{"id":594,"date":"2010-05-09T03:29:56","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T11:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=594"},"modified":"2023-01-15T19:57:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T03:57:24","slug":"bep-160-int-talking-about-your-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/09\/bep-160-int-talking-about-your-company\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 160 &#8211; Talking about your Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-594-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP160-Mob.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP160-Mob.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP160-Mob.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP160POD\/html5.html\" title=\"Business English Pod 160 - Talking about your Company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-160-Talking-about-your-Company.jpg\" alt=\"BEP 160 - Describing your Company\" width=\"1500\" height=\"643\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-160-Talking-about-your-Company.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-160-Talking-about-your-Company-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-160-Talking-about-your-Company-600x257.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEP-160-Talking-about-your-Company-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on talking about your job and company.<\/p>\n<p>What can you say about your company?  How would you describe it?  There are a number of things to consider.  There&#8217;s the company size, its employees, and its branches.  But there&#8217;s also company history, culture, reputation, and future plans.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s lesson, we&#8217;ll cover language for talking about your company.  We&#8217;ll start with giving the basic facts and then move on to ways to describe company culture and structure, reputation, and the organization&#8217;s future plans and goals.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll listen to Stella, an IT manager, and Ronda, a recruiter who is helping Stella find a new job.  In the last episode, Stella told Ronda about her job and her concerns about the company&#8217;s old equipment and outdated technology.  Today, she&#8217;ll tell Ronda more about the company itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listening Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.  How many people work at Stella&#8217;s company?<br \/>\n2.  What does Stella&#8217;s company sell?<br \/>\n3.  What are two ways the company contributed to the local community?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Premium Members: <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/transcripts\/BEP160SN-Talking_Company.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP160QIZ\/presentation_html5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span> <\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP160PC.mp3\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PhraseCast<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/quiz\/BEP160POD\/html5.html\">Lesson Module<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEP160-Mob.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the second of a two-part Business English Pod series on talking about your job and company. 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