BEP 101 – Presentations: Making your Introduction

Making a good introduction to your presentation is key to getting your audiences attention. This Business English Podcast episode looks at the language used in making an internal presentation during a videoconference and particularly the language use

BEP 102 – Presentations: Linking your Ideas

Signposting is informing listeners about what is to be presented in a presentation, and constantly informing listeners as to where they are during that presentation. The term signposting comes from signs posted on street corners, which tell travelers

Business Skills 360–Tips for Successful Presentations 1

Welcome back Business Skills 360. Were going to kick off the New Year with some tips for making your presentations more effective and relevant. A good presentation is one that connects to your audience with a clear, organized message that can be easi

BEP 37 ADV – Presentations: Question and Answer (Part 2)

Todays advanced Business English Podcast episode is the second in our a two-part series on question and answer, or QA. The listening starts where we left off last time. Nick, the new European sales director at Harper-Tolland Steel, is answering quest

BEP 177–Presentations: Making an Impact (Part 1)

This is the first in a two-part Business English Pod series about adding impact to your presentations. Weve all sat through boring presentations before. And weve all worried during our own presentations that others might be feeling that way. So what

BEP 101e – Presentations: Introducing your Presentation

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-e

BEP 178–Presentations: Making an Impact (Part 2)

This is the second in a two-part usiness English Pod series about adding impact to your presentations. Nobody likes a long and boring presentation. In fact, a long and boring presentation can do a lot of damage. People might actually feel less convin

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel to Accelerate Construction of West

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 30 April 2006 Israeli interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, April 30, 2006 Israel has decided to accelerate construction of its

英语课程计划-United Nations Day

The 24th of October is United Nations Day. It was on this day in 1945 that the U.N. was created. The day became a holiday in 1971. The U.N. General Assembly decided there needed to be a day to make the work of the U.N. better known around the world.

BEP 33 CC Presentations: Summarizing and Closing Down

In todays Christmas Classic, well be looking at closing down and summarizing your presentation. A strong conclusion to your presentation helps leave your audience with a good impression and gives them a clear message about what action to you like the

BEP 129 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea

This is the first in a three-part Business English Podcast series on pitching, or presenting, your ideas persuasively and convincingly. Business people often come up with ideas about how to do things better, or how something can be changed to provide

BEP 130 ADV – Presentations: Pitching an Idea

In the last Business English Podcast lesson, we saw how a manager pitched an idea during a meeting. She explained how the company website could be revamped so that customers could order off-the-shelf products directly, instead of having to contacting

Presentations: opening

Clip 1 Ladies and gentlemen , thank you very much for coming along here today . I hope my presentation（情报） isnt going to take too long and that you will find it interesting. The purpose of todays presentation is to discuss how we can improve int

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanon: a New Role for International Peacekeep

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 07 August 2006 watch Peacekeeping report Lebanon has been pounded by outbreaks of violence and war throughout its recent history. In 1978, following years of tension along the country's border with Israel, the United

2006年VOA标准英语-Questions Raised Over Contents of Newly Arrived

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 28 July 2006 For the second time this week, a large plane arrived in the Islamists-controlled Somali capital of Mogadishu Friday, carrying an unknown cargo. But many people believe it contains weapons from Eritrea, which the

Iraqi Leaders Hail Signing of Interim Constitution as Histor

Iraqi Leaders Hail Signing of Interim Constitution as Historic Kerry Sheridan Iraq's interim leaders signed a new temporary constitution Friday, hailing the document as historic and one that reflects

2006年VOA标准英语-Ghana Disputes Corruption Ranking

By Efam Dovi Accra 07 November 2006 Ghana's government is questioning the basis of a Transparency International report that named the West African nation as one of the most corrupt countries in world. Ghana Government spokesman Frank Agyekum Governm

VOA常速英语2007年-Tensions of Interim Trade Agreements Weigh on A

By Scott Bobb Lisbon 07 December 2007 African and European leaders are in Portugal to forge a more balanced relationship between the two continents and one of the major topics of discussion is trade. But the trade talks have been soured by tensions o

Nations Agree on Draft Treaty to End Illicit Tobacco Trade

After four years of negotiations, representatives of 135 nations have unanimously agreed on the text of a protocol to end the illicit trade in tobacco products. Nations are expected to adopt the protocol, the first under the WHO Framework Convention

学个词Learn a Word 第1540-interim

今天我们要学的词是interim. Interim is spelled i-n-t-e-r-i-m, interim. Interim 做为形容词，意思是临时的。比如，interim government 临时政府。再比如，The two sides reached an interim agreement that will last for 30 days