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Being able to describe people is a basic language skill, but in a business environment, describing people is much more complex than simply knowing the right words. In the workplace, everything you say is used to evaluate you as a person, and the way you refer to others is a direct reflection [...]

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Pregnant with meaning and short on syllables, the commonplace use of proverbs and other sayings in business is understandable: they allow the speaker to communicate an entire concept using a few well-known words.
Here you find common sayings used by native English speakers in business conversations, along with a description of their deeper [...]

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On 7 July 2005, a series of coordinated terrorist bomb blasts hit London’s public transport system during the morning rush hour. The bombings killed 52 commuters and the four suicide bombers, and injured 700 others. Shortly after, John Simpson, BBC’s World Affairs Editor, wrote:
“Now that the bombs have exploded, and thousands of newspaper pages and [...]

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One of the inevitable pitfalls in English is knowing how to make the things you say sound politer without sounding overly formal.
An inexorable fact of life is that most people take whatever they’ve learned at school and throw it out the window. Then they do something else.
Here are the real rules:
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Owad Business English Trainer
If you regularly have trouble understanding some native English speakers but not others, or if your ability to understand seems to be situation-dependent, your English skills alone may not be totally at fault. Many factors can contribute to your ability to understand a native speaker. 
Your ability to master or control each of [...]

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Owad Business English Trainer
Contact is a cornerstone of business. Without it, businesses would have no customers, get nothing done and earn no income. There would be no jobs and no economy. People would have no friends. Consider for a moment a world where contact is rare. Unexpectedly, you encounter two people. One simply looks at [...]

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Almost anyone would agree that making small talk is the first step toward developing friendly personal relationships. It’s also clear that developing such relationships is the key to developing strong business relationships. The better you are at small talk, the more successful you’ll be on the job, at home and on the [...]

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In the Western World, the topic of sports is a common interest that many share. Asking your conversation partner about his or her sports interests or about recent sporting events is a good way to start and hold a good conversation without ever having to get into personal territory.
Sport Smalltalk

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As an ice breaker for small talk with strangers or acquaintances over the phone, weather is an ideal, low-risk conversation starter that will never leave you grasping for the right words.
Improve your skills:
Smalltalk – Wie ist das Wetter?

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Words that are identical or similar in two related languages are called cognates. Over the centuries, however, the meanings of words can drift. This process can result in cognates that have completely different meanings in two languages.
The learner of a new language must be careful: words he may think mean the same [...]

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