TEST YOUR PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH VOCABULARY

TEST YOUR PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH VOCABULARY
ECGE12 – Year 2008-2009
Made by G3
FREQUENT PHRASAL VERBS
to give up
to give away
to get in
to get on
to get off
to get out
to get out of somewhere
to get away
to get along
to get through
to get round
to get up
to get used to something
to get to
to get into debt
to get rich
to look out
to look up
to look down
to look after
to look at
to look for
to look like
to look alike
to look into
to look over
to go up
to go down
to go for
to go in / into
to go on
to go over
to go round
to go out
to go deeper
to go before
to go with
to go bad
to go wrong
G3
abandonner
donner
entrer
monter, s'améliorer
partir, descendre
sortir, descendre, s'échapper
se tirer d'un endroit
s'échapper
s'en sortir
traverser, passer, réussir
???
se lever, monter, gravir
être habitué à quelque chose
parvenir
s'endetter
s'enrichir
prendre garde, faire attention
lever les yeux
baisser les yeux
s'occuper de
regarder
chercher
ressembler à
se ressembler
examiner
réviser
monter
descendre, s'abaisser, baisser, se dégonfler
attaquer, aimer
entrer
poursuivre, continuer, se prolonger
réviser, repasser, parcourir
tourner, parcourir, contourner
partir, sortir, s'absenter, aller dehors
approfondir
devancer
accompagner
se gâter
aller mal
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to go through
to go further
to go ahead
to liaise with
to deal with
to set up
to move to
to drop out
to report to someone
to look after finance
to run on
to be responsible for something
to be in charge of something
to farm out
= to rellocate = délocaliser
to strike back
to be betrayed by someone
to switch on
allumer
to switch off
éteindre
to broke down
to keep crashing
to be out of order
to sort out
to push in
to lift out
to screw in
to turn on
to hold on a moment
to get through
to put through
to hang up
to ring back
to take down
to speak up
to call back
rappeler
to come up with
to count on someone
compter sur quelqu'un
to tell someone about something raconter quelque chose à quelqu'un
to start with
to move on
to turn to
to sum up
to go back
to run out of something
être à court de quelque chose
to remember to do something
to bring someone up
élever quelqu'un
to prevent someone from doing something
to stop to do
arrêter dans le but de quelque chose
G3
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to stop doing
...
to try to do
essayer de faire
to try doing
expérimenter quelque chose
to be used to
être habituer à quelque chose
to get rid of something
to come to a head
to turn out
to take out
to be in the clear
to account for
to cash in
to keep up with
to put to the test
to run up credit
to pride oneself on something
to apply for
to turn out to be
to hold back
to bring about
to live on
to make a living
to flip on one's head
to bail out
to fit in
to tie up
to set up
to pick up
to border on
to grab someone's attention
to strive to do something
to insist on something
to think of something
to apologised for something
to forgive for something
to skive off
to turn out
to take over
to mess up
to pass out
to work with
to slip into
to sort out
to throw in
to squeeze something out of something
to check up
to get with
to find out
G3
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to fail to do something
to put off
to stand up
to stand out
to turn over the page
to take on/off your clothes/shoes/glass
to keep off the grass
to keep up the good work
to fill in a form
to put on
to put out
to wrap up
to jump in
to pan out
to strike off
to barge in
to plug into consist in something
to happen to someone
to hear of something
to listen to something
to pay someone for something
to rely on someone
to wait for something/someone
to be good at +ing
to be capacble of +ing
to be interested in +ing
to be tired of +ing
to be arrested for +ing
to be worth +ing
to keep on +ing
to like +ing
to love +ing
to stop +ing
to enjoy +ing
to give up +ing
to detest +ing
to dislike +ing
G3
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Stakeholder
shrinkage
to trigger
unnecessary unpackaging
Staff turnover
To escalate
Working under someone
cost cutting
= outsource
perks
promotion prospects
= promotion opportunities
workloads
Trade Union strike back
leak
fuite
sweatshop
slang
= informal english
To get things done
To look for
chercher
Approach
approche, démarche
Achievement
réalisation, accomplisseùent, réussite, achèvement
graduate
diplomé, licencié, obtenir un diplôme (v)
