В БЭП 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , например, “What did you just say? I didn’t catch that.”

В сегодняшних Урок делового английского, we’ll look at clarifying what was meant, например, “What do you mean by that?” или “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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This is the first in a two-part Деловой английский подкаст series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear.

Today we’ll look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. Например, “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. затем, in the second podcast (БЭП 35), we’ll be looking at language for clarifying what was meant, for instance “What 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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A new updated version of this lesson is available here.

Эта Урок делового английского 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. В этом эпизоде, we’ll cover appropriate ways to reject and accept suggestions in English. Accept means to agree to a suggestion and reject means to disagree.

Как вы помните, 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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