{"id":113,"date":"2007-02-03T19:15:06","date_gmt":"2007-02-04T03:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/02\/03\/bep-32-adv-teleconferencing-brainstorming-discussing-ideas\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T14:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T22:20:56","slug":"bep-32-adv-teleconferencing-brainstorming-discussing-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/02\/03\/bep-32-adv-teleconferencing-brainstorming-discussing-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 32 &#8211; Meetings: Brainstorming &#038; Discussing Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-113-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP032ADV-Brainstorming.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP032ADV-Brainstorming.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP032ADV-Brainstorming.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>New versions of this lesson are available here<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2018\/01\/13\/bep-32-a-discussing-solutions-problem-teleconference-english-1\/\">BEP 32 A \u2013 English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (1)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2018\/01\/20\/bep-32-b-business-english-for-discussing-solutions-to-a-problem-2\/\">BEP 32 B \u2013 English for Discussing Solutions to a Problem (2)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this Business English Podcast lesson we take another look at the language used to suggest and discuss ideas in meetings and teleconferences. 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