Business Spotlight 1/2012
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Business Spotlight 1/2012 magazine contents
WORKING WORLD
Names and News
The latest from the world of business
My Working Life
South African ski-shop owner Peter Peyper
LANGUAGE
Qualifications
Are you planning to take a formal examination to certify your level of language competence?
Here’s how to prepare for it
GLOBAL BUSINESS
Food
The British love for crunchy snacks is big business
Head-to-Head
Can eurobonds help to save the euro?
Business Press
Comments from the world’s media
Behind the Headlines
Media Watch Language in the news
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Working with Israelis
Despite their complex history, Germans and Israelis are important business partners
Dialogue
Two B&B owners, one from Canada and the other from Ireland, talk about their business
The View from Here
Malaysia is losing its young people
ALSO: Country File Malaysia
BUSINESS SKILLS
Non-verbal Communication
Presentations are more than just words
ALSO: Language survival guide to cut out and keep
The Write Way
Introducing your company
Meeting Point
Key words for meetings
Say It in Style
Pronouncing people’s names
CAREERS
Hobby to Job
Can you turn your hobby into a career?
The Job Doctor
Career downsides
My Way
Brewmaster Richard Boughton
MANAGEMENT
Managing Teleworkers
Making the best of this modern arrangement
What I’ve Learned
Jochen Kienbaum, consultant
Business Basics
Rapid prototyping
Executive Eye
Whistle-blowers: good or evil?
TECHNOLOGY
Citizen Scientists
Studying the world around you
Links on this topic
Language Focus
Fire safety
Innovations New
Product developments
Technically Speaking
Questioning scientific consensus
LANGUAGE section
Vocabulary The stock market
Grammar at Work Confusing verb pairs
False Friends; Tricky Translations
Language Cards Pull out and practise
Vocabulary List Key words to learn
Short Story The Guru
English on the Move The conference
The Maine Event An office dialogue
English for... winter sports
Financial English Collateral
Authentic English Processes
Legal English Tax law
What’s New? Products, sites, events
SKILL UP!
Vocabulary pull-out guide
Key expressions for describing HR roles and responsibilities
REGULAR SECTIONS
Editorial
Business Spotlight Online
Business Spotlight Audio
Classified Ads
Feedback / Impressum
Preview
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