Neste episódio de Ajuste de e-mail estamos vendo um e-mail de Jenny, quem é responsável pelos serviços de TI de sua empresa. Ela escreveu o e-mail para dar más notícias aos colegas: o servidor de e-mail do escritório será “baixa” devido a um problema técnico. Quando um servidor vai “baixa”, significa que o servidor foi colocado offline para manutenção devido a um problema.
Premium Members: PDF TranscriptDownload: Podcast Video
Neste episódio de Video Vocab analisamos o vocabulário financeiro e contábil em inglês relacionado ao balanço da empresa. Primeiro, ouviremos um pequeno artigo apresentando o vocabulário. Depois, analisaremos cada palavra detalhadamente, com alguns exemplos de frases para mostrar como você pode usar as palavras. No final do vídeo, você terá a chance de revisar e praticar seu novo vocabulário.
Premium Members: PDF Transcript | Online PracticeDownload: Podcast Video
Video Vocab é uma série de vídeos em inglês que explicam o significado de termos comerciais importantes relacionados a muitos dos tópicos que fazem parte das conversas diárias de negócios.
Hoje estamos analisando o vocabulário básico relacionado a finanças e contabilidade. Primeiro, ouviremos um pequeno artigo apresentando o vocabulário. Depois, analisaremos cada palavra detalhadamente, com alguns exemplos de frases para mostrar como você pode usar as palavras. No final do vídeo, você terá a chance de revisar e praticar seu novo vocabulário.
Premium Members: PDF Transcript | Online PracticeDownload: Podcast Video
In this episode of our ongoing Business English Podcast series on business negotiations in English, we will discuss how to overcome blockage in a negotiation.
Usually we think of blockage in terms of stumbling blocks, or obstacles, to agreement. But blockage can also be any impediment to creating maximum value. Em outras palavras, we’re not only interested in removing obstacles to a deal but also in removing obstacles to a better deal. Doing this successfully often requires thinking outside the box, isso é, thinking creatively.
Então neste episódio, we’ll study overcoming barriers. Em particular, we’ll focus on identifying stumbling blocks, exploring alternatives, and moving towards agreement.
Recall that Peter, owner of Textacular, has been trying to buy Maxine’s company, Gamester, as part of his strategy to roll up other small businesses. His ultimate goal is to increase the value of his own operation so he can sell it to a larger company for a handsome profit. In previous episodes, Peter had tried to acquire Maxine’s company, but talks reached an impasse when Maxine wouldn’t climb down from or reduce her price of 15 milhão.
In today’s listening, Peter calls Maxine back to restart talks. Enquanto você escuta, focus on the language they use to remove obstacles to agreement.
Perguntas de escuta
1. How does Peter suggest restarting talks with Maxine?
2. What does Peter identifying as the main stumbling block to a deal?
3. What does Peter mean when he says, “It’s not a question of growth for us, it’s a question of survival.”
4. What is Peter’s key insight that enables Maxine and him to overcome their blockage?
Download: Podcast MP3
Neste episódio de Podcast de Inglês para Negócios, we’ll study the skills and language of bargaining. This podcast is part of an ongoing series on negotiation skills.
Bargaining is the process of swapping or trading concessions – em outras palavras, “You give me something, and I’ll give you something in return.” This is also called making offers and counter-offers. The goal is to reach a compromise – a result in which both sides benefit.
Today’s listening focuses on a typical bargaining situation. Paul is a purchasing manager for a construction company. Tony is a supplier of anchor bolts – large metal screws used in building projects. They are in the middle of a telephone conversation in which they are negotiating an order. Tony has already opened the discussion and clarified Paul’s basic needs. Now they need to agree on the quantity and price.
Enquanto você escuta, focus on the language that they use to swap concessions and reach a deal.
Perguntas de escuta:
1. What does Paul mean when he says he’ll be “throwing more business your way?”
2. Tony suggests a way of helping Paul get a higher discount. O que é isso?
3. When Tony says to Paul, “You drive a hard bargain!” o que ele quer dizer?
Download: Podcast MP3
