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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-164c-Football-Idioms-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod. With the World Cup underway, we’re taking another look at one of our lessons on English idioms related to football . People have been competing in and watching some form of sports for thousands of years. Sports enduring popularity has helped it grow into a $2.3 trillion a year industry. An...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-163c-Football-Idioms-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod. With the World Cup about to kick off, we’re taking a fresh look at one of our lessons on business English idioms related to football. What do you call an activity where groups of people compete strategically against each other as they strive to be the winner? I mean an activity with a clea...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.110-Strategic-Planning-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we continue our look at strategic planning. A strong strategic plan begins with a clear vision. A vision statement describes what a company wants to achieve in the future and provides inspiration and direction. It helps employees understand the company’s long-t...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.109-Strategic-Planning-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at strategic planning. Many people think strategic planning is simply writing a document about business goals for the next few years. However, real strategic planning is much more than that. It is about asking important questions related to a company’s vision...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP422-Logistics-3.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the third lesson in our series on English for logistics . In this lesson, we’ll focus on duties, tariffs, and other cost factors. There was a time when logistics was a lot simpler than it is today, when economies were not nearly so interconnected. But in the second half of the 20th century, gov...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP421-Logistics-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second lesson in our series on English for logistics . In this lesson, we’re going to focus on routing and capacity. Look at the labels of the items on your desk or in your home and you’ll appreciate just how critical international trade is. It’s easy to take it all for granted and forget t...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP420-Logistics-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the first lesson in our new series on English for logistics . In this lesson, we’re going to focus on discussing modes of transport and shipping options. In international business, products rarely stay in one place for long. They move between suppliers, warehouses, ports, and customers across d...

Learn business English for meetings with our new Meeting Essentials eBook . We’re pleased to announce the 3rd edition of our Meeting Essentials eBook , with updated lessons and audio. If you use English in meetings, this eBook will help you communicate more clearly and confidently. Meeting Essentials is an 11-unit audio eBook that teaches the key language you need for a wide range of meeting situa...

We’re excited to announce the 3rd edition of our Presentation Essentials eBook , now with updated lessons and new audio. If you need to present in English , this eBook will help you build the language and skills you need to present with confidence. Presentation Essentials is an 8-unit audio eBook designed to help you communicate clearly, confidently, and effectively in English presentations. The l...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP116c-Charts-3.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on analyzing trends during a presentation in English . Business is a game of numbers. And whether you’re in marketing, finance, sales, or operations, you have different metrics that tell you whether you’re successful. Read any business report, and you’ll see these metrics presented...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP115c-Charts-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on describing trends during a presentation in English . Every great presentation has two things: good content and skilled delivery. These aren’t separate features. The content becomes good through skilled delivery. And skilled delivery means bringing the content alive, rather than...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN61-Data-Centers.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on data centers, we look at business English vocabulary related to energy supply and tech . AI seemed relatively uncontroversial when it was limited to simple functions in your toothbrush or car. But then, in 2022, ChatGPT made an enormous splash, signaling the commercialization of generative AI. S...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP103c-Charts-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on using visuals and describing charts and trends in an English presentation . We’ve all sat through boring presentations, with PowerPoints that are just slide after slide of too much text. If all you’re doing is reading off your slides, then why do a presentation at all? And if yo...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.108-Habits-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how you can help others to develop good habits at work. Making and breaking your own habits is hard enough. But as a manager or leader, how can you make or break habits in other people? I mean, how can you make sure your employees have good habits? Well, here’s the sa...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.107-Habits-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how to develop good habits for success at work. The start of a new year feels like the right time to make big resolutions, or promises to yourself. You’re going to call people back promptly. You’re going to keep a tidy desktop. You’re going to stop reading new emails...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP081c-Meetings-Finishing.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on finishing a meeting in English . We’ll learn how to summarize action points and wrap up the meeting. A well-run meeting can be productive and useful. But a poorly run meeting can leave everyone feeling like their time has been wasted. And one of the big differences bet...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP068c-Interruptions.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s English for meetings lesson on how to deal with interruptions during a meeting. Meetings are a very important part of work life. They are where decisions are made, relationships are built, and work is coordinated. When meetings go smoothly, they can feel very productive. But meetings...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP419-Contractors-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second part of our look at managing conflict with subcontractors . In this lesson we’re going to focus on dealing with scope creep, cost disputes and conflicting priorities. When things go sideways with contractors, it’s rarely because of one big mistake. It’s usually a thousand small dis...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP418-Contractors-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the first in a two-part lesson on English for project management and dealing with subcontractors. In this lesson we’re going to look at how to manage conflict with an external contractor. Very few projects run perfectly smoothly. There are just too many variables involved to expect nothing to...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.106-Persuasion-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we continue our look at how to develop a persuasive approach in business. To be persuasive in business, you need more than facts and logic, and you must also connect emotionally. People make decisions with both their minds and their hearts, so showing warmth and friendliness...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.105-Persuasion-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how to develop a persuasive approach in business. Persuasion is one of the most valuable skills in business, enabling professionals to influence decisions, gain support, and advance ideas. But effective persuasion is not about slick talk or manipulation – it...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-417-Audit-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the second part of our financial English series on discussing an audit. Money is the language of business, and audits are one way companies prove they can be trusted with it. Audits check whether financial records are accurate and reliable. They help investors, managers, and the pu...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-416-Audit-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the first in a two-part series on financial English for discussing an audit. Financial audits have a way of increasing stress within a company. Suddenly everyone’s paying attention as reports get checked, numbers are reviewed, and details that seemed minor yesterday become urgent t...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN60-Tariffs.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on the effects of tariffs on global trade, we look at business English vocabulary related to the global supply chain and economics . With his recent moves, Donald Trump has plunged the global economy into a new era of mercantile competition. He slapped tariffs on numerous trading partners even as he fin...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP045c-Maintaining-Conversation.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to keep a conversation going while socializing at work . Some people are natural talkers. They seem to be able to start conversations, and maintain conversations, so easily. You might think this is an ability people are born with. Either you have it or you do...