Notizie di affari 05 – Riunioni virtuali

How do you conduct your meetings? Face-to-face, al telefono, by videoconference or maybe even using VOIP/Skype? BENE, now there is a new way – incontri virtuali, or meetings where participants are represented by computer generated characters.

Listen to how IBM is using the virtual world of a website called Second Life as the next best thing to in person corporate meetings. After listening to the article, we’ll highlight some of the new vocabulary and provide definitions and further examples.

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BEP 17 – Incontri: Supportare la tua posizione (Parte I.)

*** This podcast has been updated with a new two-part series.***

Please click the links below to go to the new versions of this lesson:
BEP 17 (Redux) – Parte 1
BEP 17 (Redux) – Parte 2

In the first part of our series on making and supporting your arguments in meetings, copriamo la lingua inglese chiave utilizzata per organizzare i tuoi pensieri e supportare le tue idee. In later episodes we’ll look deeper into the topic and provide further examples of language you can use to support your position.

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Notizie di affari 3 – 200 Errore da un milione di dollari

Our news story today is about a share trader in a Japanese bank who made perhaps the worlds most expensive typing error!

Dopo aver ascoltato la storia, we’ll explain some of the new vocabulary and provide further examples of how it can be used. The transcript for this Business English News podcast is in the ‘Archives’ sezione:

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Notizie di affari 02 – Consapevolezza culturale

Oggi, more than ever business success requires intercultural awareness and effective cross cultural communication skills.

Working, incontro, dealing, entertaining, negotiating and corresponding with colleagues or clients from different cultures can be full of obstacles. One wrong movement or basic misunderstanding could ruin or delay months of work.

Understanding and appreciating intercultural differences promotes clearer communication, breaks down barriers, builds trust, strengthens relationships, opens business opportunities.

Follow this link for great tips on business etiquette, customs and protocol for doing business worldwide: www.executiveplanet.com

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