Building rapport with others

6 Minute English

语言学习

2021-06-17

6 分钟
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  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Georgina.

  • Georgina and I have got to know each other very well after working together for so long.

  • I know what sandwiches Neil has for lunch.

  • Egg and tomato, right, Neil?

  • Right.

  • And I know it really annoys Georgina when people don't wash up their cups in the staff kitchen.

  • So unhygienic.

  • But just as important as getting to know someone socially or at work is getting on with people.

  • To get on with someone is a useful phrasal verb, meaning to like someone and enjoy a friendly relationship with them.

  • Which is really important if you work with them every day.

  • And there's another word to describe the good understanding and communication between two friends.

  • Rapour.

  • Yes, how you build rapport and get on with people has been the subject of many self-help books over the years and is the topic of this program.

  • Well, you and I must have great rapport, Georgina, because that leads perfectly into my quiz question.

  • In 1936, American writer Dale Carnegie wrote a famous self-help book on building Rapour.

  • It sold over 30 million copies, making it one of the best selling books of all time.