degree
diplôme
PhD
Philosophiae Doctor = Doctorat, Docteur (3ième cycle)
to apply
souscrire
first-class degree
un diplôme de première qualité
higher degree
diplôme du deuxième cycle, master
grant
accorder, octroyer
examinations
examens
BA
Bachelor of Arts = Baccalauréat en sciences humaines (1ier cycle)
Bsc
Bachelor of Sciences = Baccalauréat en sciences naturelles ou appliquées (1ier cycle)
MA
Master of Arts (2ième cycle)
MS
Master of Sciences (2ième cycle)
MD
Medecine Doctor (3ième cycle)
to take a year off
prendre une année de ''repos'' (= abscence de travail ou études)
to promote
promouvoir
to set up
fonder, installer, créer
to move to
se déplacer à
to drop out
laisser tomber, larguer
lifetime employment
un emploi pour la vie
to let go
laisser partir
auditor
expert-comptable
account
un compte
accounting
comptabilité
company
compagnie
general practitioner
médecin général
civil engineer
ingénieur civil
bank manager
manager de banque
G3
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Publisher
Trainer
lending possibilities
to advise
report
Civil servants
Civil Service
a « rep »
to head
to report to
to look after
to deal with
to liaise with
to listen to
to handle
to be working on
to carry out
to be involved in
to answer to
to work with
éditeur
formateur
possibiltés de prêt (bancaire, je suppose)
conseiller
exposé, P.V., rapport
grant
salary
wage
commission
fees
dividend
royalty
stock option
pension
tax
redundancy pay
subvention, don, donnation [student]
salaire [white-collar worker]
salaire [blue-collar worker]
commission [sales representative]
cotisation, honoraires [consultant]
dividendes (des actions d'une entreprise) [shareholder]
royalties = droits d'auteur [author]
stock option [senior manager]
pension [retired emplyee]
taxe [Governement]
[laid-off employee]
admission fees
registration fees
prix d'entrée
droit d'enregistrement
laid-off employee
blue-collar worker
white-collar worker
shareholder
travailleur manuel
travailleur intellectuel
actionnaire
pension plan
a fully portable pension
G3
= sales representative
gérer, être en tête, occuper la place la plus importante
rapporter à quelqu'un
s'occuper de
s'occuper de
écouter
s'occuper, manipuler
être en train de travailler sur
réaliser, accomplir
être impliquer dans
repondre à quelqu'un
travailler avec quelqu'un
plan de pension
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a contributory scheme
to pay a contribution
pension fund
lump sum
board of trustees
to retire
bridging pension
pensions brokers
fond de pension
somme forfaitaire
conseil de gestion
prendre sa retraite
''pension-relais''
8 + 54 : Internet & Computing Vocabulary
PC
= Personal Computer
mouse
souris
icons
icones
to point the cursor
pointer avec le curseur
to click
clicker
to delete
supprimer
word processing
dactylographier
to create a new file
créer un nouveau fichier
pull-down menus
menus déroulants
to save
sauver
to select
sélectionner
to copy
copier
a printer
une imprimante
to add up
additionner, totaliser, rajouter
a spreadsheet
un tableur
ISP
bookmark
browser
download >< upload
newsgroup
online >< offline
freeware / shareware / open source
homepage
hyperlink
intranet
ISDN
KISS
keyboard
search engine
spam
upgrade
virus
hardware >< software
CPU
RAM
G3
7/34
ROM
homepage
hyperlink
intranet >< internet
password
spam
laptop
network
router
Trojan
toolbar
to quit = to leave
to do business
to do a job
to do a deal
make money
make a loss
make a decision
take a long time
take appropriate measures
take a decision
have shares in a company
have something to eat
have a meeting
meet a deadline
meet customers exceptations
meet a target
launch a product
launch a campaign
launch a ship
cut costs
cut jobs
cut a price
carry out a research
carry out duties
carry out a market survey
achieve progress
achieve a breakthrough
achieve little
reach a decision
reach an agreement
reach a target
G3
faire des affaires
faire un marché (négoce)
faire de l'argent
prendre une décision
lancer un produit
lancer une campane
faire des recherches
réaliser des enquêtes de marché
atteindre une cible
8/34
open up a market
open a lettre
put forward a meeting
put a question
share prices fall
trees fall down in storms
fill in a form
be filled with pride
cut down on cigarettes
cut costs
lay off workers
lay foundations
break bad news to someone
break up inefficient compagnies
sell off parts of a company
sell goods at discount
kick yourself
kick off a meeting
take on extra staff
take too long
pick the best person
a market can pick up
