Business Spotlight Audio 5/2009

Business Spotlight Audio offers more than 70 minutes of texts, dialogues, language exercises and interviews relating to the current Business Spotlight magazine. Improve your language and communication skills by listening to speakers from around the world.

Listen to one of our Names and News stories

Contents

THE MAGAZINE

1. Introduction

Names and News
2. Not a poor business (p. 6)
3. Tagging trees (p. 8)

Language
4. John Hutchins on machine translation (p. 12)

The View from Here
5. Moving down under (p. 36)

Head-to-Head
6. Should you give money to beggars? (p. 22)

Intercultural Communication
7. Working with Romanians (p. 28)

Office Talk
8. The Maine Event (p. 81)

Global Business
9. Design consultant Stephen Bayley on the luxury industry (p. 18)

Insight
10. Business news with Tania Higgins

THE EXERCISES

11. Introduction

Telephoning
Ken Taylor on making appointments (p. 49)
12. Exercise: introducing yourself
13. Exercise: awakening interest

False Friends
14. Exercise: translation (p. 74)

Business Skills
Ken Taylor on managing emotions (p. 40)
15. Exercises: communicating value
16. Exercise: creating a connection
17. Exercise: expressing respect

Vocabulary
18. Exercise: in the cafeteria (p. 72)

Authentic English
Ken Taylor on humour at work (p. 85)
19. Exercises: using humour
20. Exercise: fun with feedback

Legal English
21. Exercise: torts and tort law (p. 86)

22. Conclusion