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Business English Pod :: Learn Business English Online
Business English Pod provides MP3 ESL podcast lessons and online learning tools for intermediate and advanced Business English learners. The lessons cover a comprehensive range of business language skills for meetings, presentations, telephoning, negotiating, socializing, travel, etc.
Права: 2006-2009

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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 business associates, vendors, friends, acquaintances – these can all be [...]

Get Motivated with Business English Games for ESL

Check your knowledge of English motivational quotations and review your progress on BEP 153 & 154 with two new Flash games from Business English Pod. FREE Game: Click the “Launch” button to play Motivation Jeopardy      Members & Free Trial: Review your progress on BEP 153 & 154 – Motivating your Team.   

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BEP 154 ADV – Motivating Your Team (Part 2)

In this online Business English lesson, we’ll look at motivating your team. We'll learn how to acknowledge your team’s efforts and give praise. We’ll also look at language and vocabulary to introduce challenges, friendly competition, and incentives.

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BEP 153 ADV – Motivating your Team (Part 1)

In this Business English Podcast lesson on motivating your team, you'll learn language for acknowledging obstacles, conveying enthusiasm, and making people feel like they’re valued members of a team. We’ll also look at ways team members can contribute to a discussion and brainstorm ideas.

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Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn and get access to a free version of our recent Sports Idioms Golf Challenge. Facebook and LinkedIn group members will also be able to keep up to date on the exciting new services we’ll be introducing next month and participate in surveys and discussions to help mold the new [...]

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BEP 152 ADV – Giving Bad News: Layoffs (Part 2)

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on giving bad news and and discussing layoffs. When employees are laid off, they usually have questions about what will happen next. When is their last day? What support can they expect? And what about a severance package? This compensation package [...]

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BEP 151 ADV – Giving Bad News: Layoffs (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on giving bad news and layoffs. If a person gets “laid off”, it means they will lose their job. But it’s not the same as being fired. Layoffs usually occur because of outside forces. A poor economy might cause a company [...]

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BEP 150 ADV – Working in Multicultural Teams (Part 2)

This is the the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on working in multicultural teams. These days, working with people from different cultures is quite common. You might be meeting with colleagues in another country or on another continent. Business practices vary all over the world. Some cultures are more formal [...]

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BEP 149 ADV – Working in Multicultural Teams (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on working in multicultural teams. In today’s world, it’s common to work with people from different cultures. And since effective business depends on clear communication, it’s important to consider different aspects of culture. Your colleagues may do business differently than you do. [...]

Business English Games – Sports Idioms Golf Challenge

It’s the beginning of a new year, so it’s time to get back to work… or is it? Members & Free Trial Users: Click the “Launch” button to play Sports Idioms Golf Challenge. Not a member? Join our LinkedIn group and play the game for free! Click here to go to the LinkedIn group page.

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Business English Games and Quizzes

Now learning Business English with Business English Pod is more fun than ever. Practice language and vocabulary from our podcast lessons with fun Flash games. Our first game reviews idioms from our recent series on money idioms. Click the “Launch Quiz” button to play the free Money Idioms Challenge!

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BEP 148 ADV – Asking for a Pay Raise (Part 2)

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on asking for a pay raise. Asking for a pay raise is a two-step process. Before any discussion of compensation begins, it’s important to state your case and demonstrate why you deserve a raise. Let your boss know of your achievements and your [...]

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BEP 147 ADV – Asking for a Pay Raise (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on asking for a pay raise. Asking for a pay raise makes many people uncomfortable, but it’s most definitely to our benefit to make the effort. Getting a raise is more than just asking, though. Before the discussion can start, you need to prepare. Make [...]

CT 08 Grammar – Reduced Relative Clauses

Chalk ‘n’ Talk by Brian Rhodes is a series of video lessons exploring advanced English grammar topics. In this lesson, Brian takes a look at reduced relative clauses (sometimes referred to as reduced adjective clauses). Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice

Email Tune-up 06 – Writing Requests to Senior Managers

In this episode of Email Tune-up we’re looking at an email from Jimmy, who is the training officer for his company. Jimmy wants to notify the various department heads of an upcoming seminar their staff will be attending. So it’s an internal email, which usually means it’s a bit more informal than something being [...]

