Business English Podcast

The first of our regular business news podcasts for English learners looks at how people communicate at work and the different factors that can effect how communication takes place. The news story is followed by a discussion of the key vocabulary and an ...

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. Please ...

Problems, and more problems. Sometimes business seems to be all about dealing with problems. And when dealing with problems over the telephone, we need to be especially careful in our discussions, since we cannot see the reactions of the other party. ...

Today, more than ever business success requires intercultural awareness and effective cross cultural communication skills. Working, meeting, dealing, entertaining, negotiating and corresponding with colleagues or clients from different cultures can be ...

When you attend a business meeting, you may not always understand or agree with everything someone says. You may think that someone has got their facts wrong. Or you may simply be confused or feel mislead by what someone says. If you are in such ...

For September we’ve chosen to cover everyone’s favourite topic – Problems. Yes, we’ve had our fare share of problems in the last couple of months, so we thought it would be a good idea to look at some different problems that we might have to deal ...

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 ...

Signposting is informing listeners about what is to be presented in a presentation, and constantly informing listeners as to where they are during that presentation. The term “signposting” comes from signs posted on street corners, which tell ...

Good questioning technique is the key to successful communication on the telephone. In today’s episode of BusinessEnglishPod we are going to examine the different types of questions that are useful to clarify details and handle enquiries on the ...

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 friendships with your colleagues can also ...

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 ...