Business English Listening for Beginners: Enhance Workplace Communication and Networking Skills
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DescriptionHi, my name is Daphne Mackie and I'm also a lecturer in the same unit as Richard here at the University of Washington. I'm from Kentucky originally, but I started teaching Business English when I was living in Boston. I just finished getting a Master's in Teaching English as a second language and I decided to get an MBA too, a Master's in Business Administration. So it seemed like a great idea to teach Business English.
And here at the University of Washington, I've been involved in a lot of courses for people in business. For example, we've had programs for international bankers and other executives and also for people who are working at companies like Boeing and Microsoft. About 15 years ago, we started an intensive programming business English. Our students come to Seattle from countries all over the world.
Now it's your turn. The topic of this course is networking. It's the first of five courses in the Business Communication Skills Specialization. The first four courses will help you prepare for your final project. We hope that you'll enjoy the course and improve your ability to interact with other business people.
Listening Comprehension- administration
noun
1. the act of meting out justice according to the law
Synonym: judicature
2. the act of administering medication
Synonym: giving medication
3. the act of governing
exercising authoritye.g. regulations for the governing of state prisons
he had considerable experience of governmentSynonym: governmentgoverninggovernancegovernment activity
4. a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
Synonym: disposal
5. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
e.g. he claims that the present administration is corrupt
the governance of an association is responsible to its members
he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishmentSynonym: governancegoverning bodyestablishmentbrassorganizationorganisation
6. the tenure of a president
e.g. things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration
Synonym: presidencypresidential term
- intensive
noun
1. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
e.g. `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifierSynonym: intensifier
- lecturer
noun
1. a public lecturer at certain universities
Synonym: lectorreader
2. someone who lectures professionally
- executives
- travelling
noun
1. the act of going from one place to another
e.g. he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel
Synonym: traveltraveling
- networking
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