This lesson is part of a full course, Business English Networking. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course.
Lesson | Business English Skills: How to Navigate Tone, Formality, and Directness in Emails
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Lesson | Business English Skills: How to Navigate Tone, Formality, and Directness in Emails
Instructor: Richard Moore
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This lesson is part of a full course, Business English Networking. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to: (1) Distinguish between formal and informal language; (2) Distinguish between direct and indirect language; and (3) Choose the appropriate tone based on your relationship with your recipient, the context, and request.
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MC
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Reviewed on Jun 25, 2022
The lesson makes me clear to catch which is formal and which is direct as it will tell you when you are informal or how you should be indirect.
SA
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Reviewed on Sep 9, 2022
same issue like the rest of the courses in this series . after completion of this course it not shown in the compeleted tab
AJ
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Reviewed on Nov 3, 2020
But course is unfinished. Nothing happens after week 1.
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