VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Homework

Write about the best presentation you’ve done – use the words from today in your story.


awaken the giant within – tony robbins

Vocabulary

get used to – my body is used to it

pressure / pleasure

in the daytime / during the day

subconscious 
eg. in my subconscious I have pressure but on the surface I feel fine

stress – the affect of having too much pressure and not dealing with it
eg. I have a lot of pressure in my life but I’m generally not stressed because I do yoga

standard / routine < > special occasion

in the last half year what we do and what we will do next year – in the last half year what we have achieved / accomplished / what progress we have made and what’s the objective / what we hope to achieve / what we want to add / what progress we hope to make for next year

as they continue the ppt they get better and better

shiver – very small shakes
eg. I shivered in the cold / because I was so scared / nervous

vividly / vivid – an idea which is like a picture because it’s so clear
eg. We need to present this idea really vividly to the client so they can get the idea super clearly

expression / saying – cheng yu / a sentence that is really common or well known
eg. we have a common expression in English which goes “what goes around comes around”

don’t be the first one to speak up / say something 

Grammar

I’m busy for my workI’m busy with my work 

prepared of this meeting Prepared for this meeting 

Pronunciation

present – pre ZENT – ppt
present – PREH zent – li wu
presentation – pre zen TAY shen

experience – ecks PEER ree ensss