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Business English Pod :: Learn Business English Online

Business English Pod :: Learn Business English Online

80 episodes

Learn business English conversation and listening skills, vocabulary, idioms, and more with effective business English lessons on everything from meetings, presentations, negotiations to sales, job interviews and finance. Our Business English lessons are designed to help you understand the language that we use to communicate and the reasons why we use it. Our goal is to teach natural and effective English for business. Each of our Business English lessons feature: 1) a realistic dialog, 2) clear explanations of vocabulary, idioms, and functional language, and 3) a practice and review section. You will learn what the speakers are saying, why they are saying it, and other ways you can express the same ideas. PDF transcripts for each lesson are available to members of our website. Members can also access our online quizzes and lesson modules - head over to the website and take a free trial to preview the lesson resources: https://www.businessenglishpod.com

Podcasts

BEP 33c Presentations: Summarizing and Call to Action

Published: Dec. 10, 2023, 9:37 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds

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BEP 403 Recruiting 2: Developing the Job Description

Published: Nov. 26, 2023, 6:43 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 22 seconds

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BEP 402 Recruiting 1: Identifying Needs

Published: Nov. 12, 2023, 8:17 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 1 second

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Skills 360 Managing Up 2: How to Manage Up

Published: Oct. 29, 2023, 6:26 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 25 seconds

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Skills 360 Managing Up 1: Working with your Boss

Published: Oct. 8, 2023, 8:21 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds

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BEP 401 Socializing at Work 2: Deepening the Conversation

Published: Sept. 24, 2023, 8:12 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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BEP 400 Socializing with Colleagues 1: Meeting New People

Published: Sept. 10, 2023, 8:40 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 19 seconds

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BEP 31c English for Meetings: Responding to Suggestions

Published: Aug. 27, 2023, 6:23 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 31 seconds

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Business English News 54 Tech Takeovers

Published: Aug. 1, 2023, 9:39 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 43 seconds

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BEP 30c English for Meetings: Making Suggestions

Published: July 16, 2023, 11:26 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 6 seconds

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BEP 399 English for Sales: Financial Services (3)

Published: July 2, 2023, 9:18 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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BEP 398 English for Sales: Financial Services (2)

Published: June 19, 2023, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 34 seconds

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BEP 397 English for Sales: Financial Services (1)

Published: June 4, 2023, 9:24 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 23 seconds

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Business English News 53 TikTok

Published: May 16, 2023, 11:19 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds

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BEP 29c Meetings in English: How to Disagree

Published: May 1, 2023, 6:48 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 59 seconds

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BEP 396 Strategic Decision-Making (2)

Published: April 16, 2023, 10:35 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 42 seconds

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BEP 395 Strategic Decision-Making (1)

Published: March 26, 2023, 7:59 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 15 seconds

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BEP 28c Meetings in English: How to Agree

Published: March 12, 2023, 9:59 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds

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Business English News 52 ChatGPT

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 10:40 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 29 seconds

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BEP 394 English Idioms about Body Parts (2)

Published: Feb. 12, 2023, 10:10 p.m.
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BEP 393 English Idioms about Body Parts (1)

Published: Jan. 29, 2023, 10:37 p.m.
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Skills 360 Keeping your Career on Track (2)

Published: Jan. 15, 2023, 10:27 p.m.
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Skills 360 Keeping your Career on Track (1)

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, 1:42 a.m.
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925 English Lesson 44 Phrasal Verbs with Drop

Published: Dec. 11, 2022, 9:29 p.m.
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BEP 392 Project Management English: Scoping a Project (2)

Published: Nov. 20, 2022, 10:13 p.m.
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BEP 391 Project Management English: Scoping a Project (1)

Published: Nov. 6, 2022, 9:31 p.m.
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Business English News 51 Energy Costs

Published: Oct. 24, 2022, 12:26 a.m.
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925 English Lesson 43 Phrasal Verbs for Investigating

Published: Oct. 9, 2022, 10:03 p.m.
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BEP 390 English Collocations: Online Marketing (2)

Published: Sept. 25, 2022, 8:33 p.m.
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BEP 389 English Collocations: Online Marketing (1)

Published: Sept. 11, 2022, 8:50 p.m.
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925 English Lesson 42 Phrasal Verbs for Changing Topics

