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Sales techniquesSarah We make financial software for medium-sized companies. Competition is strong - not necessarily price competition, because in our sector, quality , reliability and service are far...

A sales forecastAnke Reigl Is everyone ready ? Good, then I’ll begin. Ok ... Well, based on average growth in sales over the last two years and given the relatively stable state of the market at the...

A culture of debtEconomist Perhaps the greater legacy of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is the way he transformed people’s attitude to credit and debt. During his term of office not only th...

discussing costsCA=Cost accountant GM=General managerCA Look, we’ve got to do something. Doing nothing is not an option. Our margins will just get squeezed more and more.GM Ok. What do you suggest?C...

Matchingwe are accused frequently of doing nothing about the ageing population and the consequent hole in pension funds. But you have to understand that, at the moment at any rate, there are no popula...

Exam practice1) I don’t believe in the capital markets. For a start they are unpredictable and for another thing, not everyone has the possibility to take such risks with their money. I have always ...

A contract to supplyB=Barbara P=PaulB Paragon. Can I help you ?P Hello, is that Barbara ?B Yes, speaking.P Hi, Barbara, this is Paul from A1 Flooring in London. I’m just calling to discuss the exten...

Telephone expressions1) A Can I speak to Yan Lin, please?B I’m sorry, the liner is engaged. Would you like to hold?A No, that’s ok. I’ll call back later.2) A I’m afraid Mr. Chiu is out of the ...

This is the Business English Certificate Higher 2, Listening Test 3.Part One. Questions 1 to 12.You will hear a spokesperson telling a group of business people about the Business Support Agency- an or...

You will hear five different people talking about changing their jobs.For each extract there are two tasks. Look at Task One. For each question 13-17, choose the reason for changing jobs, from the lis...