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BEP 88 – Telefonare: Prenotazione di un biglietto di viaggio

A2, Inglese commerciale, Assistenza clienti, Inglese intermedio, Telefono inglese, Viaggio /

Booking tickets on the phone is a basic part of business travel. In questo intermediate Business English Podcast, we will practice useful phrases and language for making travel arrangements on the telephone.

Viva is an Italian manufacturer of ladies’ apparel, or clothing. Marco and Francesca, Viva employees, are on a business trip. After visiting customers in the UK, they are now heading to Las Vegas in the United States to meet with their American distributor – the company that sells their product there. Marco calls a travel agent to book tickets for them.

Domande sull'ascolto

1) When does Marco want to leave and when does he want to return? Will he and Francesca be flying first class, business class or economy?
2) Does Marco ask the travel agent to “hold the fare” or does he pay for it immediately?
3) Does Marco need to pick up his and Francesca’s tickets at the travel agent’s office?

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BEP 72 – Telefonare: Messaggi Voicemail

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Quando chiami qualcuno ma non ci sono, spesso la loro segreteria telefonica “raccoglie” o risponde al telefono. Quindi devi lasciare un messaggio. Chiunque utilizzi il telefono nel proprio lavoro deve occuparsi della posta vocale.

Hai mai iniziato a lasciare un messaggio nella casella vocale di qualcuno, poi quando hai sentito il “bip” suono, non sapevi cosa dire? Quando parli una lingua straniera, parlare senza preparazione può essere impegnativo, soprattutto quando non riesci a vedere o ascoltare la persona con cui stai parlando. Ma con un po 'di pratica, sarai un professionista della posta vocale.

Questo è ciò che studieremo in questa lezione di inglese commerciale – frasi e lingua standard per i messaggi di posta vocale, così la prossima volta che sei qui “bip” saprai esattamente cosa dire.

Per prima cosa sentiremo un cattivo esempio. Justin Thomas lavora per un broker marittimo chiamato Trivesco. I broker lo sono “intermediari” – in questo caso Justin è un “nuove costruzioni” broker, il che significa che aiuta le persone a comprare e vendere nuove navi. Justin chiama Sylvie Peterson, un dirigente della società di costruzioni navali Schmidt e Larsen. Nel secondo esempio sentiamo il collega di Justin, Mark Rand, lascia un messaggio più professionale.

Domande sull'ascolto (Buon messaggio)

1) Di cosa spera Mark Rand di parlare con Sylvie?
2) Quando sarà disponibile a rispondere alla chiamata di Sylvie?
3) In che modo Mark pone un risultato positivo sul messaggio?

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BEP 69 – Telefono inglese: Lasciando un messaggio

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This lesson has been updated in anew series: BEP 69A Redux & BEP 69B Redux.

Le persone sono impegnate. When you telephone people, they often aren’t there to take your call, so you need to leave a message. And almost everyone has to answer the telephone and take a message sometimes. Doing so professionally leaves a good impression on your customers, colleagues and boss.

Today we will hear a bad example and a good example of taking and leaving a telephone message.

Justin Thomas is with Trivesco, a major shipyard, or maker of ships. He is calling Sylvie Peterson at Daneline, a shipping company. Sylvie is a sales and purchase (S&P) broker. A broker is a middleman or negotiator. Sylvie specializes in negotiating the purchase of “newbuildings” or newly built ships. Amy, l'addetto alla reception, answers the phone.

Domande sull'ascolto

Cattivo esempio
1) Does Amy answer the phone professionally?
2) Is Justin prepared?

Buon esempio
1) How does Amy answer the phone?
2) What is Mark calling about?
3) How does Amy make sure that she has got Mark’s correct phone number?

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BEP 54 – Assistenza clienti: Gestione dei reclami 2: Risoluzione del reclamo

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This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast series on handling angry customers on the telephone. In today’s show we’ll be looking at how to resolve the customer’s complaint.

First a quick review: In part one we learned the first three steps for calming down angry customers and dealing with their complaints: Primo, we need to acknowledge their emotions by showing empathy. Second, we should identify the background to their problem so that we can take the right steps to fix it. And third, we should listen actively to show them that we care.

Where we left off last time, Sandy, a service associate at the front desk of the Majestic Hotel, had just finished identifying Steve’s problem. Let’s continue listening to see how Sandy resolves the complaint.

Domande sull'ascolto

1) How does Sandy show that he is actively listening to Steve?
2) What does Steve need?
3) What steps does Sandy take to ensure that Steve is satisfied with the outcome of the call?

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BEP 53 – Assistenza clienti: Gestione dei reclami 1: Enfatizzare

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Good customer service is essential to success in any industry, but it is particularly important in the service and hospitality sector. “Hospitality” means treating guests well; and here, we’re talking specifically about hotels. Because service is so vital to hospitality, hotels are a good place to look for excellent service practices.

So today we’ll be listening in on a phone call from an angry customer at the Majestic, a five-star hotel in Shanghai. By listening to a bad example and a good example of service practice, we’ll be studying skills that are useful in any industry, no matter whether you are dealing with internal or external customers.

We’ll see that a very important part of handling angry customers is showing empathy: Empathy is similar to sympathy – it means showing that you understand the customer’s pain.

Domande sull'ascolto

Cattivo esempio:
1) How does the customer, Steve, learn the service associate’s name?
2) What is Steve’s problem?
3) How could Jenna have handled the complaint better?

Buon esempio:
1) When Steve says, “I’m at the end of my rope,” what does he mean?
2) What does Sandy do to calm Steve down?

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