffee. So glad you find the channel useful! Take care, Derek

[@yukayori]

@@derekcallan-englishforpros Thank you so much Derek for clarifying everything! I didn't know all of these things after 15+ years of learning english in my life. There seems to be still a lot to learn for me. Looking forward to your new videos:)

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

@@yukayori no problem at all! Learning a language is a never-ending process! I’ve been learning German for over 20 years - my fluency is pretty good, but there are still a lot of things for me to learn and improve on too!

[@yukayori]

@@derekcallan-englishforpros Thanks Derek, it's nice that you speak German too! I think the best way to learn languages is to enjoy the journey of itself. Easier said than done because oftentimes frustration comes in our way but let's keep going with positivity :)

[@mariavittoriabevilacqua9372]

when did you say the conference was? - I was hoping to finalise the contract today- I was wondering if we can change the date - We were told we would get a 5% discount - would you mind giving some help to Tom with the report?

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Brilliant work, Maria!

[@darktempest]

1.) When is the conference? (tip 1) When did you say the conference was? 2.) We want to finalise the contract today. (tip 2) I was hoping we could finalise the contract today. 3.) Can we change the date? (tip 3) I was wandering if we could change the date? 4.) He told us that we would get a 5% discount. (tip 4) We were told that we would get a 5% discount. 5.) Give Tom a hand with the report, please. (tip 5) Would you mind giving Tom a hand with the report, please?

[@darktempest]

wondering*

[@vaibhavmishra1436]

When did you say that conference was I was hoping to finalise the contract today I was wondering if you could change the date We were told that we could get 5 % discount. Would you mind helping tom in the report please.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Excellent!

[@MutintaMwiinga-pf9dp]

Kindly need a format

[@hassanmgao2795]

How can I improve my communications skills especially speaking and writing skills

[@mauriceokide]

Is it correct to say the meeting began with the word of prayer

[@JessieTunieJessieTunie]

Tip 1: would you mind telling me when is the conference? Tip 2: Are we finalizing the contract today?

[@lukeenglishaddict6928]

Maybe lesson is short but full of content.

[@derekcallan-englishforpros]

Thanks 😊

[@vezirmertcan]

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