Review your progress with two new Business English games on job interviews from Business English Pod. FREE Game: Click the “Launchâ€� button to play Job Interview Tips Bootcamp      Members & Free Trial: Review language from BEP 167 to 169 – Your First Job Interview   

Free Resources: Transcript | Vocabulary & Quiz Welcome back Business Skills 360 for the second part of our look at networking skills. In this episode, we’re going to focus on “network maintenance,â€� or how to make sure your network is healthy, organized, and effective. You see, passing out business cards is not enough. I can spend [...]

Free Resources: Transcript | Vocabulary & Quiz Welcome back to Business Skills 360 – the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. Today’s Business Skills 360 lesson is about business networking, and goal-setting for networking events. To get the most our of your networking, you need to go into these events with a [...]

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on presenting an argument. This podcast is one of the most popular as voted by you, the listeners. And to celebrate our 4th anniversary, we’re giving it another go by updating the examples and explanations. We hope you enjoy it! When you’re presenting [...]

Congratulations to member: buttafava, the winner of our 4th anniversary iPad prize. Bruno gets a free 32 Mb iPad courtesy of Business English Pod.

Welcome back to Business English Pod. My name’s Jennifer and I’ll be your host for this episode, the first in a two-part series on supporting your argument. We’ll look at ways to make an initial recommendation and begin an organized argument. Then, we'll talk about how to sequence the points of your argument, how to add new points, and how to emphasize points so they have a greater impact on your audience.

Welcome back to Business Skills 360 – the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. This is the fourth and final part in our 360 series on your first job interview. Today we’re going to tackle a few of those really tough questions that interviewers like to ask. Getting ready. That’s the key. You [...]

Welcome back to Business English Pod. My name’s Edwin and I’ll be your host for this episode, the last of a three-part series on interviewing for your first job. When you’re in an interview, everything is focused on you – your education, your skills, and the qualities that make you the best candidate for the [...]

Welcome back to Business Skills 360 – the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. This is the third part in our 360 series on your first job interview, and we’re going to be looking at the topic of research. And by that I mean the research that you should be doing before [...]

This is the second of a three-part Business English Pod series about interviewing for your first job. Interviewing for a job is a lot like a sales meeting. You need to sell yourself to the employer by convincing them that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience they need. But when you’re interviewing [...]

Welcome back to Business Skills 360 – the podcast that looks at the other side of Business English. Today’s show is the second in our series about your first job interview. Last week, in BE360 Interviews Part 1, we looked at how to show you’re right for the job when you have little or no experience. [...]

This Business English Pod lesson is the first in a three-part series on first job interviews. Job interviews can make anyone nervous. After all, you want to make the best impression you can. But as a new graduate, you have an added challenge: little formal job experience. You need to prove to [...]

Today, we’re launching a new podcast: Business Skills 360. Free Resources: Transcript | Game & Quiz Business Skills 360 will focus on the soft skills essential to your success in business. The BusinessEnglish360.com website is also a social networking platform for people who want to find other students or teachers to practice speaking English – think [...]

This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod series on administrative assistants, their jobs, and related vocabulary and collocations. Collocations are a challenge for anyone learning English. There aren’t any specific rules to follow. You just have to listen for what sounds right. Still, they’re essential for English communication and important [...]

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on the work of administrative assistants. We’ll be looking at vocabulary and collocations related to office duties and daily routines. Before we start, let’s talk a bit about collocations. Collocations are groups of words that are commonly used together. Native speakers are so used to [...]

Get your English football idioms in shape with this quick workout. World Cup 2010 has begun! Test your skills with the English Football Idioms we introduced in BEP 163 and 164. Choose the correct answer to score goals as you march to cup glory! Click here to pay the Soccer Idioms Shootout game! Don’t [...]

This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod lesson on football and soccer idioms. The World Cup kicks off in just a few days. That gives us some time to look at some more idioms related to football. Since sports and business are so similar, it’s easy to see how there could be so [...]

This Business English Pod lesson is the first in a two-part series on idioms that come from football, or soccer. It’s almost time for the World Cup! And as we wait for the games to kick off, here’s a question for you: Have you ever stopped to think about how many similarities there are [...]

This Business English Pod lesson is the second of a two-part series on telephone skills and dealing with customers on the phone. When you’re helping a caller on the phone, unexpected things can happen. You might need to get some additional information from another source or have the caller to speak to someone else. [...]

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod lesson on dealing with telephone inquiries. It’s natural to feel a little nervous when answering questions on the phone, especially when you’re using a different language. You can’t see the other person, so you can’t interpret facial expressions and body language. You also need [...]

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on talking about your job and company. What can you say about your company? How would you describe it? There are a number of things to consider. There’s the company size, its employees, and its branches. But there’s also company history, [...]

This is the first in a two-part Business English lesson on talking about your job and company. The way you talk about your job gives clues to what you’re like as an employee or colleague. So, it’s important to consider your audience. For example, if you’re talking to a recruiter or future employer, you [...]

