Business Skills 360 – Networking Skills (Part 1)

Welcome back to Business Skills 360 the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. Todays Business Skills 360 lesson is about business networking, and goal-setting for networking events. To get the most out of your networking, you need

Business Skills 360 – Networking Skills (Part 2)

Welcome back Business Skills 360 for the second part of our look at networking skills. In this episode, were going to focus on network maintenance, or how to make sure your network is healthy, organized, and effective. You see, passing out business c

BEP156 INT Socializing: Networking (Part 2)

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod lesson on business networking. Networking is all about people and connections. You never know when someone you meet at a conference or trade show may be able to help your business in the future. L

BEP 155 INT Socializing: Networking (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on networking. In business, so much depends on who you know. A network is a group of business contacts that have the resources to help each other out. Former and current colleagues, outside

BEP 45 CC Socializing: Keeping a Conversation Going

In the final episode of our Christmas Classics series, we look at how to keep a conversation going by showing interest. The podcast introduces language and techniques for directing and maintaining the conversation, including changing the topic and sh

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,

BEP 78 INT Socializing: Discussing Politics

They say theres one rule of conversation that you should always follow in business dont talk about politics, sex or religion. Actually, however, it seems like 90% of casual conversations are about just those things politics, sex and religion. So in t

BEP 77 INT Happy Hour: After-Work Socializing

In many countries, having a drink after work with colleagues is a popular way to relax: This kind of socializing helps us get to know each other and to build team spirit. To attract customers who are just getting off work, many bars and clubs have a

BEP 63 PP: Indirect Persuasion in a Social Context

Life is actually a constant exercise in persuasion, wouldnt you say? What I mean is we dont just need to persuade people in the meeting room; actually, we are constantly using the tools of persuasion across a wide variety of situations ranging from s

BEP 67 INT Travel: Morning Greeting and Chat

This is the fourth in a series of intermediate business ESL podcasts that focus on business travel. In this series were following a group of trainees who work for the telecommunications company Ambient as they visit their head office in Michigan in t

BEP 45 INT Socializing: Keeping a Conversation Going

This is the second in a two-part intermediate Business English Pod lesson on the basics of socializing and networking. Last time you learned ways to start and finish a conversation appropriately. Today youll be studying how to keep a conversation goi

BEP 44 INT Socializing: Striking Up a Conversation

Todays Business English Pod lesson is the first in a two-part series on the basics of social English: starting a conversation, keeping it going, and finishing it appropriately. Successful conversation is an important part of networking the skill of b

BEP 71 ADV Mergers: Office Gossip and Reported Speech

This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson that follows some of the internal discussions that take place in a company going through a merger. Todays episode focuses on casual office conversation and gossip. Office gossip is a ty