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BEP 47 ADV Cold Calling: Clarifying Benefits and Making a Pi

This is the second in our three-part Business English Podcast lesson on a useful telephone and sales skill: cold calling. You can always make yourself more persuasive by asking well-considered questions and really listening to the answers. This princ

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In BEP 34, we talked about clarifying what was said , for example, What did you just say? I didnt catch that. In todays Business English Pod lesson, well look at clarifying what was meant, for example, What do you mean by that? or What Im trying to s

BEP 34 INT – Meetings: Clarifying What Was Said

This is the first in a two-part Business English Podcast series on clarifying. To clarify means to make clear. Today well look at phrases and skills for clarifying what was said. For example, I didnt quite catch that. Could you say that again? This i

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SSS 2010-02-26

Bring home a bucket of fried chicken and you may find that people have strong feelings about which part of the bird is best. Well, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis say the answer is: the eyes. At least when you compare them to our own

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Even a visit to the grocery store can overload the senses. It's noisy, bright and smelly. The nose is working overtime. High up inside, specialized nerves dangle in the airstream. They detect chemicals in the air and send an electrical signal to the

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For many of us, walking in the rain can be a pleasant and even soothing experience. For those of us who wear glasses, though, drops of water on the lenses and obscured vision can have us running for c

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Two studies of perception: the retinas of depressed people are far worse at responding to contrast; people doubt statements more when the speaker has a foreign accent. A couple of studies on perception. First, theres now visual data to back up the id

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SSS 2010-07-20

A couple of studies on perception. First, theres now visual data to back up the idea that everything looks kinda gray when you feel blue. Researchers examined how the retina responds to different black-and-white contrast situations. They did the test

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PARIS, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Lerone Clarke clocked the fastest 60-meter time this season on Tuesday at the Lievin indoor meet in France. The Commonwealth Games champion, 30, timed 6.5 seconds to win the match, and finished clear of Fr

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