Published: Aug. 28, 2022, 11:07 p.m.
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Skills 360 Adapting your Communication Style (2)

Published: July 31, 2022, 9:42 p.m.
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Skills 360 Adapting your Communication Style (1)

Published: July 17, 2022, 9:45 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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BEP 388 Business Development 6: Discussing a Proposal

Published: July 3, 2022, 9 p.m.
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BEP 387 Business Development 5: Consulting on a Project

Published: June 19, 2022, 8:41 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 9 seconds

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Business English News 50 Streaming TV Services

Published: June 5, 2022, 10:20 p.m.
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925 English Lesson 41 Phrasal Verbs for Beginnings

Published: May 22, 2022, 10:57 p.m.
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BEP 386 English Idioms about Spending Money (2)

Published: May 8, 2022, 8:11 p.m.
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BEP 385 English Idioms about Spending Money (1)

Published: April 24, 2022, 10 p.m.
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925 English Lesson 40 Expressing Support in English

Published: April 10, 2022, 9 p.m.
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Skills 360 Managing Virtual Teams (2)

Published: March 27, 2022, 8:46 p.m.
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Skills 360 Managing Virtual Teams (1)

Published: March 13, 2022, 10:51 p.m.
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BEP 384 Business by Phone 4: Unexpected call

Published: Feb. 27, 2022, 9:08 p.m.
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BEP 383 Business by Phone 3: Routine Check-in Meeting

Published: Feb. 13, 2022, 7:45 p.m.
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Business English News 49 Inflation and Interest Rates

Published: Jan. 31, 2022, midnight
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925 English Lesson 39 Expressing Doubt in English

Published: Jan. 16, 2022, 11:37 p.m.
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BEP 382 Collocations for Discussing a Partnership (2)

Published: Jan. 2, 2022, 9:29 p.m.
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BEP 381 Collocations for Discussing a Partnership (1)

Published: Dec. 12, 2021, 6:10 p.m.
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Skills 360 Time Management 3: How to Delegate Effectively

Published: Nov. 21, 2021, 8:10 p.m.
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Skills 360 Time Management 2: Learning to Say No

Published: Nov. 7, 2021, 8:37 p.m.
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Skills 360 Time Management 1: Prioritizing and Scheduling

Published: Oct. 24, 2021, 9:37 p.m.
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BEP 380 Videoconferences: Presenting Online (3)

Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 8:11 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 52 seconds

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BEP 379 Videoconferences: Presenting Online (2)

Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 7:28 p.m.
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BEP 378 Videoconferences: Presenting Online (1)

Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 4:12 p.m.
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Business English News 48 Cryptocurrency

Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 8:33 p.m.
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BEP 377 English Idioms for Describing Challenges (2)

Published: Aug. 1, 2021, 9:56 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds

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BEP 376 English Idioms for Describing Challenges (1)

Published: July 18, 2021, 7:37 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 54 seconds

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Skills 360 Socializing 2: Following up with Contacts

Published: July 5, 2021, 12:19 p.m.
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Skills 360 Socializing 1: Meeting New People

Published: June 20, 2021, 5:47 p.m.
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BEP 375 Job Interview English: Online Interviews (2)

Published: June 6, 2021, 5:29 p.m.
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BEP 374 Job Interview English: Online Interviews (1)

Published: May 23, 2021, 8:30 p.m.
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925 English Lesson 38 Making Arrangements in English

Published: May 9, 2021, 10:04 p.m.
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925 English Lesson 37 How to Talk about Prices in English

Published: April 25, 2021, 6:39 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds

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BEP 373 English for Supply Chain Management (2)

Published: April 11, 2021, 7:02 p.m.
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BEP 372 English for Supply Chain Management (1)

Published: March 28, 2021, 8:46 p.m.
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Business English New 47 – Post-Pandemic Workplace

Published: March 14, 2021, 10:38 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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BEP 371 – English for Startups 5: Demonstrating Leadership

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 11:19 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 31 seconds

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BEP 370 – English for Startups 4: Discussing a Pivot

Published: Feb. 14, 2021, 7:44 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 59 seconds

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Skills 360 – Adapting to Change (Part 2)

Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 9:59 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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Skills 360 – Adapting to Change (Part 1)

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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BEP 369 – Scenario Planning 3: Discussing Strategic Responses

Published: Jan. 6, 2021, 5:20 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 2 seconds

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BEP 368 – Scenario Planning 2: Discussing Possible Scenarios

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 8:51 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 31 seconds

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BEP 367 – Scenario Planning 1: Exploring the Situation

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 6:53 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 19 seconds

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Business English News 46 – US Presidential Election 2020

Published: Nov. 8, 2020, 1:57 p.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 36 seconds

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BEP 366 – English for Startups 3: Addressing Investor Concerns

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 1:47 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 59 seconds

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BEP 365 – English for Startups 2: Pitching to Investors

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 2:21 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 2 seconds

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BEP 364 – English for Startups 1: Preparing for a Pitch

Published: Oct. 10, 2020, 2:52 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 17 seconds

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925 English Lesson 36 – Ending a Phone Call

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 1:06 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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BEP 363 – English Idioms for Strengths and Weaknesses (2)

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 2:51 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 45 seconds

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BEP 362 – English Idioms for Strengths and Weaknesses (1)

Published: Sept. 6, 2020, 9:59 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 45 seconds

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925 English Lesson 35 – Answering the Phone

Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 34 seconds

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Business English News 45 – The 5G Revolution

Published: Aug. 2, 2020, 6:14 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 7 seconds

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925 English Lesson 34 – Giving Instructions

Published: July 22, 2020, 9:02 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 11 seconds

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BEP 361 – Virtual Teams 3: Video Conferencing with Clients

Published: July 7, 2020, 3:08 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 29 seconds

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BEP 360 – Virtual Teams 2: Managing Remotely

Published: June 28, 2020, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 22 seconds

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BEP 359 – Virtual Teams 1: Video Conference Meetings

Published: June 16, 2020, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 37 seconds

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925 English Lesson 33 – Explaining a Problem

Published: June 8, 2020, 5:11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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Business English News 44 – Covid-19: Economic Impact

Published: May 24, 2020, 9:26 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds

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BEP 358 – English for Purchasing 4: Negotiating Terms

Published: May 10, 2020, 4:08 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds

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BEP 357 – English for Purchasing 3: Vendor Qualification

Published: April 26, 2020, 3:19 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 55 seconds

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Skills 360 – English Interview Tips 3: Career Goals

Published: April 14, 2020, 12:45 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 23 seconds

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Skills 360 – English Interview Tips 2: Questions and Answers

Published: April 1, 2020, 9:54 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 35 seconds

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Skills 360 – English Interview Tips 1: Preparing for an Interview

Published: March 22, 2020, 4:19 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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BEP 356 – Financial English: Discussing Taxes 2

Published: March 10, 2020, 3:07 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 1 second

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BEP 355 – Financial English: Discussing Taxes 1

Published: March 1, 2020, 11:11 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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Business English News 43 – Climate Change

Published: Feb. 18, 2020, 3:31 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 2 seconds

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BEP 354 – Business English Coaching 3: Reviewing Progress

Published: Feb. 9, 2020, 11:46 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 55 seconds

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BEP 353 – Business English Coaching 2: Setting Goals

Published: Jan. 29, 2020, 12:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 45 seconds

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BEP 352 – Business English Coaching 1: Needs Analysis

Published: Jan. 19, 2020, 12:22 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

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925 English Lesson 32 – How to Generalize in English

Published: Jan. 7, 2020, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds

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Skills 360 – How to Get a Year-End Bonus (2)

Published: Dec. 11, 2019, 4:43 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 27 seconds

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Skills 360 – How to Get a Year-End Bonus (1)

Published: Nov. 30, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds

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BEP 351 – Idioms for Describing Relationships (Part 2)

Published: Nov. 19, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 54 seconds

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BEP 350 – Idioms for Describing Relationships (Part 1)

Published: Nov. 10, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 1 second

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925 English Lesson 31 – Describing People and Characteristics

Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 38 seconds

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BEP 349 – Purchasing 2: Product and Vendor Requirements

Published: Oct. 20, 2019, 2:14 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 39 seconds

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BEP 348 – English for Purchasing 1: Sourcing Suppliers

