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Here is the transcript for Business English News 05 - Virtual Meetings.Listen to the podcast again and note down any words that are not clear. Then look for them in the transcript and see if you can guess their meaning by looking to see how the word is used in the sentence (the context). Once you?ve made your guess, look at the glossary to confirm the meaning.Visit our new site at: www.BusinessEnglishPod.com
  • Business News 05 - Virtual Meetings
    This Business English podcast features a news article on how IBM is experimenting with new ways to conduct meetings. Listen to how IBM is using the virtual world of a website called Second Life as the next best thing to in person corporate meetings. After listening to the article, we'll highlight some of the new vocabulary and provide definitions and further examples.Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.comPlease update your iTunes subscription by clicking this link (opens iTunes in a new window): http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?
  • VideoVocab 000: Project
    This is a preview of our new English vocabulary podcast: Video Vocab.Video Vocab will be available in January 2007 on our new website - www.BusinessEnglishPod.comEach week we will feature 7 new words on a particular topic. Project (Noun)|?prдj?ekt; -ikt|Definition:An important and carefully planned piece of work that will create something new or improve a situation. Examples:1. British Aerospace expected the project to be completed by early 2006. 2. I?m the project manager for our new database.Collocations: - project management: the organizing and managing of resources in order to complete a project within a defined scope, time, and cost.- project manager: the person in charge of a project- pilot project: a test or trial project
  • VideoVocab 001: Contractor
    Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.comContractor (Noun) [C] |?kдn?trakt?r|Definition:A person or company that makes an agreement to do work or provide goods for another company. Examples: The company has no plans to expand its use of contractors. EADS is the main contractor on the new defense project. Derivatives: ? to make a contract (noun) [C]
  • VideoVocab 002: Estimate
    Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.comEstimate (Verb) [I,T] |?est??m?t|Definition:To calculate or guess what you think the value, size, amount, etc. of something will probably be.Examples: We estimate the project will take 6 months to complete. The value of the deal is estimated at Ј12m. Derivatives: ? to make an estimate (noun) [C] ? to give an estimation (noun)
  • VideoVocab 003: Subcontractor
    Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.comSubcontractor (Noun)|s?b?kдn?trakt?r| Definition: A business or person who is paid to do part of the work of another person or company. Examples: We had a problem with one of our subcontractors on a project last month and this led to serious delays. Always check whether a contractor is using subcontractors, and who is liable if things go wrong.
  • VideoVocab 004: Allocate
    Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.comAllocate (Verb) [T] |?al??k?t| Definition: To decide officially that a particular amount of money, time, etc. should be used for a particular purpose. Examples: DuPont has allocated funds to build four new plants in Asia. We need to allocate more resources to this project to meet the deadline. Derivatives: ? our budget allocation has been cut (noun)
  • VideoVocab006: Schedule
    Please go to our new website for new podcasts: www.BusinessEnglishPod.comSchedule (Noun) |?ske jьl | - USA | she-dyьl | - UK Definition: A plan of what someone is going to do and by when they are going to do it. Examples: We are running several weeks behind schedule. We could face penalties if we don?t keep on schedule.
  • BEP 22 - Telephoning: Handling Enquiries and Technical Problems
    For today's Business English Podcast we continue our series on making telephone calls in English by looking at how to deal with technical problems and clarify information using alternative choice questions. This questioning technique is useful when you need to cla