電話會議英語

透過我們用英語召開電話會議的課程學習電話會議英語. 在下一次英語電話會議中讓別人明白你的意思.

BEP 338 – 電話會議英語: 參加線上會議

商務英語播客 338 - Conference Calls in English: Online Meetings

歡迎回到 商務英語播客 for today’s lesson on participating in online meetings and teleconference calls in English.

It’s hard to overstate just how important the phone and laptop are to 21st century business. Can you imagine your work life without these tools? Probably not. If you’re like most people, the majority of your English work conversations happen with the help of technology. And this includes meetings. More often than not, people don’t get together in person, but virtually.

But when you can’t see the people in a meeting, it’s suddenly more difficult to get your voice heard. You can’t lean forward or raise your hand to show you want to speak. Instead, you need to find verbal ways of jumping into the conversation. In many cases, this also means identifying yourself so others know who is talking.

In an online meeting in English, you have to be very clear about what you’re talking about. That might mean skipping back to a comment from earlier in the conversation. And you have to be clear who you’re talking to, by directing a comment at a specific individual. 最後, because technology never seems to be perfectly reliable, you might find yourself apologizing for technical difficulties.

在今天的對話中, we’ll hear a manager named Gabi leading a teleconference with salespeople from across the U.S. They’re having an online meeting to plan a sales conference. The participants will use different strategies to participate effectively.

聽力問題

1. Why does Heather apologize during the meeting?
2. Why does Manuel say “Manuel here in KC” at the start of a comment?
3. When Heather rejoins the conversation, what earlier topic does she want to talk about again?

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BEP 337 – 電話會議英語: 召開線上會議

BEP 337 - Conference Call English: 召開線上會議

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on teleconferences and running online meetings and conference calls in English.

With today’s technology, people don’t have to be in the same room to have a meeting. We can connect with people around the world by phone or video chat apps like Skype. Amazing, isn’t it? Until it suddenly isn’t amazing, because people don’t know who’s saying what, others are having technical difficulties, and people are leaving and joining the meeting without anyone knowing.

A good conference call requires a good facilitator. Someone to make sure everyone knows who’s in the meeting and gives everyone the chance to speak. That means facilitating introductions at the start of the meeting and encouraging quiet people to share their ideas. After all, it’s pretty easy to hide or be ignored during an online meeting.

Sometimes there are technical problems that can get the meeting off track. At those times, it’s best to ask someone else to try to solve the problem so you can continue running the meeting. And just like any meeting, the facilitator should be encouraging input from everyone, including those who join late. It’s your job to integrate those latecomers into the meeting so they can participate too.

在今天的對話中, we’ll hear an English teleconference led by Gabi. People from across the U.S. are joining the call to plan their company’s upcoming sales conference.

聽力問題

1. What does Gabi ask people to include in their short self-introduction?
2. What problem does Gabi ask someone to help solve?
3. What does Gabi do when someone joins the meeting late?

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BEP 32 乙 – 討論問題解決方案的英語 (2)

貝普32B - 討論問題解決方案的英語 2

歡迎回到 商務英語播客 今天的課程是討論問題的解決方案 英文電話會議.

你是否曾經參加過一個會議,每個人都只想抱怨某個問題? 也許他們批評每一個建議的解決方案? 出色地, 如果這就是你所做的一切, 問題永遠無法解決.

討論解決方案 就是要弄清楚什麼可能真正有效. 這是為了找到最好的解決方案, 即使這不是完美的解決方案. 所以你需要學習如何同意別人的想法, 要么強烈地, 或有條件. 換句話說, 你可能會同意,但前提是可能會發生其他事情.

如果你領導一個 問題解決會議, 您可能需要突出顯示出現的最佳解決方案. 即使你有一個很好的解決方案, 您可能還想邀請更多想法. 無論您是主持還是參加會議, 您可能會主動提出帶頭實施解決方案. 在本課中, 我們將涵蓋討論解決方案的所有這些技能.

在今天的對話中, 我們將重新參加由吉姆主持的電話會議. 與吉姆連線的是傑克, Dan, 和安吉. 他們正在討論如何處理工廠的油漆味問題. 他們正在努力尋找解決這個問題的最佳方法.

聽力問題

1. 安吉用什麼表達方式強烈同意丹的想法?
2. Jim 認為哪一種解決方案是最好的?
3. 丹說他想對不同類型的塗料進行研究?

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BEP 32 一個 – 討論問題解決方案的英語 (1)

BEP 32A - 討論問題解決方案的英語 1

歡迎回到 商務英語播客 今天的課程是關於如何在 英文電話會議.

僅在工作中發現問題或談論問題是不夠的. 我們需要弄清楚如何解決它們. 和 解決問題 是任何工作場所中最重要的技能之一. 實際上, 幾乎每次會議, 會話, 或電話會議包括一些解決問題的方法.

有時談論解決方案意味著提出建議. 換句話說, 您對解決問題有個主意,並且希望其他人聽聽. 在這種情況下, 您需要能夠使用建議的語言.

Of course, 僅僅因為有人提出一個主意並不意味著它是一個好主意. 我們需要的另一項技能是能夠謹慎地意見分歧,以免使人沮喪或使他們感到被攻擊. 當您不同意某人時, 您可能想提出解決問題的另一種方法. 這些都是談論解決方案時的重要技能.

在今天的對話中, 我們將在工廠聽電話會議,討論油煙問題. 會議由吉姆主持, 誰會教我們如何開始電話會議. 我們還會聽到傑克, Dan, 和安吉, 他們都在談論解決問題的不同方法.

聽力問題

1. Dan建議什麼解決方案?
2. 當傑克不同意丹的想法時, 在表達分歧之前他怎麼說?
3. 傑克建議什麼解決方案,而不是丹的解決方案?

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