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Ringing the changes

Steve Jobs no longer feels he can meet his duties and has resigned as chief executive of Apple. The 56-year-old, who is fighting cancer, was an inspiring leader — and presenter. His iPhone presentation back in 2007 started the hype and a mobile-phone revolution.

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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?

Getting the pay you want: use the right language

Experts agree that being calm and confident are the keys to successful salary bargaining. Here are examples of positive language you can use and negative language you should avoid.

A controversial claim

Would I sound vain if I said that we as business English trainers know better what our students need than the students themselves?

Dictoglosses Part II

Dictogloss is a versatile activity that covers vocabulary and grammar acquisition, lets you practise the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, and promotes collaborative working in the classroom.

Well planned

TIME MANAGEMENT: Is your office the place where Post-it notes go to die? Are you so busy you don’t know what to do first? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you may need to work on your time management skills.

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Topical listening activities for elementary and intermediate students.

"Good morning, my name is Susan Hopkins"

Getting started

Making a telephone call in English is an important business skill. This exercise will help you to make those necessary business calls.

Top Ten Wise Words

You can’t avoid the top ten lists at this time of year. These are my favourite Wise Words that I focused on in 2009. Try to learn them — they’re bound to be useful in 2010, too.

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Changing places

RETRAINING: There’s good news and bad news about the recession. The bad news is that people are losing their jobs. The good news is that many of those who still have jobs are learning new skills.

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