Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Do you use the verb “get” too often? Watch and learn 8 strong business verbs and expressions, for more professional success. These collocations will help you land a job, clinch the deal, earn respect, and enjoy the benefits of knowing advanced English! You can use them at job interviews, meetings and discussions, and also in emails, resumes, and reports. Improve your English easily, starting right now! Take the quiz on this lesson at engvid.com/speak-like-a-manager-stop-saying-get
Watch all the Speak Like a Manager videos here: youtube.com/watch?v=TUSxq7KoTsM&list=PLxSz4mPLHWDamTa4xW7tkb-roADpiT5Jf
In this lesson:
00:00 – Words to use instead of "get" –
01:24 to land a job
01:49 to clinch the deal
02:12 to obtain permission
02:56 to gain access
03:24 – Short Review 1 –
04:01 to enjoy the benefits
04:16 to win support
04:56 to earn respect
05:33 to receive a call
06:10 – Short Review 2 –
06:42 – Quiz –
09:25 – Conclusion –
Do you use the verb “get” too often? Watch and learn 8 strong business verbs and expressions, for more professional success. These collocations will help you land a job, clinch the deal, earn respect, and enjoy the benefits of knowing advanced English! You can use them at job interviews, meetings and discussions, and also in emails, resumes, and reports. Improve your English easily, starting right now! Take the quiz on this lesson at engvid.com/speak-like-a-manager-stop-saying-get
Watch all the Speak Like a Manager videos here: youtube.com/watch?v=TUSxq7KoTsM&list=PLxSz4mPLHWDamTa4xW7tkb-roADpiT5Jf
In this lesson:
00:00 – Words to use instead of "get" –
01:24 to land a job
01:49 to clinch the deal
02:12 to obtain permission
02:56 to gain access
03:24 – Short Review 1 –
04:01 to enjoy the benefits
04:16 to win support
04:56 to earn respect
05:33 to receive a call
06:10 – Short Review 2 –
06:42 – Quiz –
09:25 – Conclusion –





![Improve Your English Pronunciation: FAMILY
Do people understand when you talk about family in English? Learn the right way to pronounce all the members of your family. I’ll show you how to avoid the most common pronunciation mistakes when saying parents, mother, father, brother, sister, uncle, nephew, niece, in-laws, and more. We often ask and answer questions about families, so make sure you’re speaking clearly in your everyday conversations. https://www.engvid.com/improve-your-english-pronunciation-family
More of my beginner pronunciation lessons:
https://youtu.be/JIIq4hA-6MQ
https://youtu.be/xo7J0O3ezrk
In this lesson:
0:00 How to pronounce family words in English
1:18 family
1:38 parents
2:31 mother, father, brother
4:37 sister
5:06 Mom, Dad, Mum, mummy, daddy
6:23 son
7:14 daughter
7:54 husband, wife
8:18 fiancé, fiancée
8:57 grandparents
9:36 child, children, kids
10:39 uncle, aunt
11:46 nephew, niece
12:42 cousin
13:55 mother-in-law, brother-in-law
15:42 stepfather
16:49 relatives
17:13 PRACTICE
Transcript:
In this lesson, were going to focus on something which is very dear to all our hearts, and that is our family. Were going to learn how to pronounce properly and correctly all the members of our family, or most of them in any case, alright? Because what Ive realized, having taught for over 30 years all kinds of students and clients from all over the world, that because of various language differences, many mistakes are often made in pronouncing these very basic words. And yet, these particular very basic words are very important to us, right? There are lots of times when were going to be talking about our own family members. There are lots of times when were going to ask others about their family members. So we really want to make sure that we get these particular words and their pronunciation as right and as close as possible, okay? So, bear with me, even if you think, Well, I know that. I know how to say things, you might be surprised, as a lot of my clients sometimes are, as we start to go through the basic pronunciation of family members, okay?
So, lets go through this. The very first word is the word family. Say it after me, family, okay? So wheres the stress, here? Fam, family, good.
Now, the next word I know is mispronounced by so many students from all over the world. The correct pronunciation of this word is parents, pare, just like a pair of pants, a pair of jeans, right? Just like this, a pair. Make sure that the first part of this word is pronounced like that. Think of two parents as a pair and say it like that, okay? The mistake is sometimes this is said as par, so dont do that, okay? Its sometimes said as pa, but we want to say what? Pare, parents, very good, okay? And wheres the stress? Here, parents. Now, these next four wor... Next three words are mispronounced very often for the same reason. They have the same issue in them, and thats the th. You see it here in the word mother, father, brother, okay? So the difficulty for various English learners is in this th, okay? So what you have to be careful of is not to say this like a d. This is not a d sound, its not like the letter d, no, okay? We want a different sound here. Its much softer, its the th sound. Hear it. Lets... Let me say it first so you can hear it, and then repeat it after me, okay? Mother, mother. So my tongue is coming out a little bit between my teeth when Im saying the th part. Mother, mother, okay? The stress is here, the beginning.
Lets say the next one, same issue here with the th. Father, father, okay? Make sure youre saying it soft, like that th, th, not d, okay? Father, the stress is here.
