The Business Spotlight Podcast

Today we're going to do an exercise on false friends. These are pairs of words that sound similar in German and English. But their meanings are very different. Here, we'd like you to translate German sentences into English.

Time determines our day — when to start and finish work, and when we have appointments during the day. In this week's podcast, Ken Taylor presents a dialogue and an exercise on arranging the time for a meeting.

Few management thinkers are as well known as Charles Handy, who spoke with Business Spotlight for an article in issue 6/2012. In this weeks podcast, he talks about the role a manager should have in an organization.

Let's do some work on our grammar! Today's podcast is about disagreeing with what somebody says — you'll be able to practise this skill with Elisa Moolecherry.

One aspect of grammar that is easily confused is the use of the words "since", "for" and "before". Practise them with us in this week's podcast!

If you work internationally, it’s important to know the names of nationalities and languages of your colleagues, clients and business partners. It may help to learn these words in groups.

While some global companies standardize their advertising across all their markets, others choose to localize their campaigns. Listen to these short descriptions of advertising strategies.

Today we’re going to do an exercise on false friends. These are pairs of words that sound similar in German and English. But their meanings are very different, so they can cause misunderstandings.

As a learner of English, you already know that if you want to increase your vocabulary, you have to invest a lot of time. But perhaps you’re not sure which methods will be most effective. By phone we spoke to Keith Folse, from the University of Central Florida.

Many young people take on internships as a part of their education. These are work arrangements are intended to give students and recent graduates work experience in their chosen field. Should interns be paid?

Our grammar section today is about adjectives and prepositions that are often used together. It’s important to know which prepositions commonly follow certain adjectives.

Do you work on your own, or are you a member of a team? Well, most projects are carried out by groups, and their success depends largely on “group dynamics”.

It’s no secret that people who speak English as their native language often don’t bother to learn foreign languages. This is particularly true in the US and UK. We’d like you to listen to a news item on this subject.

Do you ever meet up with colleagues outside of work? Socializing with coworkers gives you time to get to know them, or even become friends. But there is a negative side to going out with people you work with.

The idiom “face-to-face” means that you see and talk to someone in person. For more “face” idioms I’ll turn the microphone over to communication skills expert, Ken Taylor.