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This is a basic introduction between two people. You will hear it three times: first at a regular speed, then at a slower speed, then at the regular speed again. Robert: Hi, I'm Robert Chartrand. Bill: Hi. I'm Bill Pellowe. Nice to meet you. Robert: Nice to meet you, too. What do you do? Bill: I'm a university teacher. How about you? Robert: Me too! What university do you teach at? Bill: I teach at Kinki University. And you? Robert: Oh, I teach at Kurume University.

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Making a good introduction to your presentation is key to getting your audience's attention. This episode looks at the language used in making an internal (less formal) presentation during a videoconference and particularly the language used to make your introduction. This podcast is a preview of our revised format and we welcome your comments at: BusinessEnglishPod@mac.com Please visit: http://www.workplace-english-training.com/sample.html for access to a sample of our premium subscription service. Thanks for listening.

In meetings, especially formal meetings, it's important to keep the discussion relevant, and to the point. So we're looking at some words and phrases that a Chairperson might use to stop irrelevant discussion and interruptions. We're also looking at ways of stating an opinion, and agreeing or disagreeing. Transcript available at: http://web.mac.com/pdatkinson/iWeb/BusinessEnglishPod/ Please visit: http://www.workplace-english-training.com/sample.html for access to a sample of our premium subscription service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

Telephoning: Today we look at making business calls in English and go over some of the key phrases for speaking on the phone. First, listen to the 2 short phone calls and then work through the debriefing and practice the phrases. Transcript available at: http://web.mac.com/pdatkinson/iWeb/BusinessEnglishPod/ Please visit: http://www.workplace-english-training.com/sample.html for access to a sample of our premium subscription service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 License.

In this podcast, we take a further look at negotiating. Listen to the dialogue and then we’ll provide a debrief of the main language points and further examples of key phrases. Transcript available at: http://web.mac.com/pdatkinson/iWeb/BusinessEnglishPod/ Please visit: http://www.workplace-english-training.com/sample.html for access to a sample of our premium subscription service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 License.

Today we’re looking at negotiating. A negotiation is a discussion that should result in an agreement or business contract. The discussion is usually between two parties - or organisations - trying to reach an agreement satisfactory to both. Transcript available at: http://web.mac.com/pdatkinson/iWeb/BusinessEnglishPod/ Please visit: http://www.workplace-english-training.com/sample.html for access to a sample of our premium subscription service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 License.

Today’s listening is from the beginning and end of a meeting held to discuss some urgent building work at a factory. It’s going to be run in a more formal style with firm direction from the chairperson because it involves making a decision about an expensive investment. Other types of meetings that benefit from having someone to lead the discussion are Teleconferences – having a chairperson can help make sure people speak in turn rather than all at once! Transcript available at: http://web.mac.com/pdatkinson/iWeb/BusinessEnglishPod/ Please visit: http://www.workplace-english-training.com/sample.html for access to a sample of our premium subscription service. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.

This is a basic conversation about the weekend. First, you'll hear it at a normal speed, then at a slower speed. Next, you'll hear some practice drills. Finally, you'll hear the conversation again at a normal speed. Robert: Good morning, Bill. How are you today? Bill: Good morning, Robert. I'm all right. How are you? Robert: Pretty good. Did you have a nice weekend? Bill: Not bad. I went to the movies on Saturday night. Robert: Oh yeah? What did you see? Bill: I saw the new Harry Potter movie. Robert: Did you like it? Bill: Yes, it was excellent! Practice A: I went to the movies. B: Oh yeah? What did you see? A: I went to a new restaurant. B: Oh yeah? What did you eat? A: I went shopping. B: Oh yeah? What did you buy? A: I went for a drive. B: Oh yeah? Where did you go?

Welcome to the show it is October 10th and this is our 95th show. Today will be an interview with Jeff from the English as a Second Language Podcast. You can find this podcast at http://www.eslpod.com/