Archive for September, 2006
BEP Business News 03 (Transcript) - 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!
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.
BEP 15 - Telephoning: Handling a Problem
Problems, and more problems. Sometimes business seems to be all about dealing with problems. And when dealing with problems in a second language over the telephone, we need to be especially careful in our discussions, since we cannot see the reactions of the other party.In today’s Business English Podcast we’ll listen to business people discussing a delivery problem over the phone. Then, we’ll review the language that is used to establish relationships, discuss the problem and come to agreement on a solution.Transcript & Study Notes.
