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프레젠테이션 오프닝

질문형How many of you have ever...?
통계형Every 60 seconds, 500 hours of video are uploaded.
도입 표현Let's get started. / I'll keep this brief.
첫 30초 안에 "왜 들어야 하는가" 답해야 함

회의에서 의견 말하기

제시I'd like to suggest that... / From my perspective, ...
부드러운 반대That's a valid point, but... / I'd push back on that a little.
동의I'm on board with that.

회의 진행

Let's go over the agenda. / Can we take this offline?
We're running low on time. / Let's table this for now.
Action items: [이름] will [동작] by [날짜].

협상 표현

제안We'd be willing to... / What if we...?
조건We can do X, provided that...
양보·타협Let's meet halfway.
거절I'm afraid that's not something we can agree to.
"No" 직접 사용 지양 → "That's difficult, but what if..."

프레젠테이션 흐름

전환Moving on to... / This brings me to my next point.
강조The key takeaway here is...
마무리To wrap up, ... / The bottom line is...

피드백 — SBI 모델

Situation + Behavior + Impact — "In yesterday's meeting(S), when you interrupted(B), it made it harder to finish(I)"
개선One thing that might help is... / Have you considered...?
받을 때Thanks for the feedback. / Could you give me an example?

이메일 — 어려운 상황

독촉Just following up on my previous email.
사과·지연I apologize for the delay.
나쁜 소식Unfortunately, we won't be able to...

나쁜 소식일수록 솔직하고 짧게

네트워킹

What brings you here today? / How do you know [공통 지인]?
I'd love to stay in touch. / Let's connect on LinkedIn.

보고·업데이트

We're on track to... / We're slightly behind schedule on...
We've seen a [수치]% improvement in...

문화 차이

직접성"I recommend we..." (명확) > "I think maybe possibly..." (자신감 없음)
침묵한국=존중 / 영어권=관심 없음 오해 → "That makes sense" 반응 필요
칭찬 수용아니에요, 별거 아니에요Thank you, I'm glad it worked out.

영어 면접 표현

자기소개현재(I'm currently...) → 과거(Before that, I...) → 미래(I'm looking to...)
강점강점 + 구체적 상황 + 결과
약점진짜 약점 + 개선 노력
역질문What does success look like in this role?
"No questions" → 관심 없어 보임. 최소 2개 준비.