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This issue of Skill Up! focuses on a variety of HR roles and responsibilities.

Skill Up! (12)

HR professionals can play a key role in the future of a company. They often help to decide who is hired — and who is fired. This issue of Skill Up! focuses on a variety of HR roles and responsibilities.

Boxing and business

Even if, like me, you’re not a fan of boxing, you should still be able to understand — and use — the most common boxing expressions. Especially if you work with men.

Improving your small talk is a matter of confidence and practice. We’re here to get you “on track".

on track: Small Talk

Do you know what to say in the first few minutes of a conversation? Using small talk is a way to feel more comfortable with people before getting down to business. We’re here to help you get “on track” to meet your business English goals.

Skill Up! (11)

We hope that you won’t have to use all the vocabulary in this issue of Skill Up! to talk about your own personal health problems in English, but we do hope that you find the information useful.

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Business Spotlight 5/2011

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Business Spotlight 5/2011

Do you write the kind of emails your business partners like to receive? Find out with our special test in Business Spotlight 5/2011. Here's a sneak preview.

In Skill Up! (9), our Small Talk section focuses on the language you will need for dining out. In this test, we look at a typical dialogue at the start of a business dinner.

Small Talk: Dining out with business partners

We focus on the language you will need for dining out. In this test, we look at a typical dialogue at the start of a business dinner.

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Vocabulary: Skill Up! — All about cars

Did you drive to work today? Cars, and driving, are a big part of life for most people. In the latest Skill Up!, our vocabulary guide, you can learn all about cars. If you or your business partners drive, traffic is a great topic for small talk. Let’s practise this now.

Business English: our names are unimportant when we're making small talk.

Not getting to know you

A recent visit to Munich's 200th Oktoberfest reminded me how unimportant our names are in many situations. That may sound odd, but we often have conversations without introducing ourselves until the end — if at all.

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