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Business Spotlight Audio 6/2011

BUSINESS SKILLS
10 mistakes you should not make

HEALTH MATTERS
Side effects, and ways to describe pain

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False-friends test
Culture shock
All about “all”
Place names

Business Spotlight 6/2011

TEST:
False Friends

MANAGEMENT:
Older Entrepreneurs

Business Spotlight 6/2011

A Chef is not a "chef". How well do you know German-English false friends? Find out with our special test in Business Spotlight 6/2011. It goes on sale this Wednesday, but here's a sneak preview.

Knowing how to ask the right questions in face-to-face meetings, whether in a formal or informal setting, is an important business skill. We've created an exercise on the most common types of questions.

Authentic English: Asking for information

If you’re trying to find your way around an unfamiliar place you might go to the information desk. There you can get help to find what you’re looking for. So, how do you start the conversation in this type of service encounter?

What?

"It's amazing what one man can do with just one word!"

How to ask questions in job interviews

More and more managers are interviewing across national borders — for recruitment, appraisals and exits. Would you know how to word job interview questions in English?

hier: Gespräche führen

Anwerbung, Einstellung

(Mitarbeiter-)Beurteilungen

Ausscheiden (von Mitarbeitern)

formulieren

Einstellungsgespräch

Asking for advice

You want to ask someone for some advice. What would you say: "I was wondering…" or "I am wondering…"?

Listening skills

Small talk is not only about talking — you should listen carefully to your business partner, too. Bob Dignen demonstrates how effective the right listening techniques can be in the fourth video in our series of five on socializing.

Technik, Methode

gesellschaftlicher Umgang

Grammar: Asking questions

So, what subject will we talk about today? Good question! In fact, our focus this time is "asking questions".

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