BEP 22 – 打电话: 处理查询和技术问题

A new version of this lesson is available here: BEP 22c – 电话英语: 查询

In this Business English Podcast lesson we continue our series on making telephone calls in English by looking at how to deal with technical problems and clarify information using alternative choice questions. This questioning technique is useful when you need to clarify important information or reach a decision.

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BEP 21 – 打电话: 通话和留言

A new version of this lesson is available here: BEP 21 A – 电话技巧: 拨打电话

This is an intermediate level Business English Podcast on making telephone calls in English. Some of the key language phrases we cover in this episode are: 识别自己和呼叫者, 说明通话目的并留言.

These telephone calls are about a contract between a large aircraft company and one of its suppliers, also known as a subcontractor. The contracts department from the client is calling to ask about a proposal it is expecting from the supplier for a new contract. 收到所有提案的时间很短, 到目前为止, 飞机公司尚未从该供应商处收到任何东西.

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BEP 20 – 会议: 支持你的位置 (部分 3)

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In the final episode of our three-part series on supporting your position in meetings, we look at language used to make your statements more persuasive.

Jack is going to summarize his proposal for the move to Costa Rica and hopes to get a final recommendation on the outsourcing project to present to the Board. He must persuade the managers to proceed, and answer the objections raised at the last meeting.

Key language: Making coherent, 有说服力的论点, and effective use of language to support your arguments.

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BEP 19 – 会议: 支持你的位置 (部分 2)

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Welcome to the second part of our Business English Pod series on how to support your position or argument in meetings.

Our friend Jack is giving an update on the Costa Rican project. Dan is against the idea, because as production manager, he doesn’t want to lose all his staff. The HR manager, 安吉, also doesn’t want to lay off her US staff, and is worried about the difficulty of hiring workers in another country. Jack tries to defend his plan, but has difficulty supporting his argument.

Key Language: emphasizing, minimizing, supporting points & vocal stress.

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BEP 17 – 会议: 支持你的位置 (第一部分)

*** This podcast has been updated with a new two-part series.***

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BEP 17 (Redux) – 部分 1
BEP 17 (Redux) – 部分 2

In the first part of our series on making and supporting your arguments in meetings, 我们涵盖了用于组织思想和支持思想的关键英语. In later episodes we’ll look deeper into the topic and provide further examples of language you can use to support your position.

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