BEP 42 – Anglais pour les réunions: Ouverture d'une réunion

This is the first in a two-part intermediate Cours de podcast d'anglais des affaires on opening and managing meetings. Dans cet épisode, 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.

The listening takes place in the Singapore offices of Daneline, an international shipping company. Martin, the GM, is chairing a meeting with Sandra, David and Sam to discuss a budget shortfall. Shortfall means their budget has fallen short of expectations. En d'autres termes, they don’t have enough money, so they need to make some cuts. To chair a meeting is to lead the meeting. We can say that Martin is the chairperson. So in these two episodes on opening and managing meetings, you’ll be learning language for chairing meetings.

Quiz d'écoute
1) What is the amount of the budget shortfall?
2) Why doesn’t Sandra have a copy of the agenda?
3) How many possible cuts are under discussion?
4) What is the first item on the agenda?

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BEP 35 – Réunions: Clarifier la signification en anglais

Dans BEP 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , Par exemple, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.

Dans aujourd'hui Leçon d'anglais des affaires, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, Par exemple, “What do you mean by that?” ou “What I’m trying to say is…” Clarifying the meaning is an important part of all communication because it helps us avoid misunderstanding.

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BEP 34 – Réunions: Clarifier ce qui a été dit

Ceci est le premier en deux parties Podcast en anglais des affaires series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.

Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. Par exemple, “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. alors, in the second podcast (BEP 35), we’ll be looking at language for clarifying what was meant, for instanceWhat exactly do you mean by that?”

The listening today is from a shipping company. You’ll hear Wim Zeldenhuis and Andre De Vries in Rotterdam call their American colleague Benny McClenahan in Boston.

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BEP 32 – Réunions: Réflexion & Discuter des idées

New versions of this lesson are available here:
BEP 32 A – English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (1)
BEP 32 B – English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (2)

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.

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BEP 31 – Réunions: Accepter et rejeter des suggestions

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Ce Cours d'anglais des affaires is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejeter et accepter des suggestions en anglais. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. Dans cet épisode, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

Comme vous vous en souviendrez, the listening takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. Vous écouterez Karen, un responsable marketing, rencontrer trois membres de son équipe, Charles, Sven et Miguel. Ils choisissent un porte-parole célèbre pour un nouveau produit.

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