BEP 101 – Presentations: Making your Introduction

Making a good introduction to your presentation is key to getting your audiences attention. This Business English Podcast episode looks at the language used in making an internal presentation during a videoconference and particularly the language use

Business Skills 360–Tips for Successful Presentations 1

Welcome back Business Skills 360. Were going to kick off the New Year with some tips for making your presentations more effective and relevant. A good presentation is one that connects to your audience with a clear, organized message that can be easi

Business Skills 360–Tips for Successful Presentations 2

Welcome back Business Skills 360 the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. This is the second part of our series on effective presentations. Last week, we talked about keeping it short, simple, engaging, and real. Much of that hap

BEP 177–Presentations: Making an Impact (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series about adding impact to your presentations. Weve all sat through boring presentations before. And weve all worried during our own presentations that others might be feeling that way. So what

英语情景对话-Asking Questions(2)

A: May I help you? B: What time will the library be closing? A: It closes at six. B: Does it always close at six? A: No, not every day. B: Will the library be open on Saturday? A: Absolutely. B: What are your hours on Saturday? A: Saturdays hours are

英语入门对话：70 Simple Presentations

Introduction (Good morning, afternoon, evening) I'm happy to be here. I'm glad to have this opportunity to . . . Today, I'd like to talk (to you) about . . . My topic today is . . . The focus of my remarks is . . . I'd like to share some thoughts on

原版英语对话1000个:553 20 Questions

Senum: Hey, Brett, how are you? Brett: Pretty good, how are you? Senum: Good, thank you. Brett: Hey, do you want to play a game? Senum: Sure. What sort of game? Brett: Let's play 20 questions. Senum: OK, go ahead. Brett: OK, who am I thinking about?

BEP 33 CC Presentations: Summarizing and Closing Down

In todays Christmas Classic, well be looking at closing down and summarizing your presentation. A strong conclusion to your presentation helps leave your audience with a good impression and gives them a clear message about what action to you like the

英语语法：117 Colons

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is how to use colons. Sallie in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and a listener named Mike wondered when to use a colon and when to capitalize the first word after a colon. One of my favorite grammar books, titled* Punctuate

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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

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Antony of the band Antony and the Johnsons cut his teeth in New York's after hours cabarets and backing up rocker Lou Reed.His current group has a new album called I Am a Bird Now.Music critic Jerry Dannemiller has a review. OK,right up front.The fir

ESL Podcast 534 – Types of Guns and Weapons

Bobbie: Ive always pegged you as the non-violent type. Whats with your fascination with guns and that sort of thing? Emmanuel: I come from a long line of military officers and I grew up with all of it. Believe it or not, I learned how to fire pistols

英语访谈对话 461 Onsens

Akane: Hi, Ruth! Ruth: Oh, hi. Akane: So, what did you do today? Ruth: That's a good question. Actually, today, I went to the onsen. Akane: Oh, the onsen. What's an onsen? Ruth: An onsen is a public bath and people go there, basically just to sit in

英语访谈对话 211 Onsens

Steve: Hi, this is Steve. I'm going to talk about Japanese Onsen. Onsen is like a public bath, where men go, or women, in separate areas of course, and enjoy very hot baths. I like it very much because it's very relaxing and it's very healthy. They h

英文原版对话1000个:751 Job Options

Tim: So, you know, we're talking a little bit about jobs. I'm kind of curious. Do you prefer working in a group or do you prefer working alone? Jeff: That's a tough question. Tim: It definitely is because there is good things about both. Jeff: That's

英文原版对话1000个:736 Travel Options

Todd: Could you talk about, when you travel, do you prefer to travel with somebody to travel alone? Keren: I prefer to travel with someone but on my next trip I'm actually traveling alone so I'm looking forward to seeing whether I enjoy myself. Yeah.

原版英语对话1000个:462 Onsens

Akane: Hi, Ruth! Ruth: Oh, hi. Akane: So, what did you do today? Ruth: That's a good question. Actually, today, I went to the onsen. Akane: Oh, the onsen. What's an onsen? Ruth: An onsen is a public bath and people go there, basically just to sit in

Construction of new economic zone starts in W China

Construction of new economic zone starts in W China YINCHUAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The construction of a new economic pilot zone, the first of its kind in China's inland areas, has started in the country's northwestern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. A

China Construction Bank net profit up in H1

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- China Construction Bank, the country's second largest state-owned bank, said its net profit rose 14.57 percent to 106.49 billion yuan (about 16.9 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of this year. The bank's business r

原版英语对话1000个:211 Onsens

Steve: Hi, this is Steve. I'm going to talk about Japanese Onsen. Onsen is like a public bath, where men go, or women, in separate areas of course, and enjoy very hot baths. I like it very much because it's very relaxing and it's very healthy. They h