Business Spotlight 6/2008

WORKING WORLD

Names and News
The latest from the world of business

My Working Life
Milan Kucharicˇ, beer taster in the Czech Republic

Office Blues
Kathrin Enke on the silly side of work

LANGUAGE

Online
How can you improve your English on the internet? Tips from the new Business Spotlight Online site

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Multilingualism
English is essential for international business. But it is not enough on its own, say the experts

Head-to-Head
Should governments cut fuel taxes?

Business Press
Comments from the world's media
Also: Behind the Headlines

Spotlight on Germany
Ian McMaster on the need for pragmatic reforms

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Management Styles
Ulrike Reisach, author of the book Die Amerikanisierungsfalle, talks about the influence of US management culture

Dialogue
Two publishers, from Italy and the UK, talk about their jobs

The View from Here
Andrew Finkel on why the Istanbul business community wants the Central Bank to stay in Ankara
Also: Country File, Turkey

BUSINESS SKILLS

Making Decisions
Business-skills expert Bob Dignen gives advice on how to improve your business decisions
Also: a language survival guide to pull out and keep

The Write Way
How to write readers’ letters

Say It in Style
Praising others

On the Line
Making small talk on the telephone

Meeting Point
Preparing effectively for an international meeting

CAREERS

Job Applications
The latest ways to sell yourself

The Job Doctor
How to make losing your job a positive experience

My Way
Businessman Mike Uhrenbacher

MANAGEMENT

Time
Three experts tell us how they manage their time

What I've Learned
Warren Buffett

Business Basics
What is... affirmative action?

Executive Eye
Adrian Furnham on managers’ titles

TECHNOLOGY

Internet Search
Search Engine Optimization

Language Focus
Facilities management

Innovations
New product developments

Technically Speaking
Inventions

LANGUAGE SECTION

Vocabulary: business clothing
Word Watch; Seen Recently
False Friends, Tricky Translations
Language Cards: pull out and practise
Vocabulary pull-out: key words to learn
Exercises: test what you've learned
Grammar: uses of “should”
The Maine Event: an office dialogue
English on the Move: dealing with theft
English for... recruitment
Authentic English: using “we”
Financial English: fraud
Legal English: intellectual property
What's new? Products, sites and events

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