bring up a problem at a meeting
bring dynamism to the job
carry out duties
carry passengers
les arbres tombent sous la bourrasque
être remplir de fierté
vendre des biens en promotion
prendre un travailleur supplémentaire
prendre trop de temps
choisir la meilleure personne
apporter un problème à une réunion
apporter du dynamisme au travail
s'acquitter de ses devoirs
prendre des passagers
He thinks strategically
He focuses on the consumer
He motivates people
He overcomes obstacles
He identifies market opportunities
He adds value
He reduces costs
He leads by exemple
He builds winning teams
He resolves conflict
He tranforms organizations
He manages and facilitates change
He measures performance
He maximizes profits
He gets results
G3
9/34
Expension in US generates new business
Chairman's speech sends clear signal to competitors
He cuts costs by closing regional offices
He meets clients needs more effectively than ever
He bends rules on advertising
He runs big risk with latest share issue
He makes small profit in fourth quarter
He board implement decision to close regional offices
Management reaches agreement with unions on new pay ans conditions
He plays leading role in advertising standards campaign
He launches new product in youth market
Chairman signs major contract with the Chinese
He increases market share after deal
the most loyal and valued customer
a hgh level of service
an extremly competitive price
the right approach
to improve our future prospect through expansion
to invest a large sum of money
We are now entering a critical stage
The result of all this will be easy ordering
More accurate figures on the status of yours orders
And guaranteed statisfaction for all
There has been a mixed reaction from some of our newer customers
These changes will make a positive contribution
We shall continue to operate by verbal agreement on telephone orders
Customized
Commited
Entrepreneurial
Curious
Effective
Balanced
Flexible
conveniently situated
totally unjustified
extensively tested
unfair dismissed
satisfactorily completed
G3
commodément situé
totallement injustifié
testé de manière extensive
licenciement injuste
completé de manière satisfaisante
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actively seeking
financially viable
deeply unsatisfactory
tactfully decline
highly recommended
it's absolutly certain
recherchant activement
financièrement viable
profondement insatisfait
décliner respectueusement (avec tact)
hautement recommendé
c'est absolument certain
being on the phone
being close to retirement
being under control
having a dispute over pay
a link between A and B
être au téléphone
être près de la retraite
être sous contrôle
un lien entre A et B
focus on something
se focaliser sur quelque chose
to arrive on time
arriver à temps
to divide into parts
diviser en parties
It's impossible to say at this stage in the negotiation that c'est impossible de dire à ce stade des
négociations que...
By the end of the month at the very latest
à la fin du mois au plus tard
to achieve in something
accomplir quelque chose
being on holiday
être en vacances
VERB
PERSON NOUN
GENERL NOUN
ADJECTIVE
Administer
administrator
administration
administrative
distribute
distributor
distribution
distributive
advise
Advisor / adviser
advice
advisory/advisable
construct
constructor
construction
constructive
innovate
innovator
innovation
innovation
Pay
Payer / payee
payment
payable
inspect
inspector
inspection
*********
promote
promoter
promotion
promotional
co-ordinate
Co-ordinator
Co-ordination
************
supervise
supervisor
supervision
supervisory
finance
financier
finance
financial
Slow payers
to solve problems
problem-solver
solutions
G3
payeur retardataire
résoudre des problèmes
''résolveur'' de problèmes
solution
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soluble
solvable
automotive
construction
consumer electronics
financial services
confectionery
software
telecommunications
media
pharmaceuticals
beverages
textiles
toiletries
real estate
transport
utilities
household goods
retail
fast food
catering
defence
e-commerce
tourism
extractive
secteur de l'automobile
secteur de la construction
secteur de l'électronique
secteur des services financiers
secteur de la confiserie et de la pâtisserie
secteur informatique (logiciel plus précisément)
secteur des télécommunications
secteur des médias
secteur des pharmaceutiques
secteur de la boisson
secetur des textiles
secteur de l'hyigène personelle
secteur de la propriété (immobilier ?)
