Happy New Year (And A Special Announcement!)

1,375 views ・ 2016-01-04

Business English with Christina


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Happy New Year from me, Christina, and Speak Better, Feel Great TV!
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Now I know that it’s already 5 days after the New Year,
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and for some Americans, it’s already too late to say “Happy New Year”.
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But I wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all the best for the coming year.
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And
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in France, it seems ok to continue saying happy new year
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until sometime
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around mid-February.
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No, I’m exaggerating…
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but just a little.
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But, in the US, we don’t really say Happy New Year after about the first week of January.
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Maybe the second week if you haven’t seen someone since Dec. 31st.,
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but
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some extremists even say that after January 2nd, New Year is over.
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Finished. Done. So enough of Happy new year.
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There’s an interesting article from the New York Times
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in the notes below.
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Read it for some interesting insights into Americans
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and the expiration date for saying “Happy New Year”.
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And maybe see if your American colleagues tell you Happy New Year in the next few days…
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or not.
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Anyway,
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Right now i’m still in the US for the next few days, enjoying my vacation with my family.
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If you want to see a few pictures, feel free to join my Facebook page,
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where I’ll be sharing a few snippets from my life in the US.
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The link is below the video. If you want to join my Facebook page.
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Now, here comes.
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for the new year, I’ve got a special announcement for you.
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Very soon, I’ll be creating and launching my very first complete online course.
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If you like the episodes of Speak Better, Feel Great TV,
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but want to go further and boost your English even more, this course is for you.
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I’ve been asking you for your input, and you told me that the subject you most want my help with is
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how to be more comfortable,
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how to have more vocabulary,
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and basically, how to make small talk in English.
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First, thank you for your help in deciding the subject of the course.
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But now, I need your help once more.
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Help me decide EXACTLY what content to put in the course.
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Go to the survey link in the notes below the video
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and tell me precisely which topics you need vocabulary for to make small talk.
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What subjects do you often talk about in your small talk conversations?
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Or, do you want tips & advice on small talk strategies?
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Click
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on the link to the survey in the notes below
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and tell me!
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If you complete the survey, I’ll send you something very special just before the course launches
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3 free training videos on small talk.
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Your responses to the survey will help me know your biggest challenges,
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so that I can help you solve them.
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So happy new year and all the best for the future.
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I’ll see you next week, with your regular Speak Better, Feel Great episode.
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I’m Christina
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and I’ll see you next time!
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