{"id":154,"date":"2008-10-06T16:40:51","date_gmt":"2008-10-06T08:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/?p=154"},"modified":"2020-12-15T11:44:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:44:44","slug":"bvp-04-vocabulary-study-notes-discussing-a-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/10\/06\/bvp-04-vocabulary-study-notes-discussing-a-project\/","title":{"rendered":"BVP 04 Vocabulary (Study Notes) &#8211; Discussing a Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from our two video podcasts on basic vocabulary for project management (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2008\/09\/23\/video-vocab-07-project-management-part-1\/\">VV 07<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2008\/09\/28\/video-vocab-08-project-management-part-2\/\">VV 08<\/a><\/strong>), today we&#8217;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&#8217;ll be focusing on collocations useful for describing a project and its execution.<br \/>\n  <!--more--><br \/>\n  <script> function showhide(id){ \tif (document.getElementById){ \t\tobj = document.getElementById(id); \t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){ \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\"; \t\t} else { \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\"; \t\t} \t} } <\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/listening-quiz\/\">Listening Questions:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('370'); return(false);\"><strong>1) <\/strong> What does Kerri want Martina to do for the company? <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"370\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> Kerri wants Martina to &#8220;head up&#8221;, or be in charge of, setting up a new processing facility in Omaha.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('371'); return(false);\"><strong>2) <\/strong> How much time will Martina have to complete this project?  <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"371\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> Martina has &#8220;just over five-months&#8221; 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