Meetings
BEP 42 INT - Meetings: Opening and Managing Meetings (Part 1)
This is the first in a two-part intermediate Business English Podcast lesson on opening and managing meetings. In this episode, we’ll look at how to open a meeting. In the second part (BEP 43) we’ll look at language you can use to manage the discussion.
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In BEP 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , for example, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”
In today’s Business English Pod lesson, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, for example, “What do you mean by that?” or “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.
(10 votes, average: 4.3 out of 5) Loading ...BEP 34 INT - Meetings: Clarifying What Was Said
This is the first in a two-part Business English Podcast series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.
Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. For example, “I didn’t quite catch that. Could you say that again?” This is useful when you don’t hear clearly or when someone speaks too fast.
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(10 votes, average: 4.4 out of 5) Loading ...BEP 32 ADV - Meetings: Brainstorming & Discussing Ideas
In this Business English Podcast lesson we take another look at the language used to suggest and discuss ideas in meetings and teleconferences. We’ll also provide further language for diplomatic disagreement and agreeing action points at the end of the meeting.
The teleconference is run by Jim as a type of meeting called a “Brainstorming” meeting, which is useful for gathering and openly discussing ideas as the format is more relaxed.
This podcast is targeted at our Upper Intermediate and Advanced listeners. If you’re not quite up to this level yet, we suggest first listening to BEP 30 & 31 to build familiarity with the basic functional expressions used to make, accept and reject suggestions in meetings.
(9 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...BEP 31 INT - Meetings: Accepting and Rejecting Suggestions
This Business English podcast is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. In this episode, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.
As you’ll remember, the listening takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product.
(7 votes, average: 4.57 out of 5) Loading ...BEP 30 INT - Meetings: Making Suggestions
Today’s intermediate Business English Podcast is part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions. In this episode, we’re focused on the language used to introduce your ideas and make suggestions.
The dialog takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product. Celebrity means a famous person and spokesperson is someone who gets paid to be in an advertisement for a product.
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