Business English Podcast

This is a special announcement from the BusinessEnglishPod.com team explaining the changes we are making and some of the new features we are adding to the podcast. From Friday 22nd December 2006 our feed will be redirected to our new site at: ...

Go to our new site for new Business English Podcast episodes: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com In this Business English Podcast we’re going to listen to a teleconference between the head office management of a US manufacturer and the manager of their new ...

Go to our new site for new Business English Podcast episodes: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com In a recent Business English Podcast (BEP 22), we looked at how to handle technical problems when speaking on the telephone in English. Today, we’re going to talk ...

This Business English podcast features a news article on how IBM is experimenting with new ways to conduct meetings. Listen to how IBM is using the virtual world of a website called Life as the next best thing to in person corporate meetings. After ...

This is a preview of our new English vocabulary podcast: Video Vocab. Video Vocab will be available in January 2007 on our new website - www.BusinessEnglishPod.com Each week we will feature 7 new words on a particular topic. Project ...

Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com Contractor (Noun) [C] |ˈkänˌtraktər| Definition: A person or company that makes an agreement to do work or provide goods for another company. Examples: The company ...

Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com Estimate (Verb) [I,T] |ˈestəˌmāt| Definition: To calculate or guess what you think the value, size, amount, etc. of something will probably be. Examples: We estimate ...

Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com Subcontractor (Noun) |səbˈkänˌtraktər| Definition: A business or person who is paid to do part of the work of another person or company. Examples: We had a ...

Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com Allocate (Verb) [T] |ˈaləˌkāt| Definition: To decide officially that a particular amount of money, time, etc. should be used for a particular purpose. Examples: ...

Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com Schedule (Noun) |ˈske jül | - USA | she-dyül | - UK Definition: A plan of what someone is going to do and by when they are going to do it. Examples: We are ...

For today's Business English Podcast we continue our series on making telephone calls in English by looking at how to deal with technical problems and clarify information using alternative choice questions. This questioning technique is useful when you ...

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In the final episode of our three-part series on supporting your position in meetings, we look at language used to make your statements more persuasive. Jack is going to summarize his proposal for the move to Costa Rica and hopes to get a final ...

Welcome to the part of our series on how to support your position or argument in meetings. Our friend Jack is giving an update on the Costa Rican project. Dan is against the idea, because as production manager, he doesn’t want to lose all his ...

Our news story today is about the changes in management style taking place around the world. After you listen to the story, we'll explain some of the new vocabulary and provide further examples of how they can be used. Have an idea for a podcast ...

In the first part of our series on making and supporting your arguments in meetings, we cover the key language used to organise your thoughts and support your ideas. In later episodes we'll look deeper into the topic and provide further examples of ...

Our news story today is about a share trader in a Japanese bank who made perhaps the worlds most expensive typing error! After you listen to the story, we'll explain some of the new vocabulary and provide further examples of how it can be used. Have an ...

Business socialising is an important skill for everyone involved in business. In many cultures, before any real business is done, a certain amount of ‘socialising’ is required. In English-speaking workplaces, it is usual for colleagues to make ...

BEP 18 - Socialising: Networking at the Office Socialising or networking with your work colleagues is an important part of your day, especially in large organisations where workloads between different departments often overlap. Making acquaintances and ...