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Intercultural: Professional cultures
Is our behavior at work influenced by our job choice? Robert Gibson, our specialist on intercultural communication, takes a closer look at professional cultures.
Telephoning: Active listening
It?s important to listen actively on the phone. One way to show you are listening is to use empathetic words or phrases.
This way you encourage the other person and you share emotions with
your speaking partners. Here's communication skills expert Ken Taylor with more.
Vocabulary: Mathematics
This week, instead of talking about grammar and vocabulary, we?ll talk about
numbers and equations. Mathematics is essential for technical and
financial fields of work. And even if your skills are great on paper,
you may need some help in understanding numbers when they?re spoken. So
we?ll te...
Interviews: Sports psychologists
During a big sporting event such as the World Cup, emotional aspects are as much a part
of the tournament as athletic skills ? who has the determination
to win, and who is perhaps not giving 100 per cent? To learn more about
the mental game involved in sports, we spoke to two clinical sports
...
Skills: International Leadership
Today we?re going to talk about some of the skills you need to be a good
international leader. If you are managing a multicultural team, you'll probably use English to communicate, even
if no one speaks it as his or her first language. For an exercise on
preparing your vocabulary for the task,...
Vocabulary: Business idioms
We all know that professional sport is big business. And the language of
sports is commonly used in business English, in the form of idioms. So, let?s see if you?re ?on the ball? with an exercise on sports
idioms. Ready?
Intercultural: The View from Here
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is expected to bring nearly 400,000 fans to South Africa and big investments have been made to build stadiums and to improve neighbourhoods for the visitors. But will there be lasting economic benefits? We sent correspondent Bulelani Philip on to the streets of Johannesbur...
Grammar: Multiword verbs
This week we?ll do an exercise on multiword verbs, such as ?look for? or
?put off?. These multi-word verbs are very common in spoken English, and
they can replace simple verbs with the same meaning.
Skills: Saying goodbye
We all know how important it is to make a good first impression. But
have you thought about the lasting impression you make when you end a
conversation or first meeting? Exchanging business cards is one way to
make sure the other person remembers you. Here?s communication skills
expert Ken Ta...
Humour: The Maine Event
This week, we listen to an excerpt from The Maine Event, our regular
dialogue from an event management company in London. As we join them, the office manager, Elaine, wants to talk to Jeff about
a rather delicate subject. Does he understand what she?s trying to say?
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