BEP 88 – Telefonando: Reserva de um bilhete de viagem

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

Viva is an Italian manufacturer of ladiesapparel, 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 distributorthe company that sells their product there. Marco calls a travel agent to book tickets for them.

Perguntas de escuta

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 tohold the fareor 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 – Telefonando: Mensagens de correio de voz

Quando você liga para alguém, mas ele não está lá, frequentemente o correio de voz “pega” ou atende o telefone. Então você tem que deixar uma mensagem. Quem usa o telefone em seu trabalho precisa lidar com o correio de voz.

Você já começou a deixar uma mensagem no correio de voz de alguém, então quando você ouviu o “bip” som, você não sabia o que dizer? Quando você fala uma língua estrangeira, falar sem preparação pode ser um desafio, especialmente quando você não pode ver ou ouvir a pessoa com quem está falando. Mas com um pouco de prática, você será um profissional de correio de voz.

É isso que estudaremos nesta lição de inglês para negócios – frases e idioma padrão para mensagens de correio de voz, para que da próxima vez você aqui que “bip” você saberá exatamente o que dizer.

Primeiro, ouviremos um mau exemplo. Justin Thomas trabalha para um corretor de frete chamado Trivesco. Corretores são “intermediários” – neste caso, Justin é um “novas construções” corretor, o que significa que ele ajuda as pessoas a comprar e vender novos navios. Justin está ligando para Sylvie Peterson, gerente da empresa de construção naval Schmidt e Larsen. No segundo exemplo, ouvimos o colega de Justin, Mark Rand, deixe uma mensagem mais profissional.

Perguntas de escuta (Boa Mensagem)

1) Sobre o que Mark Rand espera falar com Sylvie?
2) Quando ele estará disponível para atender a ligação de Sylvie?
3) Como Mark coloca um final positivo na mensagem?

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BEP 69 – Telefone Inglês: Deixando uma mensagem

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

As pessoas estão ocupadas. 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) corretor. A broker is a middleman or negotiator. Sylvie specializes in negotiating the purchase of “newbuildings” or newly built ships. Amy, o recepcionista, answers the phone.

Perguntas de escuta

Mau exemplo
1) Does Amy answer the phone professionally?
2) Is Justin prepared?

Bom exemplo
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 – Atendimento ao Cliente: Lidar com queixas 2: Resolução da reclamação

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: Primeiro, 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.

Perguntas de escuta

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 – Atendimento ao Cliente: Lidar com queixas 1: Empatia

Good customer service is essential to success in any industry, but it is particularly important in the service and hospitality sector. “Hospitalitymeans 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 sympathyit means showing that you understand the customer’s pain.

Perguntas de escuta

Mau exemplo:
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?

Bom exemplo:
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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