Business English Listening: Complete International Sales Conference Transcript and Practical Expressions

Learning English requires not only mastering grammar and vocabulary but, more importantly, being able to use it naturally in real-life situations. However, textbook sentences are often too formal and differ greatly from expressions used in daily life. To speak authentic, natural English, you need exposure to real-world dialogues. Here, we have selected frequently used English expressions in daily life, covering social, work, travel, and other scenarios, helping you move beyond 'textbook English' and learn how native speakers really talk. Below is the content of this issue from 'New Cambridge Business English (Elementary) Unit 11b'. Consistent accumulation will make your English closer to real life!

Good morning everybody! Welcome to the 7th Annual International Sales Conference! It's great to see so many of you! Old faces and new ones! Now we're going to have two very busy days as usual, but I'm sure you'll enjoy them. As soon as I finish, which won't be long, I promise you, we'll begin with our first session, which is our sales managers giving their national sales reports for their own countries. We'll stay together for that session, as I feel it's useful for everybody to see the overall picture.

Then, after we've had lunch, we're going to divide into groups to discuss our targets for next year and how to reach them. At 4 o'clock, we'll come back together again, when Amy Carter, our guest speaker, gives her presentation. As you all know, the consultants, all men and partners, have been looking at the way we answer the telephone throughout the group. Amy is going to give a short report on their findings. Her presentation will probably finish just before 5.30. Dinner this evening is at 8 o'clock. We'd like everyone to meet in the bar for drinks from about 7 o'clock. That way we can enjoy a drink together until the coach leaves for the restaurant at 7.45.

Tomorrow morning, we're starting at 9 o'clock with a look at ways of marketing the new product. This will also be a workshop session. Then there'll be a coffee break before we come back together again and share our ideas with a feedback session. And that will bring us to the end of the conference and a farewell lunch. So, that's enough for me. I just like to wish you all an enjoyable and successful two days and hand you over to Jody Cox, who's going to start with a look at Canadian sales.

So, how did the conference go, Jody? Oh, it was good. All the sessions were interesting and all the speakers were really good. The organisation was a lot better this year as well. I think having a smaller number of people there made a big difference. You know, you could actually get things done in the workshops and make decisions a lot more quickly. There were about 30 delegates altogether, which was just perfect. And how's the hotel? Fine. The conference rooms were a good size. And the hotel rooms were clean and very comfortable. I really liked the hotel a lot. I think we should go there again next year.

And how was dinner on such day? Ah, that was probably the only thing that people really complained about. The food wasn't very good and the service was slow. If we go back to the same hotel again, we'll have to find another restaurant.

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