VV 10 Accounting - Basic Vocabulary: The Balance Sheet
In this episode ofVideo Vocab we take a look at financial and accounting vocabulary related to a company’s balance sheet. First we’ll hear a short article introducing the vocabulary. Then we’ll go over each word in detail, with some...
VV 09 Accounting - Basic Vocabulary (Part 1)
Video Vocab is a series of short videos explaining the meaning of important business terms related to many of the topics that are part of every day business conversations.
Today we’re looking at basic vocabulary related to finance and accounting....
BEP 122 ADV - Negotiations: Overcoming Blockage
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In this part of our ongoing Business English Podcast series on negotiation skills, we will discuss how to overcome blockage in a negotiation.
Usually we think of blockage in terms of stumbling...
BEP 121 ADV - Negotiations: Bargaining
In this Business English Podcast episode, we’ll study the skills and language of bargaining. This podcast is part of an ongoing series on negotiation skills.
Bargaining is the process of swapping or trading concessions - in other words, “You...
BEP 120 INT - Telephoning: Checking on an Order
Doing business across borders requires precise coordination, especially in the era of “just-in-time” delivery where goods need to be shipped to the customer at exact times. When a product is made in one country, assembled in another, and sold...
BEP 119 INT - Telephoning: Making an Appointment
In this Business English Podcast, we’ll be looking at the language used to make appointments on the telephone.
We live in the era of remote communication: teleconferencing, videoconferencing, and online meetings. More and more group efforts are...
BVP 04 Vocabulary - Discussing a Project
When you think of projects, what comes to mind? You might think of something quite complicated and extensive, like the new office project we’ll be hearing about today. But in fact, most of the tasks we do in business are part of a project. Even...
Video Vocab 08 - Project Management (Part 2)
Video Vocab is a series of short videos explaining the meaning of important business terms related to many of the topics that are part of every day business conversations.
We continue our look at the vocabulary related to project management by looking...
Video Vocab 07 - Project Management (Part 1)
Video Vocab is a series of short videos explaining the meaning of important business terms related to many of the topics that are part of every day business conversations.
Today we’re looking at business words related to projects and project...
VV 07 Project Management (Part 1) - Audio Only
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English Vocabulary for Project Management (Part 1)
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BEP 118 ADV - Negotiations: Declining an Offer whilst Maintaining Goodwill
Negotiations don’t always go according to plan. Disagreement is part of life. But to build lasting relationships, coping with failure is even more important than celebrating success. So in this show, we’ll examine a deal that does not get...
BEP 117 ADV - Negotiations: Clarifying and Evaluating Positions
In this Business English Pod lesson we’re going to look at how to clarify and evaluate positions during a negotiation.
An important part of any discussion is making our position clear; at the same time, we must make sure we understand the other...
ET 03 - Business Writing: An External Request
This is the third episode of our video podcast series: Email Tune-up. In today’s video we’re going to look at an email request to an external supplier asking them to speed up the delivery of a shipment.
Each video lesson features a review of...
BEP 116 ADV - Presentations: Analyzing Trends
In this Business English Pod episode, we’ll be completing our discussion of charts and graphs by studying language for making predictions and for supporting your predictions with analysis. We’ll also look at a couple of advanced ways to...
BEP 115 ADV - Presentations: Describing Trends
In this episode from our e-Book on presenting in English, we’ll look at how to describe the trends show by a chart or graph. To get the background to the presentation and to review language for introducing visuals, you can refer back to BEP 103 -...
BVP 03 Business Vocabulary - Office Manager
Today’s podcast continues our series on business vocabulary, with a special focus on collocations or word partnerships. By focusing on words that are commonly used together you can improve your vocabulary and also your ability to understand your...
BEP 114 ADV - Job Interviews: HR Review of Candidates
As part of our series on job interviews, in this Business English Pod episode we’ll be taking a closer look at the process from the HR perspective. Specifically, we’ll be studying the language of reaching a decision about whom to hire.
A...
BEP 113 ADV - Job Interviews: Second Round Interviews
Congratulations! You were successful in your first job round interview, and you have been called back for a second interview. What should you expect? The key word is more - there will be more questions, more pressure - and, of course, more likelihood...
BEP 112 ADV - Negotiations: Getting Started
This is part of an ongoing series on negotiations. In this Business English Podcast episode, we’ll study how to open a traditional commercial negotiation between buyer and seller. We’ll focus on creating goodwill, starting off, setting ground...
BEP 111 ADV - Negotiations: Relationship Building
This Business English Podcast episode on relationship building is part of an ongoing series on negotiation skills.
In negotiation, establishing a good relationship based on trust makes it possible to jointly search for creative solutions, to overcome...
Job Interviews e-Book for ESL Now Available
This is a preview of our new Business English e-book on job interviews: Successful Job Interviews for ESL.
Successful Interviews takes you through each stage of the interview process: from discussing your previous experience and accomplishments, to...
BEP 110 ADV - Job Interviews: Stress Questions
As we’ve discussed in other episodes on job interviews, one goal of the person conducting the interview is to get you to “let your guard down.” Often, after a series of “warm-up questions,” the interviewer will give you a...
BEP 100 ADV - Job Interviews: Salary Negotiation
You’ve had your first and second interviews, you’ve performed well, and you’ve been selected. You’re one of the lucky few - you`ve succeeded: You’ve got a job offer in hand. But now comes one of the hardest parts of the...
BEP 99 ADV - Negotiating: Negotiation Strategy (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part advanced business English lesson on negotiation strategy. It is part of a longer series of podcasts on the language and skills of negotiating in English.
In the first episode, management consultant Bryan Fields discussed...
BEP 98 ADV - Negotiating: Negotiation Strategy (Part 1)
This is the beginning of a new Business English Podcast series on the skills and language of negotiating in English for ESL. We`ll explore the topic of negotiations in a series of podcasts that examine several typical business negotiations and the...
Email Tune-up 02 - ESL Business Writing Video
This is the second episode of our new ESL video podcast series: Email Tune-up. In today`s video we examine a very common type of email - a request for feedback on a document.
Each video lesson features a review of a real-life email from one of our...
BEP 97 ADV - Talking about the Economy
In this Business English Podcast lesson, we`ll be studying some phrases and vocabulary that you can use to discuss the economy and economic issues, including voicing and reassuring concerns.
BEP 96 INT - Socializing: Business Meals & Dining Out
In most parts of the world, having lunch or dinner together is an important part of doing business. In places such as North America, eating meals is a way of building a relationship or celebrating a partnership. And in other cultures, such as China, much...
BEP 95 ADV - Communication: Resolving Conflict (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on resolving conflict, in which we`ve been focusing on solving everyday disagreements in the office. Ben, a new training specialist at a manufacturing company, feels that he is doing an...
BEP 94 ADV - Communication: Resolving Conflict (Part 1)
People do not always get along, so dealing with conflict is part of any job. And as often as not, work disagreements get resolved as much as in informal discussions in the hallway, as they do in the conference room. So, in this two-part series on...
