BODY LANGUAGE –BEING PERSUASIVE


Proposing

I suggest that we …
My suggestion is that we…




Advantages

The difference between … and is enormous
What are the advantages and disadvantages of …?
On the other hand…
This is far superior to…./better than..


Stark Options

We have no choice.
If  we don’t … then we will see…

Match the words with similar meanings.

1.        appearance                        a. emotion
2.        attitude                        b. idea
3.        gesture                        c. looks
4.        proposal                        d. movement
5.        stance                        e. posture

Choose the best word to complete the sentence.

1. He tried to ___________ a positive attitude even though everything was going
   wrong.
  a. convince        b. maintain        c. smile        d. take

2. If you said those terrible things to the boss, it would be ___________ for your
   career!
a. advantage        b. gesture           c. riot                d. suicide

3. The company had to lay off hundreds of workers due to its________ financial
   problems.
a. absolute         b. enormous        c. facial        d superior

4. There are few benefits with the change but many___________.
a. appearance        b. chaos        c. disadvantages        d. stance

5. The new model is by far _____________ to the old model.
a. enormous        b. risky        c. stark        d. superior