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BEP 146 INT – Money Idioms (Part 2)

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on idioms related to money. Many of our day-to-day business transactions involve money, so it’s common to hear money idioms used frequently in business discussions. We use them to talk about handling money and to describe situations with lots of money or no money [...]

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BEP 145 INT – Money Idioms (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on idioms related to money. It’s difficult to imagine business without money. After all, making money is the main goal of many businesses. Profits often determine a company’s success. And companies must spend money, and budget carefully, to reach their business goals. [...]

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BEP 144 INT – Meetings: Teleconferences (Part 2)

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 as keeping track of who’s talking. Sometimes two people talk at the same time or talk too [...]

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BEP 143 INT – Meetings: Teleconferences (Part 1)

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. Teleconferences offer a host of advantages, including minimal travel and meetings costs. However, teleconferences do have their challenges, [...]

VV 17 – IT Vocabulary: Web 2.0 (Part 2)

Today’s episode is the second of a two-part series on IT and computer vocabulary related to the “next generation” of internet technologies, commonly referred to as Web 2.0. Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice | MP3 Audio Only

VV 16 – IT Vocabulary: Web 2.0 (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part Video Vocab series on IT and computer vocabulary related to the “next generation” of internet technologies, commonly referred to as Web 2.0. Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice | MP3 Audio Only

New Monthly Membership Plan

Enjoy access to 12 lessons every month for just €7.99 with our new Monthly Membership plan. You’ll be able to download the podcast and study notes, and access the online quizzes (where available) for each lesson in the new Learning Center. Your membership will renew automatically every 30 days, providing a steady supply of new lessons [...]

New Learning Center

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new Learning Center for Premium Members. The new Learning Center features: Improved navigation and design. Revised study notes for BEP 15 – 50. Revised podcasts for BEP 15 – 99. Updated resources for meetings, interviews and presentations lessons. Member only feed containing all 162 podcasts and videos. Compact version of the site for mobile [...]

CT 07 Grammar – Causative, Gerunds and the Passive

Chalk ‘n’ Talk by Brian Rhodes is a series of video lessons exploring advanced English grammar topics. In this lesson, Brian takes a look at the causative and how it can be used with gerunds and the passive. Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice

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BEP 142 ADV – Presentations: SWOT Analysis (Part 2)

Members: preview this podcast in the new Learning Center. This is the second in a 2-part Business English Pod series on presenting a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a tool that helps companies understand their strengths and weaknesses, while keeping in mind the opportunities and threats they face. In this way, companies can take a [...]

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BEP 141 ADV – Presentations: SWOT Analysis (Part 1)

Members: preview this podcast in the new Learning Center. In this Business English Pod lesson, we start the first in a 2-part series on presenting a SWOT analysis. A SWOT analysis is a simple but powerful framework for analyzing your company’s strengths and weaknesses – these are internal to the company – as well as the opportunities [...]

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BEP 140 INT – Dealing with Problems over the Phone

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BEP 139 INT – Sailing Idioms: Company Performance (Part 2)

This is second of a two-part Business English Pod series on business idioms related to the sea, ships, and sailing. You’ll often hear sailing idioms used in business discussions. A company is compared to a ship and employees are the ship’s crew. In the last episode, two colleagues named Lakisha and Warren were talking [...]

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BEP 138 INT – Sailing Idioms: Company Performance (Part 1)

In this Business English Pod episode, we’re going to look at how business idioms related to ships and sailing can be used to describe company performance. The image of a ship is a powerful one in business. The ship is like a company – a huge entity that must be steered toward success, maintained [...]

