Meetings: Agenda setting

BBC Learning English Talking Business Meetings: Agenda setting Transcript Clip 1 Sarah: Right then, Alex, lets get down to business. On the agenda today for our public relations meeting are the research project, the launch of the website, the timeli

Presentations: opening

Clip 1 Ladies and gentlemen , thank you very much for coming along here today . I hope my presentation（情报） isnt going to take too long and that you will find it interesting. The purpose of todays presentation is to discuss how we can improve int

tricky conversations

Sean: Okay, well, Im not going to get into a discussion about who deserved to get the job. Clearly , the person who was appointed was the right person for the job. What you need to do is look at your work and what youre doing and where thats taking

body

Clip 1 If you have a look at this first graph, you can see that our sales topped 50 million the year before last. Then last year sales dropped to 40 million, with a slight recovery at the end of the financial year. However, this year sales have cont

tips

Male: With a presentation, I think the aims and the structure need to be clear. Male 2: I like to wait until the end of the presentation before people feed back on what Ive just said , rather than interruptions throughout the presentation. Male 3 I

Telephone: appointments

Michelle: Mr Hibberds office! Peter: Hello, can I speak to Brian Hibberd, please? Michelle: Im afraid hes in a meeting until lunchtime. Can I take a message? Peter: Well, Id like to arrange an appointment to see him, please. Its Peter Jefferson here

工业国家失业率将继续上升

U.S. President Barack Obama is reaching out to organized labor as he seeks support for his economic and health care policies. The president is waging an all-out campaign to win over union members. On Tuesday, he made back-to-back appearances in two s

金融危机下瑞士经济持续发展

In the financial crisis, Switzerland President Merz tells Forbes he is taking measures to keep Switzerland and its cities on top of business and running like clockwork. The measures（措施） that we have taken in order to renew, and to reinforce, and

But what colour were cricket balls originally?

Its never easy to talk about your salary, but it might sometimes be necessary! How is it possible to do this without sounding rude or too desperate? 谈论薪金问题不是件容易事，但有时候非常必要。怎样才能温婉的而又不失礼节的说呢？ Imagine that you have

Resolving difficulties

Imagine that you are giving a second warning to an employee whose work or attitude is not of a high standard. What words or phrases might be useful in this conversation? 假设你第二次警告一个员工，因为他的工作态度不端正，在对话中你会用什么样的词或短

What words or phrases might be useful in this tricky convers

All managers sometimes have to have difficult conversations with people working under them. What is the best way to give negative feedback? 很多经理有时候在与下属交流时有困难，给予负面反馈的最好方法是什么呢？ Imagine you are unhappy with the behavio

What phrases might you use or hear?

At the end of your presentation, you may wish to open the floor to questions to ask if anyone has any questions about your presentation. 你的演讲结束后你可能会留出自由问答时间，问下听众是否对你的演讲有问题. Imagine it is the end of your presentation

This is not a word for word transcript of the programme

This is not a word for word transcript of the programme CarmelaThis series is all about chunks of language -now, forget about dictionaries and grammar books. You dont have the time for that! You want short cuts to quick, fluent and natural-sounding

Business meetings

Business meetings typically end with the chairperson asking if there is any other business. This is an opportunity for anyone present to raise an issue that isnt on the agenda. After any other business, the chairperson closes the meeting. 商务会议通

How might you make your point politely?

Inevitably, people will agree and disagree with one another during meetings. Its important to make your position in a debate clear, while being polite to people you disagree with. 不可避免的，在会议中人们会彼此同意或不同意。对对自己持反对意见的一方

What phrases might you use?

In this module（模块）, well be looking at some useful words and phrases for giving presentations（报告）. We have units on the main stages of presentations and a unit with tips on delivering effective presentations. Lets start with opening presenta

Interruptions

In business meetings it is sometimes necessary to interrupt a speaker. This is possible but it should be done politely. We'll be looking at some ways you can do this . 在商务会议中，有时打断一下演讲者是很有必要的，但是呢要有礼貌的打断。下面我们一起

Difficult clients

If your company offers a service, you may find that you have to deal with complaints from customers and clients. In this unit, we look at some phrases that may be helpful in this situation. 如果你们公司提供一项服务，你有可能发现你要处理来自顾客和代

Telephone:messages

Claire: Hello, finance department Female: Hello, can I speak to Adrian Hopwood, please? Claire: Im afraid hes in a meeting at the moment. Can I help? Female: No I need to talk to Mr Hopwood, I think. What time will he be out of the meeting? Claire:

wrong number

Male: Hello, this is the press office. Michelle: Rachel Allsop please. Male: Im sorry, You must have the wrong number . Theres no-one of that name here. Michelle: Oh. Can I check the number Ive got. is that not 5568790? Male: No, its 5558790. Michel