Writing effective emails
Historically, the term electronic mail was used generically for any electronic document transmission. For example, several writers in the early 1970s used the term to refer to fax document transmission. As a result, it is difficult to find the first citation for the...
Is my workplace a stressful place?
Excessive workplace stress causes a staggering 120,000 deaths and results in nearly €200 billion in health care costs each year. This represents 5% to 8% of national health care spending, derived primarily from high demands at work (€50 billion) and work-family...
Help my workplace is stressing me out
The workplace is a very demanding, quick-paced and increasingly uncertain place in which we operate on a day-to-day basis, but does it always have to be a stressful place?. Pressure to meet deadlines, deliverables and working with difficult people, among other...
Stress Awareness Month Statistics
Stress Awareness Month happens each April. It’s important to learn some strategies for coping with this particular issue. Stress awareness Month, which always happens in April, has now been going for 19 years and things just don’t appear to be getting better. Stress...
Presentation skills: warm up your voice with diction exercises
In this podcast Chris explains the importance of breathing and focus in order to reduce stress, and Sue gives some diction exercises which help with articulation and problem sounds for different nationalities.
The single biggest reason why startups succeed
The single biggest reason why startups succeed What do you think is The single biggest reason why startups succeed ? Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered...
Headhunter – Lucy
Headhunter - Lucy Listen to Susan interviewing headhunter Lucy ; better known as a recruitment consultant in London. Lucy gives some valuable interview tips and insights for job seekers during the interview. On a daily basis you'd be talking to your clients and a...
Anesthesiologist Olivier
Anesthesiologist Olivier Listen to Olivier talking about his job as an anesthesiologist. An anesthesiologist (American English) or anaesthetist (British English) is a physician trained in anesthesia and perioperative medicine. Terminology varies between different...
Management decisions
Management decisions A sketch from The Big Train comedy show, in which a boss is confronted by his staff on some sticky issues. The boss tries to avoid the issues at all costs.
Animated Podcast number 6: Why study for an MBA ?
So what's an animated podcast ? Good question ! It's a podcast with pictures, learning tips and clues. In short, it's just a helping hand to help you understand the conversation and the context. This is Animated Podcast number 6 in a series of 10, in which each one...
Business Process Improvement – Omar
Business process improvement (BPI) Listen to Omar, from a leading airline based in Abu Dhabi do a presentation about Business Process Improvement in his company, including : His roles in Business Process Improvement The objectives of BPI in his company How they...
Multimedia and IT Technician
Multimedia and IT Technician In the series « Tell me about your job. » I am joined today at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area by Jon, a multimedia and IT technician. Jon has been doing this job for the...
Textile Factory Tour – A visitor from the UK
Textile Factory Tour Listen to Greg give Liz, a visitor from the UK, a textile factory tour in France that makes upholstery for car seats. Greg greets Liz in reception, before taking her on a tour of the research and development department, the weaving workshop,...
Rebecca – Neonatal Nurse
Listen to Rebecca, an Australian neonatal nurse, talk about her job caring for premature babies and the impact on parents of having a premature baby.
Environmental Consultant
Listen to Marie, an environmental consultant, talk about her job.
IT Networks Engineer
Listen to François talk about some aspects of his job as an IT Networks Engineer.
Child Development & Welfare
Child development refers to the biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. Listen to Linda, a Canadian, talking about...
Tips for effective Email use
Email has become the top method of communication in the workforce. Reasons for emails vary from business correspondences to personal messages. They can be as short as one word and as long as a novella, but that does not mean that these are all appropriate or even...
Start up to stand up
Start up to stand up Start up to stand up a good way of thinking about the process of getting a start up off the ground. Today we talk to Ahmed who has created a start up global business network. Start up to stand up talks about the ideas, the challenges and the...
15 key business words to improve score in an English language exam
15 key business words to improve score in an English language exam 15 key business words to improve score in an English language exam - Do you need to take the TOEIC®, BULATS® or TOEFL® exam ? Much of the vocabulary in these tests comes up time and time again, so it's...
What happens when you reply to spam emails?
Have you ever received spam mail ? Do you just delete spam mail or are you tempted to reply ? See what happens when a British comedian replied to an intriguing spam mail offering to make him rich. For language learners: this clip...