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A. Phrasal verbs
One thing you could do to improve your telephone skills is to learn some of the p
hrasal verbs that are commonly used in English telephone conversations.
1. hold on
means wait
2. hang on
also means wait! (informal)
"Hang on, don't give up yet, we're almost at the finish line."
"Please hang on, I'm putting you through to our customer service department."
"Can you hang on for a few minutes, I'm on the way."
4. get through
to be connected to someone on the phone
5. hang up
means to put the receiver down
‘If you hang up or you hang up the phone, you end a phone call.’
If you hang up on someone you are speaking to on the phone, you end the phone call sudde
nly and unexpectedly.
You can use hang up to indicate that someone stops doing a particular sport or activity that t
hey have regularly done over a long period.
6. call up
is to make a telephone call (mainly used in American English or slang)
7. call back
is to return someone’s call
8. pick up
means to answer a call / lift the receiver to take a call
13. speak up
means to talk louder
You have to speak up. The people in the back can’t hear you.
If anyone has a better idea, please speak up.
Please speak up—we can't hear you at the back
B. English conversation
Now I wanna tell you about 3 topic, from English class Mr, budiantoro
Sub 1.
Introduction / Making Contact
Formal:
Formal examples that I get there are two type
Informal:
"May I introduce..."
"May I present..."
"This is..."
Hello [name],
I’m [your name] and I work at [company]. I’m reaching out to let you know about our newest
release [description about the service or product].
As a [your role] I’m always looking into sharing information about [industry] and finding wa
ys to assist your company with [explain how you can solve a pain point].
Do let me know if this is something you would be interested in learning more about it.
Sincerely,
I’m contacting you from Arik company as I’ve been talking to other managers and I believe o
ur [service description] can be of great help to increase your results.
Arik Company has been in the market since 10 and we work with over 200 clients on a daily
basis to [value you can add].
As a barista I’ve worked on projects related to [hot topic] and I can share a few data points wi
th you that were collected over the years. Let me know if you’re interested.
[signature]
Sub 2.
Taking / Receiving a Call
You may need to use these if you are answering someone else’s phone, beca
use they are unable to answer it themselves, or if you are answering an offic
e phone.
Formal
Taking a message
He’s/she’s not available at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
He’s/she’s out of the office right now. Can I take a message?
By email
We appreciate your patience, and will be happy to solve this issue for you. I’d gladly respond
to any question through email or we can schedule a call for [date] at [time]. Let me know wh
at works best for you. If you prefer to solve your issue through email, please provide me with
more information, it will help me better understand and find the best way to move forward wi
th your request.
Thank you,
Formal
· How may I be of assistance?
· I’m afraid the line is engaged/busy.
· I’m afraid he/she is in a meeting/not available at the moment.
· I'm sorry, he/she's out of the office today.
· Can I put you on hold?
· Can I take a message?
· Would you like to leave a message?
· Could you give me your number, please?
· I'll make sure he/she gets the message
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