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In the 21st century the pace of change is very fast. And businesses have to fight to keep up, to adapt to changes in both the world and the economy. In meeting rooms around the world, people are debating issues of change. How do we attract and retain millennials? How do we make good use of emerging media? How do we become more efficient? How can we outsource? The list of questions goes on and on.

Trong bài học hôm nay, we’ll listen to a meeting in a company that has experienced a lot of growth. But with success comes growing pains. They’re talking about restructuring their company, and trying to figure out exactly how to go about it.

Trong cuộc thảo luận của họ, you’ll hear many English expressions that we call “collocations.” Một cụm từ là sự kết hợp tự nhiên của các từ. Ví dụ, you’ll hear people talking about making a “smooth transition.” We don’t say “soft” transition or “clean” transition. Native English speakers always say “smooth transition” because that’s what they grew up hearing, so now it’s a natural collocation.

Even if you didn’t grow up with English, you can learn these natural expressions. By studying các cụm từ tiếng Anh thương mại, bạn sẽ cải thiện vốn từ vựng của mình và nghe trôi chảy hơn. Khi bạn nghe hộp thoại, cố gắng chọn ra một vài trong số những ảnh ghép này và chúng tôi sẽ thảo luận về chúng sau.

Trong hộp thoại, we’ll hear Lauren, Finn, and Jake. They’re trying to determine how to take the company they founded to the next level. Đặc biệt, they’re talking about how to involve company employees in their discussions about change.

Listening Questions

1. According to Finn, what do they need to show employees rather than just telling them?
2. Besides talking to employees, what does Lauren think they will need to assess?
3. What does Jake say they will do during the “discussion phase” of the process?

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Chào mừng bạn quay trở lại với Business English Pod cho bài học hôm nay về Tiếng Anh for discussing change management.

Thay đổi là một hằng số. Nowhere is this more true than in business. Just look at the list of Fortune 500 companies from 50 nhiều năm trước. You might be surprised by how many of those well-known companies are now gone. So what’s the difference between a company that survives and one that dies? A lot of it is about how they manage change.

In this lesson, we’ll listen to a meeting featuring three colleagues who are trying to figure out how to restructure their company. Trong cuộc thảo luận, you’ll hear lots of useful expressions that we call “collocations.” And what is a collocation? Tốt, it’s just a group of words that go together naturally. You heard me use the expression “restructure a company.” That’s a collocation. The words go together as one expression.

Native speakers learn collocations naturally. They simply repeat expressions that they’ve heard hundreds of times. If English is your second language, however, it might not come so automatically. Nhưng, by studying collocations, you can improve your vocabulary and sound more fluent at the same time. Khi bạn nghe cuộc trò chuyện hôm nay, cố gắng chọn ra một số trong số này các cụm từ tiếng Anh thương mại và chúng ta sẽ thảo luận về chúng sau trong cuộc phỏng vấn.

Trong hộp thoại, we’ll hear Jake, Finn, and Lauren. The company they founded has grown, and now they need to carefully manage the transition to a larger company.

Listening Questions

1. What does Finn think is required to manage change in their company?
2. What does Lauren say is the first step in change management?
3. What does Jake believe is driving change in the company?

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