200 BM Daily Vocabulary #24 | rapport

<p>Today’s word is: <strong>Rapport</strong> – <strong>Rapport</strong> means: a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well.</p> <p>In this English vocabulary lesson, you will learn how to use the word <strong>Rapport</strong> We are sure that this ESL lesson will help you to enhance your English vocabulary and speak English fluently and confidently.</p> <p>Natasha had joined as a sales manager with an advertising firm. The company was not doing very well. It was running in a loss. In order to improve the income figures, Natasha developed cordial relations with the employees. She gained their confidence and shared the current state of the company with them. Since all the employees trusted her, they were willing to follow her lead. Within six months the tables turned (the situation changed) and the company started making good profits. Now, can you think what magic Natasha did to drive her company on a progressive path? If you are thinking what I am thinking then you are on the right track. Natasha built an excellent <strong>rapport</strong> with the employees. This helped her in knowing them better and in taking their help to make changes for the company to progress.</p> <p>Listen carefully on how we can use the word <strong>Rapport</strong> in 8 different forms in 8 different sentences/Contexts/situations.</p> <p><strong>Example number 1 of 8:</strong> Alison was a trainer. She was quite popular with her participants (students). All of her participants would enjoy her classes and would benefit highly from them. Can you guess why? Well, it's because Alison would build a good <strong>rapport</strong> with all her learners and would teach in a method that was suitable to them. This means that she would build a harmonious relationship with them and this would help her in understanding their expectations.</p> <p><strong>Example number 2 of 8:</strong> Naresh would always top the sales figures chart and with every passing year