This is a preview of our revised e-Book for business presentations: Presenting for Success: Business English Presentations. Business English Pod e-Books enable you to learn on the go with MP3 audio lessons and the detailed PDF study guides, including a full transcript of each lesson. The revised editions include over 100 online Flash quizzes, exercises and [...]

Making your Introduction is a preview of our upcoming audio / ebook on presentations skills and language. In this first chapter we take a look at how to make a good start as well as at the overall structure of a presentation. This recording is a re-edited and extended version of one of our earliest podcasts - BEP 101. The ebook will have nine units, including four never released lessons on describing charts and trends, using your voice and emphasizing your message.

This is the second of a two-part usiness English Pod series on dealing with angry callers on the phone. We hope that all of our customers are satisfied ones. Indeed, a basic goal in business is to keep customers happy and coming back. But we can’t please all of the people all of the time. Angry [...]

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on dealing with an angry caller on the phone. We’ve all dealt with angry people before. But dealing with an angry person on the phone, in a business setting, can be tricky. Sometimes you don’t know the person, so his or her situation [...]

In today’s ESL video Vocab lesson is the second of a two-part series on Business English vocabulary related to marketing and branding. In the last episode, we focused on developing a brand. Today, we’ll look at ways to make a brand successful. This lesson is also available on our new website: www.VideoVocab.TV. Subscribe to [...]

Today’s episode is the first of a two-part Video Vocab series on business vocabulary related to marketing and branding. In part one, we’ll focus on the essential elements of establishing a successful brand. Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice | MP3 Audio Only

Video Vocab is now available on a new website: VideoVocab.TV Video Vocab is a video podcast (vodcast) published by Business English Pod for English as a second language (ESL) learners who want to expand and improve their English vocabulary for business. Each ESL video lesson looks at a group of key English vocabulary words and terms related [...]

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. [...]

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on networking. In business, so much depends on who you know. A network is a group of business contacts that have the resources to help each other out. Former and current colleagues, outside business associates, vendors, friends, acquaintances – these can all be [...]

Check your knowledge of English motivational quotations and review your progress on BEP 153 & 154 with two new Flash games from Business English Pod. FREE Game: Click the “Launchâ€� button to play Motivation Jeopardy      Members & Free Trial: Review your progress on BEP 153 & 154 – Motivating your Team.   

In this online Business English lesson, we’ll look at motivating your team. We'll learn how to acknowledge your team’s efforts and give praise. We’ll also look at language and vocabulary to introduce challenges, friendly competition, and incentives.

In this Business English Podcast lesson on motivating your team, you'll learn language for acknowledging obstacles, conveying enthusiasm, and making people feel like they’re valued members of a team. We’ll also look at ways team members can contribute to a discussion and brainstorm ideas.

Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn and get access to a free version of our recent Sports Idioms Golf Challenge. Facebook and LinkedIn group members will also be able to keep up to date on the exciting new services we’ll be introducing next month and participate in surveys and discussions to help mold the new [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is the the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on working in multicultural teams. These days, working with people from different cultures is quite common. You might be meeting with colleagues in another country or on another continent. Business practices vary all over the world. Some cultures are more formal [...]

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series on working in multicultural teams. In today’s world, it’s common to work with people from different cultures. And since effective business depends on clear communication, it’s important to consider different aspects of culture. Your colleagues may do business differently than you do. [...]

It’s the beginning of a new year, so it’s time to get back to work… or is it? Members & Free Trial Users: Click the “Launchâ€� button to play Sports Idioms Golf Challenge. Not a member? Join our LinkedIn group and play the game for free! Click here to go to the LinkedIn group page.

Now learning Business English with Business English Pod is more fun than ever. Practice language and vocabulary from our podcast lessons with fun Flash games. Our first game reviews idioms from our recent series on money idioms. Click the “Launch Quiz� button to play the free Money Idioms Challenge!

This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on asking for a pay raise. Asking for a pay raise is a two-step process. Before any discussion of compensation begins, it’s important to state your case and demonstrate why you deserve a raise. Let your boss know of your achievements and your [...]

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on asking for a pay raise. Asking for a pay raise makes many people uncomfortable, but it’s most definitely to our benefit to make the effort. Getting a raise is more than just asking, though. Before the discussion can start, you need to prepare. Make [...]

Chalk ‘n’ Talk by Brian Rhodes is a series of video lessons exploring advanced English grammar topics. In this lesson, Brian takes a look at reduced relative clauses (sometimes referred to as reduced adjective clauses). Premium Members: Study Notes | Online Practice

In this episode of Email Tune-up we’re looking at an email from Jimmy, who is the training officer for his company. Jimmy wants to notify the various department heads of an upcoming seminar their staff will be attending. So it’s an internal email, which usually means it’s a bit more informal than something being [...]