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BEP 65 ADV - Questioning Techniques (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod lesson on questioning techniques. Last time in BEP 64 we looked at making small talk and gathering information with open questions, getting specific information with probing questions and guiding the conversation by showing interest.
This time we’ll learn several more advanced questioning techniques, including direct questions, to get information from someone who is being uncommunicative, reflective questions, to guide the conversation, and hypothetical questions, to suggest possible action. Together these techniques form a series that can be used to drill down to the information you need.
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Loading ...Business News 11 (Transcript) - iPhone Launch
Here’s the transcript for our latest ESL business news podcast on Apple’s new iPhone gadget.
(19 votes, average: 4.53 out of 5) Loading ...Business News 11 - iPhone Launch
Today, were talking about Apple’s new mobile phone -the iPhone - actually it’s a combination of phone, iPod and internet browser all rolled into one gadget. We’ll be looking at the hype - or massive publicity - surrounding the launch of the iPhone and taking a closer look at the marketing vocabulary we use to describe product launches and the retail market.
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(15 votes, average: 4.53 out of 5) Loading ...Business News 10 (Transcript) - Viacom Sues YouTube
Here’s the transcript for our latest ESL business news podcast on internet phenomenon YouTube.
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(7 votes, average: 4.71 out of 5) Loading ...Business News 10 - Viacom Sues YouTube for 1 Billion Dollars
Today we have a Business English News story on a company that’s been in the news quite a bit recently - YouTube. In particular, we refresh and discuss some of the key vocabulary we covered in our Video Vocab series on the law and legal vocabulary:
Video Vocab 04 - Basic Legal Terms
Video Vocab 05 - Court Cases
Video Vocab 06 - Commercial Law
Check back on the weekend for a transcript and some new practice activities!
(18 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...Business News 09 (Enhanced M4a) - Reebok Launches Ad Campaign
This is an enhanced version of the first intermediate Business English News podcast on Reebok’s new marketing campaign. Now you can view pictures and text related to the article on your computer or video iPod (you should also be able to see the images on most video MP3 players and phones).
To download a set of study notes for this podcast ‘right-click’ on this link, select save target and then choose which folder on your computer to save the file to.
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