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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP044c-Starting-Conversation.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to start a conversation while socializing at work. For many people, starting a conversation with someone can be a huge challenge. And it doesn’t get any easier when you’re doing this in another language! But it is one of the most important skills for building pr...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP043c-Meetings-Managing.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to manage the discussion during a meeting in English . Bad meetings can waste time and leave everyone confused. But a well-run meeting can help create new ideas, solve problems, and move a project forward. Running a great meeting is about more than just following an...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP042c-Meetings-Starting.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to start a meeting in English . Many jobs require us to spend a lot of time in meetings. Sometimes we might think there are too many meetings. In part, we might feel this way because a lot of meetings aren’t run very well or facilitated effectively. There’s a good c...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.104-Collaboration-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how to build a collaborative workplace culture. Even in the most competitive companies, collaboration is key to success. In our last lesson , we looked at the benefits of collaboration, like innovation and employee engagement. Now we’ll look at the system...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.103-Collaboration-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at how to build a culture of collaboration at work. Collaboration is more than just working together or coordinating tasks. It means people share goals, ideas, decisions, and responsibility. True collaboration often involves people from different teams coming toge...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-415-Purchasing-6.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on English for purchasing . This lesson looks at language for evaluating proposals from vendors. Business is all about buying and selling. And just as your company sells products to individual consumers or other companies, you also have to purchase goods and services to make it...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-414-Purchasing-5.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on English for purchasing . This lesson looks at language for evaluating proposals from vendors. Business is all about buying and selling. And just as your company sells products to individual consumers or other companies, you also have to purchase goods and services to make it...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP041c-First-Round-Interview-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on the skills you need to succeed in a first-round job interview in English . A job interview is a chance to highlight your achievements and talk about the amazing things you’ve done in your career. By talking about what you’ve achieved, you can show how your experie...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP040c-First-Round-Interview-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on key skills for a first-round job interview in English . If you find job interviews stressful, you’re certainly not alone. Many people struggle to feel confident and comfortable in interview situations. And there’s the added worry that the stress you feel will make...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN59-DeepSeek.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on recent hiring trends, we look at business English vocabulary related to IT English and the DeepSeek AI chatbot. A surprise development in artificial intelligence is making waves across the industry. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, has upended expectations, drawing global attention and raising new questi...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-413-Technology-Idioms-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second part of our series on English idioms related to technology . Every day you use dozens of high-tech devices and apps to communicate, plan, organize, monitor and store information. It’s almost impossible to imagine the workplace before modern technology. It’s also almost impos...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP-412-Technology-Idioms-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on business English idioms related to technology . The world of tech has given rise to a host of new vocabulary and terminology. Think about a phrase like “to reboot,” which originally referred to restarting a computer but is now commonly used to mean starting over in an...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.102-Interview-Skills-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we continue our look at advanced interview skills for interviewing and hiring the right people. Effective interviewing is essential for finding the right candidate. That’s not just someone with the right qualifications but also the right mindset and skills for lo...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.101-Interview-Skills-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at advanced interview skills for interviewing and hiring the best staff. Interviewing effectively is a skill that goes beyond asking common questions – it’s about uncovering the ideal candidate who fits both the role and the organization’s culture....

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP039c-Reporting-Progress.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on reporting on the progress of a project. Project management isn’t just for people who consider themselves a “project manager.” No matter what kind of work you do, you’ll likely have to lead or participate in some kind of project. And if you are a project manager, then t...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP411-Integration-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the second in our series on integrating the operations of two companies. These lessons will focus on discussions about how to merge, or integrate, companies and operations. Mergers can bring enormous benefits to corporations. They can lead to greater efficiency, greater market...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP410-Integration-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the first in our series on integrating the operations of two companies. These lessons will focus on the conversations we have when talking about how to merge or integrate companies and operations. There’s an old saying that strategy is 95% implementation. There’s no better pro...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEN58-Hiring-Trends.mp3 In this Business English News lesson on recent hiring trends, we look at business English vocabulary related to human resources and recruitment. The world of HR is radically different than it was just five years ago. Today, we’re seeing unprecedented movement in the workforce. And as companies compete to recruit and retain talent, se...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP037c-Presentations-QA-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second part of our lesson on English for presentations and handling a question and answer session at the end of a presentation. Presentations can be stressful. Speaking in front of the public, or even just your colleagues, makes even confident people nervous. And there’s one part of...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP036c-Presentations-QA-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to deal with the question and answer session at the end of a presentation in English . A presentation can be planned, organized, scripted, and rehearsed. But that’s simply not possible with the questions you might get at the end of your presentation. Sure, you can...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.100-Problem-Solving-2.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we continue our look at problem-solving. In this lesson, we’ll focus on the process of solving problems. As we talked about in our last lesson, the first step in problem-solving is analysis. This means gathering all the relevant information and understanding the problem...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/360.99-Problem-Solving-1.mp3 Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at solving problems. In this lesson, we’ll focus on the skills you need to solve problems. Problems are an unavoidable part of life and work, and in business, your ability to solve them is critical. Fortunately, problem-solving skills can be developed. The first...

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https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP409-Quality-Control-2.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the second in a two-part series on quality control . In this lesson, we’ll focus on quality control for customer service . For companies that sell products, quality control is critical. Not just for ensuring consistency, safety, and reliability, but for meeting customers’...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bizpod/BEP408-Quality-Control-1.mp3 Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson, the first in a two-part series on quality control. In this lesson, we’ll focus on the manufacturing side of things. Successful companies understand the importance of quality. At minimum, quality control is about meeting industry standards or regulations. Beyond that, quali...