This is the final episode in our three-part Business English Podcast series on pitching an idea to your colleagues. In the last episode, we saw how a manager presented an idea to her colleagues and persuaded them to take it seriously. She then defend

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In the last Business English Podcast lesson, we saw how a manager pitched an idea during a meeting. She explained how the company website could be revamped so that customers could order off-the-shelf products directly, instead of having to contacting

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This is the first in a three-part Business English Podcast series on pitching, or presenting, your ideas persuasively and convincingly. Business people often come up with ideas about how to do things better, or how something can be changed to provide

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This second part of a two-part Business English Podcast series on running and participating in a problem-solving meeting. In the first part of this meeting (see BEP 126), the team spent time answering the question: What is the problem? In todays epis

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One of the most common reasons for holding a meeting is to solve a problem. A meeting can be a great place to do this, because it is possible for a variety of people with different experiences and perspectives to work together to identify the problem

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This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on an internal meeting to consider a proposal. This lesson follows on from our recent three-part series on meeting with an external vendor (BEP 170 172). Meeting to discuss a proposal is lik

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This is the third of a three-part Business English Pod series on discussing a proposal with a vendor. Meeting with a vendor to discuss a proposal is partly about getting information and partly about negotiating a good deal. Your conversation is like

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This is the second of a three-part Business English Pod series about meeting with a vendor to discuss a proposal. As we discussed last time, meeting with a vendor to discuss a proposal is partly about getting information and partly about negotiating

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This is the first of a three-part Business English Pod lesson about meeting with a vendor, or potential supplier. When you meet with a vendor to discuss a proposal, its partly about getting information and partly about negotiating better terms. You m

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This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on presenting an argument. This podcast is one of the most popular as voted by you, the listeners. And to celebrate our 4th anniversary, were giving it another go by updating the examples a

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Its our 4th anniversary and to celebrate, were bringing back one of our most popular podcasts as voted for by you, the listeners. Weve freshened up the examples and explanations, and we hope youll enjoy this new version. When youre making an argument

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This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on teleconferences. Teleconferences allow people from different locations to have a meeting over the telephone. While convenient, teleconferences do have some issues to keep in mind, such a

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This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod series about an internal meeting to consider a proposal. As we saw in the last episode, this type of meeting can be similar to a negotiation. People with different opinions sit around the table an

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This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on teleconferences meetings that take place over the phone. Nowadays, we have virtual teams interacting across the globe in virtual meetings without having to leave the office. Teleconferenc

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In this Business English Pod episode were going to look at making a verbal progress report during a meeting. All managers need written progress reports from their staff, but it is often necessary to make a verbal progress report during a meeting. A v

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In the previous episode (BEP 28) of this 2 part series, we looked at expressing agreement. We practiced four ways of agreeing: Using standard phrases, using synonyms, giving an example and making a general comment. In this Business English Podcast, w

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In this Business English Podcast were going to listen to a teleconference between the head office management of a US guitar manufacturer and the manager of their new Latin American plant. Key language structures explained are: diplomatic language and

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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 doesnt w

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This Business English podcast is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions. In the first episode, we looked at how to make suggestions. In this episode, well cover appropriate ways to reject and accept sugges

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Todays intermediate Business English Podcast is part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions. In this episode, were focused on the language used to introduce your ideas and make suggestions. The dialog takes place at a spo

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