The Business Spotlight Podcast
Summary: Improve your business English with the Business Spotlight podcast. Our weekly podcast will help you to improve your listening skills and practise your spoken English in an fun and innovative way. Written especially for learners of English and produced by the same people who bring you Business Spotlight magazine, Business Spotlight plus and Business Spotlight audio CD, our podcasts are an entertaining language-learning resource. Work on your English so you can work in English!
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Podcasts:
The podcast for 13 September 2016 looks at children's pocket money in Britain. Listen to a short news item and try to answer our question.
The podcast for 30 August 2016 looks at the topic of ethical communication. Do a vocabulary exercise and decide which statements you agree or disagree with.
The podcast for 23 August 2016 is about international negotiations. Here's communication skills expert Ken Taylor with an exercise on asking questions to get information about your negotiation partner.
The podcast for 9 August 2016 looks at the vocabulary of transport. Let's do an exercise, being careful to avoid false friends.
The podcast for 26 July 2016 looks at grammar. In spoken English, we can often leave out words and still get our message across clearly. Listen and practise.
The podcast for 12 July 2016 is a short news item about recyling in the United States. As you listen to our story, try to answer this question: how many employees have lost their jobs at Waste Management, the largest recycling company in the US?
The podcast for 28 June 2016 looks at the topic of follow-up calls. Here's communications expert Ken Taylor with a vocabulary exercise.
Taking part in international business meetings can often be stressful. Here's communication skills expert Ken Taylor with an exercise.
The podcast for 24 May 2016 is a grammar exercise. You'll hear a number of German sentences. Translate each sentence into English being careful to avoid typical grammar mistakes.
The podcast for 10 May 2016 is a short news item about cows, emissions and taxes in New Zealand. As you listen to our story, try to answer this question: how many cattle and sheep are there in New Zealand?
The podcast for 29 December 2015 is a short news item about the impact of the mafia on business in Italy. As you listen, try to answer this question: according to the researchers, what was the maximum reduction in a region’s GDP that was found to be the result of organized crime?
The podcast for 15 December 2015 looks at the vocabulary of customer service. Good customer service is a key factor in any successful company. Here's Ken Taylor with a vocabulary exercise.
The podcast for 8 December 2015 looks at the vocabulary of arhitecture and design. Do an exercise and be careful to avoid false friends.
The podcast for 24 November 2015 looks at at some of the phrases you need on the telephone. Imagine you’re making a phone call. First, you’ll hear the person you are calling say something in English. We’ll then tell you in German how you should respond in English.
In the podcast for 10 November 2015, you can listen to a short news item about the changing nature of work in the United States. As you listen, try to answer this question: what percentage of the US workforce is made up of part-time, freelance workers?
