Today I will be talking about the ways to showcase your professional skills: how to say that you can do something well, at your job interview, in your resume, when talking about other people, when giving references to other people and so on.
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Phrases to use when talking about your professional skills
to be good at (I’m good at doing something)
- I’m good at singing.
- He is good at learning languages.
- She is excellent at sales.
- I am perfect at…
- I am a genius at…
to be good with something
- I’m good with people.
- Are you good with numbers?
- I’m good with languages.
What are you good with? or What are you good at doing? Answer these questions in the comments!
to have … skills
- I have good people skills.
- My friend has good communication skills.
- To be a teacher, you need to have good communication skills.
to manage, to deal with, to handle
These are very good action verbs for your CV.
- I managed to organise 13 projects in the last 3 years.
to have a flair for
- I have a flair for languages.
- My friend has a flair for numbers (= she’s so good with numbers).
- He has a flair for mathematics.
to do something in your sleep
- I can do maths in my sleep.
- I can speak English in my sleep’.
to have a magic touch
- She has a magic touch in design.
to ace something = to do really well
- He aced last week’s negotiations.
- I have aced the last English test.
to have an eye for…
- He has an eye for investment (= he feels the good investment beforehand and it’s his talent, it’s his natural gift, it’s his natural ability).
I would also like to give you some more words about the talented person. How can you say that somebody is very good at something?
- He’s a master.
- She is a queen of design.
- He is a negotiation king.
- He’s a real prodigy.
- You are a natural.
To improve your business vocabulary, read as much as possible, listen to the podcasts and when you notice these words, then try to use them in your own speaking and writing.
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