The Ultimate Guide to Talking about Graphs, Trends and Changes
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The ultimate guide to talking about graphs, trends and changes. Do you need to present graphs, trends and changes at work? Use the language from this presentation to ace your next performance before the board. Use a simple three step strategy: HIGHLIGHT, COMMENT and INTERPRET.
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The Ultimate Guide to Talking about Graphs, Trends and Changes
- 1. The Ultimate Guide to Talking about Graphs, Trends and Changes LEARN ENGLISHWITH ME Mariusz Mirecki
- 2. Downward movement – troughs • to fall • to decrease • to decline • to drop • to hit a low • to slip back • to go down • to slump • to plunge • to axe • to plummet • to slash • to hit rock bottom
- 3. Upward movement – peaks • to pick up • to rise • to go up • to improve • to recover • to increase • to reach a peak • to shot up • to skyrocket • to advance • to leap • to surge • to rally • to bounce back
- 4. Horizontal movement • to remain stable • to even out • to bottom out • to level off • to remain steady
- 5. REASONS, CAUSES AND EFFECTS • because • … is caused by • underlying cause • so • consequently • reduce/minimise the impact • as a result • thus • spark off • due to • as a consequence • inevitable result • owing to • lead to • negative/adverse effects • thanks to • the effect of … is • beneficial effects • account for • bring about • is attributed to
- 6. SPEED OR RATE OF CHANGE rapid rapidly sudden suddenly sharp sharply fast fast steady steadily gradual gradually slow slowly disastrous disastrously miserable miserably modest modestly
- 7. SIZE OF CHANGE substantial substantially considerable considerably dramatic dramatically noticeable noticeably significant significantly slight slightly negligible negligibly massive massively phenomenal phenomenally promising promisingly
- 8. HOW TO USE PREPOSITIONS • Sales stood AT 10m. • Sales rose FROM 3m to 5m IN just two years. • Sales increased BY 1.2m • Sales fell 30% AFTER the price increase. • There was an increase IN sales OF 4.3m
- 9. TALKING ABOUT SUCCESS AND FAILURE make a breakthrough fail miserably remarkable achievement spectacular failure make good progress go badly wrong guarantee success is doomed to failure dramatic improvement dismal failure crowning achievement to be a recipe for disaster
- 10. TALKING ABOUT NUMBERS, FIGURES AND AMOUNTS • just over • about / around • in the region of • just under • approximately • the ballpark figure • well over / under • roughly • just short of • more or less • nowhere near • give or take (a few)