{"id":148,"date":"2007-04-24T23:04:25","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T07:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/04\/24\/bep-44-int-%e2%80%93-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation\/"},"modified":"2023-01-02T14:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T22:44:31","slug":"bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2007\/04\/24\/bep-44-int-socializing-striking-up-a-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 44 &#8211; Socializing: Striking Up a Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-148-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP044-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP044-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP044-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Business English Pod lesson is the first in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2007\/04\/28\/bep-45-int-socializing-keeping-a-conversation-going\/\">two-part series on the basics of social English<\/a>: starting a conversation, keeping it going, and finishing it appropriately. Successful conversation is an important part of networking &#8211; the skill of building up a network of contacts and relationships.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, you&#8217;ll be learning skills and language for starting and finishing a conversation appropriately. In the next, you&#8217;ll practice how to keep a conversation going.<\/p>\n<p>The conversations take place at the Asia-Pacific HR conference for Multi-Fresh, a major global producer of health beverages. A beverage is a drink.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll hear two dialogues. In the first, Penny, an HR officer from Malaysia, strikes up a conversation with George, the Asia-Pacific learning and development manager. \u201cTo strike up a conversation\u201d means to start a conversation, usually with someone you don&#8217;t know too well.<\/p>\n<p>In the second dialogue, Pat, an HR officer from Australia, then tries his best to strike up a conversation with George.<\/p>\n<p><B><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/listening-quiz\/\">Listening Questions:<\/a><\/B><\/p>\n<p>1)\tWhat office is Penny from?<br \/>\n2)\tWhat does Penny think about the speech?<br \/>\n3)\tHave Pat and George already met?<br \/>\n4)\tDoes George have time to talk to Pat?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/StudyNotes\/BEP044SN-Socializing_Starting.pdf\">PDF Transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP044-Mob.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Business English Pod lesson is the first in a two-part series on the basics of social English: starting a conversation, keeping it going, and finishing it appropriately. 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