BEP 32 – Encontros: Debate & Discutindo ideias

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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 – Encontros: Aceitando e rejeitando sugestões

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este Aula de inglês para negócios is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. Neste episódio, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

Como você deve se lembrar, the listening takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product.

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BEP 30 – Encontros: Fazendo sugestões em inglês

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Today’s intermediate Aula de inglês para negócios is part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions in English. Nesta lição, we’re focused on the language used to introduce your ideas and make suggestions.

The dialog takes place at a sports shoe company called Stratos. You’ll be listening to Karen, a marketing manager, meet with three members of her team, Charles, Sven and Miguel. They are choosing a celebrity spokesperson for a new product. Celebrity means a famous person and spokesperson is someone who gets paid to be in an advertisement for a product.

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Notícias de negócios 06 – Terceirização

This Business English News podcast examines the topic of offshoring jobs. “Terceirização” means to move part of a company’s operations (usually supporting functions such as finance or HR) to another countryliterallyoff shore.Another commonly used term related to this topic isoutsourcing” – this means to use a different company to handle some supporting tasks. The key difference is that outsourcing doesn’t necessarily mean the work is done in a different country.

The topic of offshoring, or outsourcing work overseas, is certainly a popular one these days, and many people in Western Europe and North America are quite concerned that this practice will lead to less job opportunities in their countries. No entanto, our story details a report from a well know management consultancy that concludes these concerns may be exaggerated oroverblown.

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BEP 29 – Encontros: Discordar em inglês

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No episódio anterior (BEP 28) disto 2 série de partes, olhamos para expressar acordo. Nós praticamos quatro maneiras de concordar: Usando frases padrão, usando sinônimos, dando um exemplo e fazendo um comentário geral.

Nisso Podcast de inglês para negócios, vamos nos concentrar no desacordo. Aprenderemos diferentes maneiras de discordar em inglês, de educado a forte.

Como você deve se lembrar, a escuta ocorre no R&Departamento D da PharmaTek, uma empresa farmacêutica. Farmacêutico significa medicamento (ou droga). Este encontro é entre Gene, o cientista chefe, e Louis e Karina, dois pesquisadores. Eles estão falando sobre os resultados de um novo ensaio. Aqui, “tentativas” significa “teste” – o teste de um novo medicamento em animais ou pacientes. O novo medicamento é chamado Zorax.

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