secteur du transport
secteur des biens utilitaires
secteur des biens ménagers
secteur de la vente au détail
secteur des fast food
secteur de la restauration
secteur de la défense étatique et territoriale
secteur du commerce sur internet
secteur du tourisme
secteur minier
to be operating
spare capacity
installed
robots
assembly line
suppliers
component
just-in-time
order
consignment
delivery
conveyor belts
safety manager
être opérationnel
capaciter d'épargne
installé
robots
ligne d'assemblage
fournisseurs
composant
juste à temps
commande
envoi
livraison
chaine de transport
directeur de la sécurité
G3
12/34
quality manager
faulty goods
responsible de la qualité
biens (produits) défectueux
marketing
niche
brochure
hype
brand
upmarket
downmarket
sponsorship
crowded market
campaign
reposition
pitch
mailshot
merchandising
endorsement
junk mail
commercialisation, distribution
créneau
brochure
campagne publicitaire
marque
sponsoring, parrainage
marché bondé
campagne
replacer
promouvoir, battage publicitaire
publipostage
minor product with the name of a major one
adhésion
publicités nuisibles
maternity leave
workforce
in-house
night shift
appraisal interview
extra bonus
part-time
full-time
notice
to lay off
natural wastage
working hours
relocation allowances
équipe de nuit
interview d'évaluation
bonus extra (augmentation occasionelle)
mi-temps (38H / 2 = 19H environ / Semaine)
plein-temps (38H / Semaine)
demande de congé
licencier
gaspillage naturel
heures de travail
indemnités de mutation
to place an order
to import
delivery of the goods
delivery date
consignment
to send by sea freight
export departement
forwarding agent
passer une commande
importer
livraison des biens
date de livraison
expédition, envoi
envoyer par fret maritime
département d'export
agent de transport (d'achminement)
G3
13/34
distributor
letter of credit
shipping documents
bills of lading
warehouse
container
cargo
port of arrvial
destination
customs authorities
cleared
to acknowledge
CF
CIF
FAS
FOB
Distributeur (concessionnaire)
lettre de crédit
documents maritimes
feuille d'expédition
entrepôt
container
cargo, cargaison
port d'arrivée
destination
auorités d'achalandage
contrôlé
reconnaitre
Cost of Freight
Cost, Insurance and Freight
Free Alongside Ship
Free on Board
Coût de fret
Cout, assurance et fret
Franco quai
bankrupt
buyout
charges
currency
debt
dividend
flow
issue
losses
margin
profit
rate
banque-route
rachat à 100 % d'une société
charges
monnaie, devise
dette
dividende
flux
résultat
pertes
marge
profit
tarif, taux
relocation
risk
health and safety
equipment leasing
security
recycling
waste management
catering
power management
refurbishment
property portfolio management
mutation, délocalisation, réimplementation
risque
santé et sécurité
crédit-bail d'équipement
sécurité
recyclage
gestion des déchets
restauration
gestion de l'énergie
remise à neuf
gestion de portefeuille de propriété (personnel ?)
