BEP 36 ADV – Presentations: Question and Answer (Part 1)

In this Business English Podcast lesson were going to take another look at making presentations in English with the first in a two-part series focused on question and answer popularly referred to as QA. This listening is from the QA session that foll

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

BEP 102 – Presentations: Linking your Ideas

Signposting is informing listeners about what is to be presented in a presentation, and constantly informing listeners as to where they are during that presentation. The term signposting comes from signs posted on street corners, which tell travelers

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 37 ADV – Presentations: Question and Answer (Part 2)

Todays advanced Business English Podcast episode is the second in our a two-part series on question and answer, or QA. The listening starts where we left off last time. Nick, the new European sales director at Harper-Tolland Steel, is answering quest

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

BEP 101e – Presentations: Introducing your Presentation

Making your Introduction is a preview of our upcoming audio / ebook on presentations skills and language. In this first chapter we take a look at how to make a good start as well as at the overall structure of a presentation. This recording is a re-e

BEP 178–Presentations: Making an Impact (Part 2)

This is the second in a two-part usiness English Pod series about adding impact to your presentations. Nobody likes a long and boring presentation. In fact, a long and boring presentation can do a lot of damage. People might actually feel less convin

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Launches New Campaign to Gain Support For

By Paula Wolfson White House 31 August 2006 Listen to the President's Speech President Bush is making a new push to boost public support for the war in Iraq, casting it as a crucial component of a broader battle against terror. In a speech to a vete

纯正英语一分钟-hip-hop

I dont understand hip-hop. I think its an age thing. Hip-hop came along just as I stopped buying music and going to clubs. I really dont understand it. Most of my friends arent into it either. My sons are. They love it. Theyre into the fashion and th

英语课程计划-United Nations Day

The 24th of October is United Nations Day. It was on this day in 1945 that the U.N. was created. The day became a holiday in 1971. The U.N. General Assembly decided there needed to be a day to make the work of the U.N. better known around the world.

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

BEP 129 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea

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

BEP 130 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea

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

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

美国习惯用语: Lesson 184 - HIPPIE / TO SHOOT FROM THE HIP

今天我们要给大家讲的两个习惯用语都和hip这个字有关。Hip就是人身体上的臀部。美国人有一些俗语是以hip这个字为基础发展出来的，可是它们的意思跟

美国习惯用语:337 shoot from the hip

今天我们还要讲几个由 shoot 这个词发展而成习惯用语。第一个是: shoot from the hip。Hip是臀部也是髋关节的部位。这个习惯用语让我们想起当年粗旷甚至野蛮的美国西部生活。 当时人不离枪、枪

2006年VOA标准英语-Debate Looms Over Reconstruction of New Or

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 16 January 2006 Jazz musicians of New Orleans In New Orleans on this Martin Luther King Day, marches and celebrations took place amid the city's ongoing struggle to recover

Nations Agree on Draft Treaty to End Illicit Tobacco Trade

After four years of negotiations, representatives of 135 nations have unanimously agreed on the text of a protocol to end the illicit trade in tobacco products. Nations are expected to adopt the protocol, the first under the WHO Framework Convention