Business Writing

Email Tune-up 01 - A new video podcast on business writing

Today, we’re launching a new video podcast series: Email Tune-up

Each video will feature a review of a real-life email from one of our members. After reviewing the background and contents of the email, we’ll then see what improvements we can make by analyzing the writing according to 3 main criteria:

1. Mechanics - the grammar, punctuation, spelling and layout of the email.
2. Style - the use of vocabulary and the way sentences are structured.
3. Tone - the overall impression, or feeling, the text creates.
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Business News 03 (Transcript) - $200 Million Mistake

Business English News 03 (Transcript) - 200 Million Dollar Mistake

A typing error has cost a Japanese bank at least US$220 million and staff their Christmas bonuses, after a trader mistakenly sold 600,000 more shares than he should have.

Please send comments and suggestions to:
BusinessEnglishPod@mac.com

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Business News 3 - 200 Million Dollar Mistake

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. The transcript for this Business English News podcast is in the ‘Archives’ section:

Business English News 03 (Transcript) - 200 Million Dollar Mistake (Click this link to view the transcript).