BEP 25 – Viajar: Registro en el aeropuerto y realización de solicitudes educadas

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In this two-part Inglés de negocios Podcast serie, we will be looking at the vocabulary used when traveling by air, and proper and polite forms of making and answering requests.

En este episodio, our traveler Robert is arriving at the airport to fly from Sydney Australia to Nice, France. But he must first fly to Paris, and then fly from Paris to Nice. A medida que escucha, pay attention to the phrases used for polite requests.

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BEP 24 – Teleconferencia: Usando lenguaje diplomático

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In this Business English Podcast we’re going to listen to a teleconference between the head office management of a US guitar manufacturer and the manager of their new Latin American plant.

Key language structures explained are: diplomatic language and using probing questions. We also introduce some useful English phrases for starting a teleconference meeting, interrupting and clarifying.

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BEP 23 – Telefonear: Manejar a un cliente difícil

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En un reciente podcast de inglés comercial (BEP 22), vimos cómo lidiar con problemas técnicos al hablar por teléfono en inglés. Hoy, vamos a hablar sobre cómo lidiar con los problemas con la persona que llama, que por supuesto son mucho más difíciles de manejar! Pero, con el lenguaje y las frases adecuadas, puedes mostrarle a la persona que llama que quieres ayudar, y asegúreles que pueden ayudar a resolver el problema.

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Noticias de negocios 05 – Reuniones virtuales

How do you conduct your meetings? Face-to-face, en el telefono, by videoconference or maybe even using VOIP/Skype? Bien, now there is a new way – reuniones virtuales, or meetings where participants are represented by computer generated characters.

Listen to how IBM is using the virtual world of a website called Second Life as the next best thing to in person corporate meetings. After listening to the article, we’ll highlight some of the new vocabulary and provide definitions and further examples.

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BEP 22 – Telefonear: Manejo de consultas y problemas técnicos.

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In this Business English Podcast lesson we continue our series on making telephone calls in English by looking at how to deal with technical problems and clarify information using alternative choice questions. This questioning technique is useful when you need to clarify important information or reach a decision.

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