BEP 19 – Reuniones: Apoyando su posición (Parte 2)

A new version of this lesson is available here: BEP 19c – Arguing For or Against a Position

Welcome to the second part of our Business English Pod series on how to support your position or argument in meetings.

Our friend Jack is giving an update on the Costa Rican project. Dan is against the idea, because as production manager, he doesn’t want to lose all his staff. The HR manager, Angie, also doesn’t want to lay off her US staff, and is worried about the difficulty of hiring workers in another country. Jack tries to defend his plan, but has difficulty supporting his argument.

Key Language: emphasizing, minimizing, supporting points & vocal stress.

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BEP 17 – Reuniones: Apoyando su posición (Parte I)

*** This podcast has been updated with a new two-part series.***

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BEP 17 (redux) – Parte 1
BEP 17 (redux) – Parte 2

In the first part of our series on making and supporting your arguments in meetings, Cubrimos el idioma inglés clave utilizado para organizar sus pensamientos y apoyar sus ideas.. In later episodes we’ll look deeper into the topic and provide further examples of language you can use to support your position.

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BEP 15 – Telephoning: Manejando un problema

*Update: A new version of BEP 15 is available here. The new version includes a new recording of the explanations and greatly improved audio for the dialog and examples.

Problemas, 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. Entonces, we’ll review the language that is used to establish relationships, discutir el problema y llegar a un acuerdo sobre una solución.

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BEP 102 – Presentations: Vinculando tus ideas

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In this Business English podcast we look at the language of signposting.

Signposting is informing listeners about what is to be presented in a presentation, and constantly informing listeners as to where they are during that presentation. The termsignpostingcomes from signs posted on street corners, which tell travelers where they are and where they are going.

En el diálogo, we’ll hear the middle of a presentation about sales performance. As you, listen focus on the phrases the presenter uses to signpost the structure of his talk.

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BEP 101 – Presentations: Hacer tu introducción

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Making a good introduction to your presentation is key to getting your audience’s attention. This Business English Podcast episode looks at the language used in making an internal presentation during a videoconference and particularly the language used to make your introduction.

This podcast is now part of the Libro electrónico Presentación para el éxito published by Business English Pod. You can view the e-Book on this page: Presenting for Success ESL e-Book for workplace English training

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