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Lesson | Small Talk & Conversational Vocabulary (Coursera)

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Lesson | Small Talk & Conversational Vocabulary (Coursera)

This lesson is part of a full course, Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course. In this lesson, you will review professional conversational vocabulary.

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WEEK 1
Lesson | Small Talk & Conversational Vocabulary
This lesson is part of a full course, Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone. Take this lesson to get a short tutorial on the learning objectives covered. To dive deeper into this topic, take the full course. In this lesson, you will review professional conversational vocabulary.

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