{"id":17712,"date":"2022-02-13T11:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T19:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=17712"},"modified":"2022-10-11T11:38:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T19:38:41","slug":"bep-383-business-by-phone-3-routine-check-in-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/13\/bep-383-business-by-phone-3-routine-check-in-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 383 &#8211; Business by Phone 3: Routine Check-in Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-17712-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP383-Routine-Check-in.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP383-Routine-Check-in.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP383-Routine-Check-in.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"BEP 383 - Business English Telephone 3 - Routine Weekly Check-in Meeting\" href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP383POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-383-LESSON-Business-English-Telephone-Check-in-Meeting.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 383 - Business English for Telephone 3: Routine Check-in\" width=\"1500\" height=\"645\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-383-LESSON-Business-English-Telephone-Check-in-Meeting.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-383-LESSON-Business-English-Telephone-Check-in-Meeting-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-383-LESSON-Business-English-Telephone-Check-in-Meeting-600x258.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-383-LESSON-Business-English-Telephone-Check-in-Meeting-768x330.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/\" title=\"Business English\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business English Pod<\/a> for today\u2019s lesson on doing business by phone. This is the first of a pair of lessons on routine and spontaneous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/telephoning\/\" title=\"Telephone English\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business phone conversations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now what do I mean when I say \u201croutine\u201d and \u201cspontaneous\u201d phone conversations? Routine means something we do often or something that follows a set pattern. But spontaneous means suddenly, without any planning. Having a spontaneous conversation in English is very challenging. Today we\u2019ll start with a more routine weekly check-in, and our next lesson will show you how to handle more unexpected situations. <\/p>\n<p>A weekly check-in is a chance to talk with your supervisor about how your work is going. That might include reporting your progress or the status of different projects or work. It might also mean sharing your successes and asking for help or guidance with challenges. And if you\u2019re like most people, there\u2019s always lots to talk about, so you may also have to request time to look at a specific issue.<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s dialog, we\u2019ll join Sonny, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/tag\/logistics\/\" title=\"English for logistics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">logistics manager<\/a> for a clothing company called Boston Vintage. Sonny works in Asia and is talking on the phone with his supervisor Cam, who works in the U.S. Their conversation is a weekly check-in about recent work, challenges, and progress.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat topic does Sonny request time to discuss during the call?<br \/>\n2.\tWhat does Sonny report that he is making some progress on?<br \/>\n3.\tWhat success is Sonny happy to report?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP383SN-Routine-Check-in.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP383QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/content18\/BEP383PC.mp3\" 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