Published: Oct. 9, 2019, 1:10 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds

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925 English Lesson 30 – Talking about Times and Dates

Published: Sept. 29, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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BEP 347 – English Sales Collocations (Part 2)

Published: Sept. 17, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 41 seconds

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BEP 346 – English Sales Collocations (Part 1)

Published: Sept. 8, 2019, 12:52 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds

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925 English Lesson 29 – Talking about Possibility in English

Published: Aug. 26, 2019, 3:50 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds

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Skills 360 – Top 10 Business English Skills (2)

Published: July 30, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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Skills 360 – Top 10 Business English Skills (1)

Published: July 20, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds

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BEP 345 – Management English: Conflict Resolution (2)

Published: July 9, 2019, 2:06 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds

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BEP 344 – Management English: Conflict Resolution (1)

Published: June 29, 2019, 2:11 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 28 seconds

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925 English Lesson 28 – Using Hypotheticals in English

Published: June 19, 2019, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 51 seconds

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Business English News 42 – Trade Wars

Published: June 5, 2019, 5:22 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds

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BEP 343 – Interview English: Second Round Behavioral Interview

Published: May 25, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 38 seconds

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BEP 342 – Interview English: 2nd Round Technical Interview in English

Published: May 14, 2019, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 41 seconds

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925 English Lesson 27 – Using Questions to Ask for Details

Published: May 5, 2019, 9:29 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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BEP 341 – Business English Idioms: Food Idioms (3)

Published: April 24, 2019, 12:17 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 2 seconds

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BEP 340 – Business English Idioms: Food Idioms (2)

Published: April 13, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 57 seconds

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BEP 339 – Business English Idioms: Food Idioms (1)

Published: April 2, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 50 seconds

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925 English Lesson 26 – Making and Responding to Suggestions

Published: March 24, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds

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BEP 338 – Teleconference English: Participating in Online Meetings

Published: March 12, 2019, 3:51 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 24 seconds

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BEP 337 – Teleconference English: Running Online Meetings

Published: March 2, 2019, 4:07 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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925 English Lesson 25 – Asking for and Giving Directions

Published: Feb. 20, 2019, 11:08 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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BEP 336 – English for Discussing Change Management (2)

Published: Feb. 9, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 32 seconds

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BEP 335 – English for Discussing Change Management (1)

Published: Jan. 26, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 35 seconds

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Skills 360 – Levels of Formality in English (Part 2)

Published: Jan. 15, 2019, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 19 seconds

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Skills 360 – Levels of Formality in English (Part 1)

Published: Jan. 5, 2019, 3:16 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

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BEP 334 – Project Management English 10: Internal Debrief Meeting

Published: Dec. 11, 2018, 5:10 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds

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925 English Lesson 24 – How to Clarify Meaning in English

Published: Dec. 1, 2018, 4:09 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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BEP 333 – Business Development 4: Following Up with Partners

Published: Nov. 17, 2018, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 21 seconds

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BEP 332 – Business Development 3: Following Up with Prospects

Published: Nov. 7, 2018, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 6 seconds

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925 English Lesson 23 – How to Clarify Understanding in English

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds

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BEP 331 – English Idioms for Giving Advice and Warnings (2)

Published: Oct. 20, 2018, 3:01 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 43 seconds

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BEP 330 – English Idioms for Giving Advice and Warnings (1)

Published: Oct. 9, 2018, 4:03 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 35 seconds

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Skills 360 – Communicating Clearly in English (2)

Published: Sept. 30, 2018, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds

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Skills 360 – Communicating Clearly in English (1)

Published: Sept. 22, 2018, 3:05 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 43 seconds

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BEP 329 – Project Management English 9: Handover Meeting

Published: Sept. 12, 2018, 3:33 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 52 seconds

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BEP 328 – Project Management English 8: Negotiating Solutions

Published: Sept. 1, 2018, 4:32 p.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 11 seconds

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925 English Lesson 22 – Making Requests in English

Published: Aug. 26, 2018, 12:32 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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925 English Lesson 21 – Making Offers in English

Published: Aug. 12, 2018, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Business English News 41 – Data Privacy

Published: July 21, 2018, 4:10 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds

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