БЭП 42 – Английский для встреч: Открытие встречи

This is the first in a two-part intermediate Урок делового английского подкаста on opening and managing meetings. В этом эпизоде, we’ll look at how to open a meeting. In the second part (БЭП 43) we’ll look at language you can use to manage the discussion.

The listening takes place in the Singapore offices of Daneline, an international shipping company. Мартин, the GM, is chairing a meeting with Sandra, David and Sam to discuss a budget shortfall. Shortfall means their budget has fallen short of expectations. Другими словами, they don’t have enough money, so they need to make some cuts. To chair a meeting is to lead the meeting. We can say that Martin is the chairperson. So in these two episodes on opening and managing meetings, you’ll be learning language for chairing meetings.

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1) What is the amount of the budget shortfall?
2) Why doesn’t Sandra have a copy of the agenda?
3) How many possible cuts are under discussion?
4) What is the first item on the agenda?

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БЭП 35 – Встречи: Уточняющее значение на английском языке

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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БЭП 34 – Встречи: Разъяснение того, что было сказано

Это первый из двух частей 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 instanceWhat 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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БЭП 32 – Встречи: мозговая атака & Обсуждать идеи

New versions of this lesson are available here:
БЭП 32 A – English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (1)
БЭП 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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БЭП 31 – Встречи: Принятие и отклонение предложений

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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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