Functioning in Business
Radio English Course
Week 1-12, Week 14-26
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Program Guide Weeks 14-15 The Disagreement |
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| Focus on Functions | Culture Tip | |
| Week 14 | Giving An Opinion In my opinion, it's a good move for us. |
Working with Foreign Companies |
| Giving a Counter-Opinion However, there's too much risk. |
Taking Risks | |
| Summarizing And Restating An Opinion That's what it comes down to. |
High-tech Equipment | |
| Week 15 | Disagreeing I don't agree. |
High Pay for CEOs |
| Agreeing and Disagreeing I agree, time is a problem. |
Fast Responses | |
| Agreement and Compromise All I'm asking for is two more weeks! |
Disagreement in the Workplace | |
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Functioning in Business Weeks 16-17 Keeping in Touch |
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| Focus on Functions | Culture Tip | |
| Week 16 |
Making a Presentation First, the government there is stable. |
Formal Presentations |
| Promising You'll definitely have them by Friday. |
Building Trust | |
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Rejecting a Proposal I'm afraid the answer has to be 'no.' |
Company Reliability | |
| Week 17 |
Expressing Feelings Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. |
Empathy |
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Talking about the Future I'll be back here in three weeks. |
Networking | |
| Inviting Why don't you join me for lunch? |
Socializing | |
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Functioning in Business Weeks 18-19 New Customer |
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| Focus on Functions | Culture Tip | |
| Week 18 |
Greeting Welcome to Martin Electronics. |
The Internet |
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Giving Personal Information Please call me Andy. |
Making a Good First Impression | |
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Offering and Requesting Can I help you? Can I have your name? |
Receptionists | |
| Week 19 |
Identifying Yourself I'm from the East-West Trading Company. |
"Embrace Change" |
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Apologies I'm really sorry. |
Uses of "I'm sorry" | |
| Asking a Favor Would you mind meeting Bob Myers? |
Beginning a Business Relationship | |
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Functioning in Business Weeks 20-21 Negotiations |
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| Focus on Functions | Culture Tip | |
| Week 20 |
Showing Certainty and Uncertainty That may be difficult. |
Introduction to Negotiations |
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Expressing Concern That has me worried. |
Negotiating: developing a relationship | |
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Reiterating Let me say once again. |
Negotiating: identifying the reasons behind a position | |
| Week 21 |
Confirming Was that thirty or thirteen? |
Negotiating: confirming information |
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Giving Feedback That sounds good. |
Negotiating: numbers | |
| Promising and Reassuring That won't be a problem. |
Summary of Negotiations | |
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Functioning in Business Weeks 22-23 Coming to Agreement |
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| Focus on Functions | Culture Tip | |
| Week 22 |
Accepting an Apology Don't worry. |
Getting Down to Business |
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Clarifying I mean dolls and toy cars. |
The Importance of English | |
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Correcting Actually, it's Mary Thomas. |
Improving Communication in English | |
| Week 23 |
Asking for Confirmation They'll cost more, won't they? |
Quality in the US |
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Expressing Uncertainty I'm not sure. |
Fast Delivery | |
| Discussing Future Plans I fly to London on the 23rd |
Airline Tickets | |
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Functioning in Business Weeks 24-25 A New Beginning |
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| Focus on Functions | Culture Tip | |
| Week 24 |
Proposing a Toast Here's to all of you. |
Toasts |
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Changing the Subject You know, I heard that Mary is leaving. |
Personal Issues | |
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Expressing Regret I wish I had spent more time with my kids. |
Work and Family | |
| Week 25 |
Leading Questions It looks like you've changed jobs three times. |
Attracting New Employees |
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Asking a Favor (requests and promises) I have a favor to ask of you. |
Intellectual Property | |
| Ending a Conversation (pre-closings) It's been nice talking to you. |
Ending a Conversation | |
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Functioning in Business Week 26 Review |
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