V.V. 20 – Project Management: Proceso de planificación 1

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Bienvenido de nuevo a Vocabulario en vídeo. Esta es la primera de una serie de dos partes sobre proceso de planificación. En este episodio, nos centraremos en las etapas iniciales del ciclo de planificación.

Revisa V.V. 07 y V.V. 08 para más vocabulario relacionado con gestión de proyectos.

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BEP 136 – Reuniones: Hacer un informe de progreso

In this Business English Pod episode we’re going to look at making a project progress report during a meeting.

All managers need written progress reports from their staff, but it is often necessary to make a verbal progress report during a meeting. A verbal report can be thought of as a combination of a presentation and a question and answer session.

When making a progress report, you’ll need to start with the overall status of the project, and then go on to explain how much of the work has been completed, at what stage the work is now, what remains to be done and, por supuesto, what problems might have arisen. Because the format islive”, people may interrupt to ask questions or make comments and you should be sure of your facts when you go into the meeting.

We’ll be listening to Angela, who works in the Operations department of her company. Blaine & Co. They plan to move to a new head office and the renovation, or preparation, of their space is currently underway. Angela has visited the new office and spoken with the key people on-site. A medida que comienza el diálogo, she is called upon to give a verbal report on the progress of the renovation.

Listening Questions

1) What did Angela do to prepare for this meeting?
2) Will Blaine & Co. be able to move as planned?
3) Where will Blaine & Co. get money to cover the extra costs?

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BVP 04 Vocabulario – Discutir un proyecto en inglés

When you think of projects, what comes to mind? You might think of something quite complicated and extensive, like the new office project we’ll be hearing about today. But in fact, most of the tasks we do in business are part of a project. Even something as simple as writing a proposal is a project in itself: First you collect data, then you analyze and evaluate the data before writing a draft. Finalmente, you edit the draft proposal and present a final version to the decision-makers. So knowing how to refer to different elements of a project and describe them with interesting collocations is important for practically everyone involved in business today.

Following on from our two video podcasts on basic vocabulary for project management (V.V. 07 & V.V. 08), today we’re going to listen in to a briefing by Kerri, the manager of a direct marketing company, and Martina, a member of her staff. We’ll be focusing on collocations useful for describing a project and its execution.

Listening Questions:

1) What does Kerri want Martina to do for the company?
2) How much time will Martina have to complete this project?
3) What does Kerri promise to do to make Martina’s work easier?

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V.V. 08 – Vocabulario de gestión de proyectos (Parte 2)

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Vocabulario en vídeo es una serie de videos cortos que explican el significado de términos comerciales importantes relacionados con muchos de los temas que forman parte de las conversaciones comerciales diarias.

Continuamos nuestra mirada en el vocabulario relacionado con la gestión de proyectos al observar las palabras utilizadas para describir la línea de tiempo de un proyecto. Primero escucharemos un breve artículo que presenta el tema y luego revisaremos cada palabra en detalle con algunas oraciones de ejemplo para mostrar cómo puede usar las palabras. Al final del video, tendrás la oportunidad de revisar, practicar tu nuevo vocabulario.

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V.V. 07 – Vocabulario de gestión de proyectos (Parte 1)

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Vocabulario en vídeo es una serie de videos en inglés que explican el significado de términos comerciales importantes relacionados con muchos de los temas que forman parte de las conversaciones comerciales diarias.

Hoy estamos viendo palabras de negocios relacionadas con proyectos y gestión de proyectos.. Primero escucharemos un breve artículo que presenta el tema y luego revisaremos cada palabra en detalle con algunas oraciones de ejemplo para mostrar cómo puede usar las palabras. Al final del video, tendrás la oportunidad de revisar, practicar tu nuevo vocabulario.

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