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Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we look at emotional intelligence.

Ask most people what skills or attributes you need to succeed in business, and they’ll likely name a set of crucial hard skills. Things like financial acumen, analytical abilities, problem-solving, digital competence, and strategic thinking. And yes, these skills are important. But the road to success is littered with people who had all these skills but lacked emotional intelligence.

Emotional intelligence helps people understand and manage their emotions, build stronger re...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod for the third lesson in our series on English for marketing. We’ve been looking at planning and presenting market research. In today’s lesson, we’ll focus on how to use the research to develop a campaign strategy.

Great businesses understand markets and customers. It’s not enough to have a product or service that beats the competition in quality, innovation, style, or effectiveness. The product or service isn’t really amazing unless it matches – or creates – an opportunity in the marketp...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod for the second lesson in our series on English for marketing. In today’s lesson, we’ll focus on presenting and analyzing market research.

Today, we are swimming in data. We have access to an unprecedented amount of information about pretty much anything we care to investigate. The problem is: what do we do with that data? How do we look at raw information and glean the insight required to make good decisions?

Moving from information to insight is c...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod for the first lesson in our series on English for marketing. Throughout this series we’ll look at different stages in the marketing process. This includes everything from market research to planning and executing an advertising campaign. In today’s lesson, we’ll focus on market research.

Even the greatest products and services don’t sell themselves. In fact, part of what makes them great is the fact that people understand why they need them. Or even if they don’t need the...

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In this Business English News lesson on quantum computing, we look at business English vocabulary related to technology.

Quantum computing is emerging as a promising technology alongside AI. Unlike traditional computers, quantum computers use qubits, which can exist in multiple states at once. This allows them to solve certain complex problems much faster.

The technology is still developing, but investment is growing. The global quantum computing market is expected to increase from $700 million in 2026 to $1.7 billion by 2033. Several quantum computing companies have also entered...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on making an appointment over the telephone.

Despite the many options for communication, the telephone is still the fastest and easiest way to do get some things done. This is true in business as much as it is in personal life. There are many reasons to skip the back and forth of email or texting and just call someone.

One good reason is to make an appointment. It could be a business meeting, a co...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on making arrangements on the telephone.

Communication can be hard enough with a person who’s right in front of you. It gets even harder when you’re on the telephone and you can’t see the person. And if it’s all in a language other than your native language, well let’s just say things aren’t easy!

When talking on the telephone, clarity is critical. You can see how important it is to be clear...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod. With the World Cup underway, we’re taking another look at one of our lessons on English idioms related to football.

People have been competing in and watching some form of sports for thousands of years. Sports enduring popularity has helped it grow into a $2.3 trillion a year industry. And it’s expected to just keep on growing.

Among all sports, there’s one that is far and away the most popular, and that’s football, or soccer. Almost h...

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Welcome back to Business English Pod. With the World Cup about to kick off, we’re taking a fresh look at one of our lessons on business English idioms related to football.

What do you call an activity where groups of people compete strategically against each other as they strive to be the winner? I mean an activity with a clear goal where success requires strong teamwork and a commitment to excellent performance? Some of you might be thinking about sports. Some of you might be th...

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Welcome back to the Business English Skills 360 podcast as we continue our look at strategic planning.

A strong strategic plan begins with a clear vision. A vision statement describes what a company wants to achieve in the future and provides inspiration and direction. It helps employees understand the company’s long-term goals and keeps everyone focused on a shared purpose.

Along with a vision statement, most companies also have a mission statement. The mission explains what the company does, who it serves, and how it op...

Learn how to develop a strategic plan.

Learn English for logistics in this lesson on duties, tariffs, and other cost factors.

Learn English for logistics and discussing routing and capacity.

Learn English for logistics and discussing the supply chain, transport options and incoterms.

Learn business English for meetings with our new Meetings Essentials audio eBook.

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Learn how to analyze trends during a presentation.

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on describing trends during a presentation in English. Every great presentation has two things: good content and skilled delivery. These aren’t separate features. The content becomes good through skilled delivery. And skilled delivery means bringing the content alive, rather than just reading from a slide deck. […]

Learn business English vocabulary related to technology and energy supply.

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on using visuals and describing charts and trends in an English presentation. We’ve all sat through boring presentations, with PowerPoints that are just slide after slide of too much text. If all you’re doing is reading off your slides, then why do a presentation at all? […]

Learn how to help others to develop good habits at work.

Learn how to develop good habits for success at work. 

Learn how to finish a meeting by wrapping up nd covering action points.

Learn how to deal with interruptions during a meeting.

Learn English for project managers in this lesson on dealing with conflicts with subcontractors.

Learn English for project management in this lesson on dealing with conflict with subcontractors.

Learn how to use a persuasive approach in business.

Learn how to develop a persuasive approach in business.

Learn financial English collocations for discussing the findings of an audit.

Learn English collocations for discussing an audit with an accountant.

Learn business English vocabulary in this lesson on the effects of tariffs on global trade.

Learn how to keep a conversation in English going while socializing at work.

Learn how to start a conversation in English.

Welcome back to Business English Pod for today’s lesson on how to manage the discussion during a meeting in English. Bad meetings can waste time and leave everyone confused. But a well-run meeting can help create new ideas, solve problems, and move a project forward. Running a great meeting is about more than just following […]

Learn how to start a meeting in English.

Learn how to build a culture of collaboration in the workplace.

Learn how to foster a culture of collaboration in the workplace.

Learn how to manage contracts and purchase orders as part of the purchasing process.

Learn English for purchasing in this lesson that looks at evaluating proposals from vendors.

Learn key skills for first-round job interviews.