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The people we love make sacrifices for us all the time, whether that means sharing the last piece of pie or staying up late to talk on the phone. While they know you'd do the same for them, it's also nice to show appreciation once in while. Employees respond to appreciation expressed through recognition of their good work because it confirms that someone values their work. When employees and their work are valued, their satisfaction and productivity rise, and they are motivated to maintain or improve their good work. Great! Phenomenal! Superb! Cool! Out Of Sight! Excellent! Unbelievable Work! Two Thumbs Up! You've Got It! Way To Go! Terrific! Outstanding Performance! You've Outdone Yourself! Marvelous! Your Help Counts! Amazing Effort! Bravo! Exceptional! Breathtaking! Wonderful! You're Special! Keep Up The Good Work! First ...

Cancellation Notice: My apologies, somethings come up and I need to re-schedule. I'm sorry for the late notice, but I need to cancel this meeting. I'm really sorry, I've had such a busy week and I've double booked myself. Can we reschedule? I'm free at 3 PM on Friday. Can we try next Thursday instead?

Appreciate your continued attention on chasing down this (slow) issue. Thank you for the prompt response and restoral, it is greatly appreciated. Thank you for providing us with an update. Appreciate the help! We appreciate all the effort you put through to make this happen. I really appreciate your effort, professionalism, dedication, and empathy that you showed in helping us Truly appreciate your time and effort. Thanks, everybody, I appreciate your time and effort to help me out.  Awesome – thanks, @Name. Looking forward to talking soon. Thank you for all your help!   Wish you the best with everything! Thanks, and looking forward to hearing the outcomes. I must say, you've done well, @Name, thank you. Thank you, @Name, for clarifying your answer. You have once again proven that nothing is impossible if you put your heart and soul into something! You continue to raise the bar and exceed expectations no matter how difficult the situation is. Very inspiring...

Template to summarize the spoken text from audio played for 40 - 60 seconds. The speaker was discussing... S/He mentioned keyword1... S/He talked about keyword2... S/He described keyword3... S/He discussed keyword4... S/He highlighted that keyword5... S/He emphasized on keyword6... Finally, S/He suggested conclusion... In the interview, a professor was questioned about the branches of psychology. He mentioned... Example: The speaker was discussion innovation in media. He first mentioned how media has changed enormously over a relatively short period of time. He then talked about the impact of the printing press and the effects it had. In addition, he discussed two-way communication, including the telegraph and telecommunication. He described the invention of the radio and television. Finally, he suggested that the media has changed significantly in the 20th century. Other Structures: Line 2: He explained the correlation between different aspects of <Topi...

Introduction: This essay will express complete disagreement with this statement and will offer reasons for this viewpoint. To begin with, a variety of reasons can be offered to explain why I am not in favor of this. Foremost among these, I believe that... I believe that space exploration has its advantages and its disadvantages. However, I feel that its disadvantages outweigh its advantages. Conclusions: In conclusion, I believe that... Therefore, I am in consummate accord with the statement that... In my opinion, ... Finally, to conclude, it is everybody responsibility... Taking these points into consideration, from a personal perspective, I am inclined to believe that manufacturers are more responsible... Points to consider: Length should be between 200 and 300 words. Template: Introduction -------> Body Paragraphs (2 - 3) -------> Conclusion

Adjective modifiers, also called intensifiers, are words which are placed before adjectives to give additional detail and emphasis to them. They are mostly used in oral speech to make it more vivid and emotional. There are such well-known intensifiers as: very, really, absolutely, totally, etc. Level: HIGH Extremely Completely Absolutely Utterly Totally Entirely Exceptionally Insanely Incredibly Highly Examples: The film was absolutely awful. He was an exceptionally brilliant child. He was highly intelligent. She’s a highly successful businesswoman. Level: MEDIUM Particularly Really Very Pretty Quite Examples : The food smelled really disgusting. Level: LOW Somewhat Mildly Relatively Reference : https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/intensifiers

This article contains structures on how to communicate while making and receiving phone calls in both formal and informal way.  This will help us to understand the way people respond to different situations when leaving or taking a message, asking them to wait, and respond to misdialed calls. MAKING A CALL INTRODUCTION (FORMAL) Hi / Hello. This is (your name) from (company name). Ex: This is Gary from ZoomFin Financial Services. My name is (your name). I’m calling from (company name).   Ex: Hello, my name is Ganesh. I’m calling from ZoomFin Financial services. INTRODUCTION (INFORMAL)   Hi / Hey. It’s (your name).   Ex: Hey Annie, it’s Gary. How’s it going?   How are you?   Good, thanks. Great, thanks.   What about you?   What’s up? Not much. The usual. ASKING FOR SOMEONE (FORMAL) May I speak to (person’s name)? Ex: May I speak to Douglas Adams? Could I speak with (person’s name), please? Ex: Could I spe...

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Practice She sells the seashells by the seashore. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. I wish to wash my Irish wristwatch. So, this is a sushi chef. She sees cheese. Good blood, bad blood. Six sticky skeletons. Truly rural.