{"id":15623,"date":"2020-09-06T09:59:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T17:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=15623"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:14:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:14:28","slug":"bep-362-english-idioms-strengths-weaknesses-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2020\/09\/06\/bep-362-english-idioms-strengths-weaknesses-1\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 362 &#8211; English Idioms for Strengths and Weaknesses (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15623-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP362-Strengths-Idioms-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP362-Strengths-Idioms-1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP362-Strengths-Idioms-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 362 - Business English Idioms for Strengths and Weaknesses 1\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP362POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-600x262.jpg\" alt=\"Business English Pod 362 - English Idioms for Strengths and Weaknesses 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-15618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-600x262.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-200x87.jpg 200w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-400x175.jpg 400w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1-800x349.jpg 800w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-362-LESSON-Business-English-Idioms-Strengths-Weaknesses-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Business English<\/a> Pod for today\u2019s lesson on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-idioms\/\" title=\"Business English idioms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">business English idioms<\/a> related to strengths and weaknesses. <\/p>\n<p>Walk into any office or staff room and listen to what people are talking about. There\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll hear people talking about other people. And in many cases those conversations are about what they\u2019re good at, and what they\u2019re not good at. In other words, you\u2019ll find people talking about other people\u2019s strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>And it not just gossip. We talk about people\u2019s strengths and weaknesses every time we make a hiring decision, assemble a project team, or delegate tasks. We even talk about our own strengths and weaknesses in these same contexts. Whatever the situation, and whoever you\u2019re talking about, there are lots of <a href=\"http:\/\/business English idioms\" title=\"English idioms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English idioms<\/a> for discussing strengths and weaknesses. And it\u2019s some of these idioms we\u2019ll learn today. <\/p>\n<p>In the lesson, we\u2019ll hear a business conversation between three managers at a mining company. They\u2019re creating a job posting for a new communications director, and they\u2019re discussing the strengths a good Director will have and the weaknesses they want to avoid. They\u2019re also discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the past communications director. The three colleagues use many idioms related to strengths and weaknesses during their discussion. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tAccording to Annette, what did they think of the previous communications director when they hired him?<br \/>\n2.\tWhat does Drew say about Carl\u2019s skills with social media?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat does Laura say the new director will have to do, especially with an expansion and so much work in the future?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP362SN-Strengths-Idioms-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP362QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a 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