Skills

Say It in Style: First names

Some names are not pronounced the way they are spelled. And you want to be able to say the names of your international business partners correctly. For help, let’s turn to communication skills expert Ken Taylor.

Business Skills: Presentations

When giving presentations, good preparation is the key. And good non-verbal communication is important for getting your message across. So let’s practise this today.

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Business Skills: Meeting point

During meetings, it is important to ask the right question at the right time. Here’s communication skills expert, Ken Taylor, with advice, and an exercise.

Say It in Style: Place names

When at an international event you might need the place name in English, as the common language of business. So let’s practise translating the place names of various cities and countries from German into English.

Business Skills: Good communication

You know, talking and listening are two things that most of us do every day. But some people do far too much of one and not enough of the other! So let’s learn more about what to do if we want to communicate effectively.

Business Skills: Matrix organizations

Does everything seem to be getting more complex? It might feel like it is if you're part of a “matrix organization". Communications skills expert, Ken Taylor has some useful advice on how to work well in a matrix organization.

Business Skills: Sales calls

To be honest, few people say that they like getting sales calls. But such calls can introduce us to a useful service or product, if the seller can keep us interested and knows how to deal with our objections. How do you make such calls?

Business Skills: Gossip at work

Do you like to gossip at work? Most of us do. But if you find out there are rumours going around about you, you probably want to know how to stop it.

Skills: Management special

Today we’ll turn our attention to the areas of management and leadership, and listen to two respected management thinkers. What makes managers good leaders, and how do British and German managers compare to each other?

Business Skills: Conference hotels

One important way to learn about business trends and to meet people in your field is to attend international conferences. Let’s look at some words for talking about the facilities in a conference hotel.

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