Episode 131 - How Do You Get People to Do Things Without Sounding Bossy?
Anglais - The easy way

Episode 131 - How Do You Get People to Do Things Without Sounding Bossy?

B1IntermediateSeptember 15, 20264 min

Dans cet épisode, Richard Watson de speakingchess.fr, explique comment demander quelque chose en anglais sans paraître autoritaire, en évitant notamment le piège du "you will", qui sonne comme un ultimatum aux oreilles anglophones (contrairement au français où le futur est courant pour donner un ordre). Il propose une échelle de formulations selon le niveau de fermeté souhaité : l'autorité directe ("I want you to..."), la demande polie et collaborative ("Do you think you could...?") et la faveur délicate ("What are the chances you could...?"). À travers plusieurs exemples avant/après, il aide à transformer des phrases trop directes...

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Hello everybody, I'm Jan and Maldonado, who are the artists of this year's movie, and I'm here with you today. I'm very happy to be here with you.

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I'm very happy to be here with you today, because I'm very happy to be here with you today. I'm very happy to be here with you today. I'm very happy to be here with you today.

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I'm very happy to be here with you today. I'm very happy to be here with you today, because I'm very happy to be here with you today, and I'm very happy to be here with you today.

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