Summary: Business Japanese is a three-hour all-audio straightforward course that will help you to acquire essential up-to-date business language. You can use the course at any time - to dip into in the office or as a refresher before travelling to a meeting. Through realistic conversations and authentic material, the Business Zones will give you all the specialist terms you need for your role or your project. The CDs come with a booklet containing the transcript of the recorded material as well as a glossary listing all the vocabulary from the course. The accompanying culture book will give you tips on etiquette and business culture so you will never be stuck for something to talk about or worry about committing blunders.
PRIMARILY ALL AUDIO – three CDs give all the business language the busy person needs to learn quickly and efficientlyUP-TO-DATE, RELEVANT, BUSINESS LANGUAGE TAUGHT – no time wasted on unnecessary grammar or vocabularyFOCUS ON BUSINESS ETIQUETTE AND CULTURE – the areas where there is most uncertainty and anxietySUPPLEMENTARY BOOK AND GLOSSARY – give the detail not possible on the audio and act as a quick reference when travelling or in the office
PRIMARILY ALL AUDIO – three CDs give all the business language the busy person needs to learn quickly and efficiently
UP-TO-DATE, RELEVANT, BUSINESS LANGUAGE TAUGHT – no time wasted on unnecessary grammar or vocabulary
FOCUS ON BUSINESS ETIQUETTE AND CULTURE – the areas where there is most uncertainty and anxiety
SUPPLEMENTARY BOOK AND GLOSSARY – give the detail not possible on the audio and act as a quick reference when travelling or in the office
Table of Contents: Building relationshipsIntroductionsOpening & closing a phone callOpening & closing a meetingOpening & closing an emailOpening & closing a letterAccepting an invitationGiving an invitiationDeclining an invitationGiving giftsDiscussing familyDiscussing workDiscussing friendsDiscussing your countryMarketing:Explaining company profilePutting out a press releaseTranslating your company brochureDesigning your company websiteMaking contact by emailMaking contact by telephoneDoing a mail shotDiscussing at an exhibitionAttending a conferenceSellingResponding to an emailResponding to a letterResponding to an enquiry by telephonePutting in a proposalAttending a presentationVisiting a clientHolding a meetingHolding negotiations (offers, counter-offers, discounts)Purchasing & ManufacturingMaking an enquirySourcing materialsSourcing suppliersProductionDelivering product/servicePackagingShipping a productDelivering a serviceCustomer serviceDealing with a complaintProviding after-sales careProducing instruction manualsProviding technical informationCustomer’s legal rightsLegalNegotiating contractsLegal company structuresTaking legal actionFinanceSettling the financesDiscussion of company performance (sales, profit, annual report … )Accounting structuresUnderstanding accountsMergers & acquisitionsHRSending a CVReading a CVDesigning a job description (roles & responsibilities)Placing a job advertConducting a job interviewRecruiting your teamLooking after your teamTraining your teamSharing the company visionEmployment practice & lawTechnologyGetting your computer on the internetGetting your computer onto the networkDesigning a websiteTranslating a websiteSelling over the internet (e-commerce)Mobile technology
About the Author(s): Sarah Carroll has spent five years as a language consultant, working in the global language and cultural industry serving both individuals and business. A graduate in French and the teaching of European language, Sarah is a keen linguist and is well known in the language world. She is the founder of the highly successful language learning website languageadvantage.com.
