هذه درس فيديو Vocab is the first of a two-part series on business vocabulary related to marketing and branding. في الجزء الأول, سنركز على العناصر الأساسية لإنشاء علامة تجارية ناجحة.
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This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod lesson on business networking.
Networking is all about people and connections. You never know when someone you meet at a conference or trade show may be able to help your business in the future. Likewise, you may be able to help someone else out. So building and maintaining a network of business contacts is essential.
But once you meet a prospective contact, how do you maintain that connection? This is what we’ll focus on today. We’ll talk about ways to steer a conversation toward a lead. We’ll also cover ways to shoot for a meeting and be persistent. And we’ll look at the other side and discuss ways to politely leave a conversation.
Today’s lesson is mainly about sales, but these functions can be easily applied to other situations.
آخر مرة, we met Ian, a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company, and Marissa, a pharmacy manager at Children’s Hospital. They met at a conference and Marissa mentioned her frustration with her current pharmaceutical supplier. Deliveries are often late and are sometimes packaged incorrectly. She’s concerned about getting supplies for her hospital’s vaccine clinics. And that’s where the conversation resumes today.
أسئلة الاستماع
1. What supplies does Marissa’s pharmacy need?
2. Why does Ian suggest grabbing a cup of coffee?
3. What is Marissa’s schedule like right now?
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هذا هو الجزء الأول من جزئين اللغة الإنجليزية للأعمال سلسلة Pod حول تحفيز فريقك.
الدافع هو قوة مهمة في العمل. الكثير مما يتم إنجازه مدفوع بدوافع الفريق. عندما يشعر الموظفون بالحيوية تجاه مشروع ما, هم أكثر عرضة للمساهمة بأفكار والعمل الجاد نحو النجاح. لكن إذا لم يكن لديهم الدافع, التزامهم – وفرص النجاح – يقلل.
بعض الأحيان, من الصعب تحقيق الدافع. يمكن لظروف مثل ضعف الاقتصاد أو تقليص عدد الموظفين أن تدمر معنويات الموظفين, أو التفاؤل. قد يشعر الموظفون بالهزيمة, غير متأكدة من مستقبلهم, وليس متحمسًا على الإطلاق للعمل الذي ينتظرنا.
في هذا الدرس, سنلقي نظرة على بعض الطرق لتحفيز فريقك. سنناقش كيفية التعرف على العقبات التي قد تعيق الفريق. سنغطي طرقًا للتعبير عن الحماس وجعل الناس يشعرون بالتقدير. وسنتحدث عن كيفية مساهمة أعضاء الفريق في المناقشة والعصف الذهني.
اليوم سنستمع إلى جو, مدير في منتجع, حاول تحفيز فريق المبيعات. تم تقليص حجم القسم بشكل كبير وانخفاض الروح المعنوية. ما يزال, لديهم عمل مهم للقيام به.
أسئلة الاستماع:
1. لماذا يقول جو أن الفريق يبدو مختلفًا الآن?
2. ما الفكرة التي اقترحها كارل?
3. ما هي فكرة نيك?
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This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on giving bad news and and discussing layoffs.
When employees are laid off, they usually have questions about what will happen next. When is their last day? What support can they expect? And what about a severance package? This compensation package often includes both money and some extension of benefits, but varies from company to company or even from employee to employee.
في هذا الدرس, we’ll cover language you can use after an employee has been notified of a layoff. We’ll go over ways to explain what will happen next and how to explain a severance package. We’ll also talk about ways to show empathy and offer support to a laid-off employee.
في الحلقة الأخيرة, we met Angela, a manager at a resort and David, the head chef at Zapata’s, a restaurant at the resort that is closing. Angela has told David that he will be laid off. Now they’ll discuss the details.
أسئلة الاستماع
1. Name two parts of David’s severance package.
2. What will happen to David’s health insurance?
3. How does Angela offer to help David in his job search?
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This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on giving bad news and layoffs.
If a person gets “laid off”, it means they will lose their job. But it’s not the same as being fired. Layoffs usually occur because of outside forces. A poor economy might cause a company to reduce its staff. Or changes in the industry may make some types of jobs unnecessary. After a merger, there might be redundancies, or duplicates. Two people may be doing the same type of job. If the company only needs one person in that position, the other could be laid off.
Nobody likes giving bad news. And a conversation about layoffs can become awkward and emotional. لذلك في هذا الدرس, we’ll talk about ways to prepare an employee for bad news so that you can soften the shock. We’ll also cover ways to get to the point and how to respond to an angry or emotional employee. أخيرا, we’ll go over some language to clearly explain the reasons for a layoff.
Angela and David work at a hotel resort that is having some financial difficulties. Angela is a manager and David is the head chef at Zapata’s, one of the resort’s restaurants. للأسف, Angela has to tell David he’s being laid off.
أسئلة الاستماع
1. Why has management decided to close 2 المطاعم?
2. What type of food does Zapata’s serve?
3. على وجه التحديد, why is Zapata’s closing?
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