Free Lesson – BEP 129 ADV: Pitching an Idea

Rounding out the vote for the most popular lesson is BEP 129 – Meetings: Pitching an Idea (Part 1). This post contains the PDF study notes and links to the online English quizzes for BEP 129. Click the launch button below to start the online quizzes for BEP 129: FREE Links: Study Notes | Online Exercises [...]

Free Lesson – BEP 83 ADV: Discussing Previous Experience

Coming in second in the vote for the most popular lesson is BEP 83 – Job Interviews: Discussing Previous Experience. This post contains the PDF study notes and links to the online English quizzes for BEP 83. Click the launch button below to start the online quizzes for BEP 83: FREE Links: Study Notes | Online [...]

Free Lesson – BEP 126 INT: Discussing a Problem (Part 1)

The votes are in and the most popular lesson as voted for by listeners is BEP 126 – Problem Solving Meetings. This post contains the study notes PDF and links to the online English quizzes for BEP 126. Click the launch button below to start the online quizzes for BEP 126: FREE Links: Study Notes | [...]

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BEP 137 INT – Company Tour: Showing a Visitor Around

In today’s Business English Pod episode, we’re going to look at language for showing a visitor around your office or factory. There are many reasons that someone might visit a factory and take a tour. They might be a prospective client who wants to see where the products are made, or perhaps someone from head office [...]

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BEP 136 INT – Meetings: Making a Progress Report

In this Business English Pod episode we’re 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 verbal report can be thought of as a combination of a presentation and [...]

CT 06 Advanced Grammar: Causative

Chalk ‘n’ Talk by Brian Rhodes is a series of video lessons exploring advanced English grammar topics. In this lesson, Brian takes a look at the causative and how it can be used in the passive voice. The causative has the meaning of ’someone causes someone to do something’. The three verbs usually used for the [...]

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BEP 135 INT – Travel: Airport Security

In this Business English Pod lesson on business travel, we’ll be looking at how to deal with security checks. In recent years getting through the security check at the airport has become a chore. In some cities, the whole process can take fifteen to twenty minutes or more. This includes standing in line, sending your bags [...]

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BEP 134 INT – Travel: Getting Online at the Coffee Shop

For many people, visiting a café or coffee shop is a normal part of business travel, if not everyday life. Not only are coffee shops a good place to get a cup of espresso, they are also a great location to have a quick meeting with a customer, take a short break, and – most [...]

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BEP 133 ADV – Sales and Interviews: Elevator Pitch

In this Business English Podcast, we’re going to look at delivering an elevator pitch. A sales pitch is a presentation designed to introduce a product or service in order to convince people to buy it. An elevator pitch is a very short presentation designed to do the same thing in 60-seconds or less and often the [...]

VV 15 – Financial English: GM Bankruptcy

For the final lesson in our two-part Video Vocab series on financial English vocabulary related to bankruptcy, we’re going to look at General Motor’s impending Chapter 11 filing. A bankruptcy filing by GM would rank as the third-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice | MP3 Audio Only [...]

VV 14 – Financial English: Bankruptcy Vocabulary (Part 1)

Today, we’re beginning a two-part Video Vocab series on Business English vocabulary related to bankruptcy. This lesson will focus on financial English vocabulary related to the two most common types of bankruptcy in U.S. law: Chapter 11 & Chapter 7. Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice | MP3 Audio Only

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BEP 132 ADV – Interviews: Telephone Screening Interview

In this Business English Pod episode we’ll be looking at how to handle a telephone interview for a new job. If you’re joining us here, you may want to check out BEP 82 and BEP 83 first to see how to talk about your experience in a face-to-face interview. Unit 301 from our Interviews e-book [...]

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BEP 131 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea (Part 3)

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 defended and supported her argument in front of her peers, who were not [...]

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BEP 130 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea (Part 2)

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 a sales representative. In today’s lesson, we’ll introduce language for dealing with unexpected objections, signposting your [...]

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BEP 129 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea (Part 1)

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 greater cost benefits to the company. Being able to present an idea to your [...]
 

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