The next one, brother, brother. So also, be careful of the o, dont say bro, thats different. Sometimes in slang, you say Hes my bro, thats different, okay? But if youre trying to say the full word, okay? This is my brother, okay? Brother. Wheres the stress? Here. Brother. Okay?
Lets say this one, here, whats the problem here? What happens is that some people dont say the i properly, they say it too long. But actually, this i is very short, so repeat after me, sister, Meet my sister. Okay? Sister. The stress is in the beginning, and the i is very short, not long.
Now, for mother and father, of course, we have many short words and sort of affectionate terms that we use. In North America, very often, we say mom, m-o-m, mom, dad. If youre saying dad, make sure to open your mouth. Dont say dad, say dad. Okay? Mom and dad. In other places, instead of mom, they sometimes say mum, m-u-m, quite popular in England. And then they have the version which children say, and sometimes adults also, mommy, daddy. Say those, mommy, daddy, or mummy, daddy. Okay? But usually, theyre said by children, but not necessarily always. Okay? Depends on the culture and the country. […] Improve Your English Pronunciation: FAMILY](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q52T7aAMmtQ/mqdefault.jpg)


![Speak Like a Manager: 8 Easy Workplace Expressions
Ready to sound more professional? Whats the difference between a zero-sum game and a win-win situation? What about a lucky break and a tough break or an uphill battle and a piece of cake? Start speaking like a manager by understanding and using these eight English expressions, commonly used in the English workplace and in business communication.
NEXT, watch more videos in my SPEAK LIKE A MANAGER series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUSxq7KoTsM&list=PLxSz4mPLHWDamTa4xW7tkb-roADpiT5Jf
Or for more EngVid Business English videos, go here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDMJVrVY3ME&list=PLs_glF4TIn5a_gCoap4RgS1pzj9DNyGtO
TRANSCRIPT
Hi. Im Rebecca from www.engvid.com, back with another Speak like a Manager lesson. Okay? So, in this particular lesson, were going to focus on eight expressions that are very commonly used in the workplace, in business, and so on. All right? And whats easy about them is that they are grouped... I have grouped them for you in pairs, so that one of them has a particular meaning and the other one kind of has the opposite meaning, and I hope that will make it a little bit easier for you to understand them and also to start using them. All right? So, lets get started. All right.
So, heres the first pair: a tough break or a lucky break. All right? So, what do these two expressions mean? So, first of all: a tough break... When we say break, we dont actually mean break. All right? Its like a chance; an opportunity, or a situation. So, when we say: tough... Tough means difficult. So this means something difficult or something bad that happened; and this, lucky means something good that happened. So: a tough break is something bad that happened, and a lucky break is something good that happened.
For example, lets say that someone you know lost their job. Okay? They didnt expect it, and it happened suddenly, and that was a tough break. Okay? That was something bad that happened; it seemed like. But then the person managed to get a better job in the first week, so that was a lucky break; something good that happened. All right? So, you see now that these are quite easy to use, these expressions, and you will hear them very often in the context of employment, in the context of clients, in the context of customers, and so on. Okay? All right. And in the context of life. Right? Okay.
So, lets go to the next pair: a win-win situation... Say it after me: a win-win situation or a zero-sum game. Say it after me: a zero-sum game. All right. So, here, also we have two opposite kind of situations. A win-win situation is where both sides come out ahead; both sides benefit; both sides can win. All right? Yes, this is possible. All right. And a zero-sum game is where only one side can win; and if one side wins, the other side is going to lose. All right?
So, for example, lets suppose there is a negotiation going on in a... In a company, in a large corporation between the management and labour. Okay? Labour is the... The people who work; the workforce. Okay? And theyre negotiating and theyre negotiating; and finally, they come to a compromise, they come to an agreement that both sides are happy. Its not easy; it doesnt happen easily, but it can happen. And if that happens and when that happens, you can describe that situation as a win-win situation, where both sides were happy. All right? In any kind of... Usually we use this when there is some kind of negotiation going on. All right?
Next: a zero-sum game, right? So, here we said only one side can win. So, for example, if three law firms are trying to get the contract to work with a large corporation but only one is going to be awarded the contract or given the contract, then thats a zero-sum game. So, when one wins, the other is going to lose or the others are going to lose. All right. So, thats a zero-sum game or a win-win situation.
Lets just practice pronouncing this first pair, repeat it after me: a tough break. I know it says t-o-u-g-h, but its not pronounced like that. English is not always phonetic, all right? It doesnt sound the way it looks, so repeat it after me: a tough break. Its like: t-u-f-f. All right? It sounds like that. Or: a lucky break. Say it after me: a lucky break. Good. All right.
Now lets go to these two: a long shot or a safe bet. So, a long shot describes the situation in which there is very little chance of success, and a safe bet is a situation in which there is a very high chance of success. This one, low chance of success; and this one, a high chance of success. All right? […] Speak Like a Manager: 8 Easy Workplace Expressions](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rsZ4yP_Kif8/mqdefault.jpg)

