ESL Podcast

BEP 54 – Customer Service: Handling Complaints 2: Resolving the Complaint

This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod series on handling angry customers on the telephone. In today's…

June 23, 2007

BEP 53 – Customer Service: Handling Complaints 1: Empathizing

Good customer service is essential to success in any industry, but it is particularly important in the service and hospitality…

June 19, 2007

BEP 52 – Using Vague Language (Part 2)

This is the second in our two-part Business English Pod series on strategically using vague language. Last time we covered…

June 13, 2007

BEP 51 – Using Vague Language (Part 1)

Today is the first in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on using vague language. "Vague" means not clearly defined.…

June 9, 2007

Business News 10 – Viacom Sues YouTube for 1 Billion Dollars

Today we have a Business English News story on a company that's been in the news quite a bit recently…

June 6, 2007

BEP 50 – Softening Negative Replies (Part 2)

This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on softening negative replies. Last time you worked on…

May 26, 2007

BEP 49 – Softening Negative Replies (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on softening negative replies - saying “no” politely.

May 23, 2007

BEP 48 – Cold Calling: Dealing with Objections and Closing the Call

This is the last in our three-part Business English Podcast series on cold calling. In today's lesson, you'll learn how…

May 16, 2007

BEP 47 – Cold Calling: Clarifying Benefits and Making a Pitch

This is the second in our three-part Business English Podcast lesson on a useful telephone and sales skill: cold calling.

May 13, 2007

BEP 46 – Cold Calling: Getting off to a Good Start

Today's lesson is the first in a three-part Business English Pod series on cold calling, the skill of making unsolicited…

May 9, 2007