This is the beginning of a new Business English Podcast series on the skills and language of negotiating in English for ESL. We'll explore the topic of negotiations in a series of podcasts that...

In this Business English Podcast lesson, we'll be studying some phrases and vocabulary that you can use to discuss the economy and economic issues, including voicing and reassuring concerns.

In most parts of the world, having lunch or dinner together is an important part of doing business. In places such as North America, eating meals is a way of building a relationship or celebrating...

This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast lesson on resolving conflict, in which we’ve been focusing on solving everyday disagreements in the office. Ben, a new training specialist...

People do not always get along, so dealing with conflict is part of any job. And as often as not, work disagreements get resolved as much as in informal discussions in the hallway, as they do in...

In this Business English Pod episode, we’ll be focusing on the language of taking an order and discussing standard terms, such as delivery time, payment method, and so on.
The listening takes us...

In this Business English Podcast lesson, we're going to look at the "classic sales" approach to selling products and services using the FAB technique. FAB stands for features, attributes and...

There is one question that you will definitely be asked in any job interview, a question for which you should always prepare a response. That is: “Do you have any questions for me?”
In this...

In this advanced Business English Podcast we continue to look at the language and skills of interviewing for jobs in English.
So far in this series, we’ve examined two common question themes that...

In the second part of our new ESL podcast series on business vocabulary, we continue with the topic of human resources (HR) by looking at useful language and collocations to describe the role and...

In this new series of podcasts, we're going to look at useful vocabulary for describing different jobs and industries. In the first business vocabulary podcast we are going to listen to Greg, an HR...

In this Business ESL Podcast lesson we're going to look at useful language for making arrangements by telephone. In particular, we'll practice language for handling the practical details of a...

In this intermediate ESL Business English Podcast, we will practice useful vocabulary and language for making airplane and hotel arrangements on the telephone.

In this Business English Podcast episode, we examine another good response to the question about previous experience and describing your accomplishments in job interviews. We'll be looking at...

In this Business English Podcast episode, we'll be listening to a bad and good version of a recent graduate discussing his greatest accomplishment. We’ll focus on language for providing examples of...

In today's Business English Podcast, we explore the language of presenting your products and services to potential customers in informal situations. In many countries, informal occasions - such as...

There are many different kinds of sites. We often speak of construction sites, a site where something is being built - such as buildings, roads, bridges, airports, and so on. But a site can also be...

This is the second in a two-part Business English Podcast series on discussing previous experience in workplace English job interviews. It is one of an ongoing sequence of ESL podcasts that covers...

This is the first in a two-part series on talking about your previous experience in a job interview for ESL. It is one of a longer sequence of podcasts that will focus on the complete job interview...

It's the end of a meeting, and everyone wants to go, but wait! We have one last thing to do: Action points. That means: Tell everyone who is going to do what, and when. Having no clear action...