G3
14/34
contracts
garbage
to hire
to provide
to manage
utility costs
agreement
contrats
ordures
louer
fournir
gérer, administrer, diriger, mener, s'arranger
coûts de service
accord, contrat, entente, traité
heating
lighting
flooring an roofing
contract cleaning
furniture
hygiene
chauffage
éclairage
parquet (sol) & toiture
subsidy
subsidiary
policy
politic
polity
economic
economics
economy
economies
note
notice
moral
morale
safety
security
take over
overtake
subvention, subside, prime
subsidiaire, annexe, accessoire
politique
politique
sack
dismiss
demote
fire
check
survey
control
monitor
G3
fourniture
hygiène
système économique
économie, science économique
épargne, économie
billet
congé
la morale
le moral
sécurité
action, valeur, titre, nantissement
prise de pouvoir, rachat, prise de contrôle
doubler, dépasser, rattraper
*
*
15/34
predict
forecast
anticipate
analyse
lay off
employ
take on
recruit
rewrite
redraft
reword
restore
timetable
diary
schedule
strategy
banned
prohibited
postponed
forbidden
cancel
put off
put back
postpone
busy
engaged
tied up
unavailable
You're welcome
Not at all
It was a pleasure
Excuse me
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Yours truly
Regards
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* = odd ones
pros >< cons
strengths >< weaknesses
rise >< fall
increase >< reduce
profit >< loss
G3
16/34
expand >< contract
deposit >< withdraw
core >< peripheral
hire >< fire
accept >< decline
acquire >< sell off
recruit >< lay off
to sweep under the carpet
it don't cut some red tape
pouring cold water on
guinea pig
drew the line at
to be in a minefield
being working round the clock
no strings attached
play their cards right
reinvent the wheel
28 + Others : Acronyms
OHP
VCR
HQ
ROI
ROE
ROA
PC
CEO
COO
CAO
CFO
CPA
IOU
JFK
GNP
DTP
MBA
AGM
ISO
VAT
FT
AOB
G3
Over Head Projector
Video Casset Recorder
High Quality or Head Quarters
Return On Investment
Return On Equity
Return On Assets
Personal Computer
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Accounting Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Certificate Public Accountant
I Owe You (reconnaissance de dette)
John Fidjerald Kennedy
Gross National Product (PNB)
DeskTop Publishing
Master in Business Administration
Annual General Meeting
TVA
Any Other Business
17/34
JIT
USP
M&A
SMEs
MBO
MBWA
SWOT
P&L
PIN
NLP
DVD
CF
CIF
FAS
FOB
EBIT
ASAP
ISP
ISDN
KISS
PDF
ISO
BOGOF
IS
LAN
wpm
rpm
FTSE 100
CAC 40
BEL 20
M&A
AIDS
FT
MBWA
MD
PhD
MS
MA
BS
BA
NLP
PIN
TV
USP
wbw
CRM
CPU
G3
Just In Time
Small and Medium Entreprises (PME)
Management Buy Out
Strength Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Profit & Loss
Digital Versatile Disk
Cost of Freight
Coût de fret
Cost, Insurance and Freight
Cout, assurance et fret
Free Alongside Ship
Franco quai
Free on Board
As Soon As Possible
Keep It Short & Simple (Programming Principle)
Buy One Get One Free
word per minute
revolution per minute
Merger & Acquisition
SIDA
Financial Times (a famous newspaper)
Management By Walking Around
Medecine Doctor
Philosophiae Doctor
Master os Science
Master of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts
PNL
Personal Identification Number
TeleVision
Unique Selling Proposition
with best wishes
Customer Relationship Management
Central Processing Unit
18/34
GUI
RAM >< ROM
CSR
HR
PR
R&D
IT
CFROI
ROIC
ROCE
RONA
ROR
ROS
RAROC
Graphical User Interface
Corporate Social responsibility
Human Ressources
Public Relations
Research & Development
53 + Others : Tax-words Vocabulary
tax allowance
tax break
tax declaration
tax-deductible
tax evasion
tax exile
tax-free
tax haven
tax incentive
tax inspector
tax rate
tax relief
tax return
tax year
income tax
inheritance tax
progressive tax
wealth tax
2005
1$ = 1.46 €
1994 to 1996
7 correct answers of 10
G3
two thousand and five
19/34
the dimensions of a rectangle 3m and 2m
the result of an opinion survey
approximately six
at football, Germany 0, Brazil 0
3 cm-cube
3:2 as a ratio
a $10m loan
24/7 business
10m = 10 million
10bn = 10 billion
1 billion = 1000 million
1 ½ hours
minutes
period january to june
one and a half hours / an hour and a half / 90
six months (not half a year)
“appropriate clothes” vs “suits and tie”
“all executives know” and “their” vs “his” (twice)
“chair” vs “chairman”
“spokeswoman” vs “spokesman”
“staffing” vs “manpower”
“sales rep” vs “salesmen”
“employees” vs “men”
“staff” vs “man”
“Ms” vs “Miss”
“their” vs “his”
“women” vs “girls”
“one” vs “man”
“face-to-face” vs “man-to-man”
“person” vs “man”
complaints
faulty
damaged
reduction
overstretched
pay rises
bribe
insider dealing
bankrupt
slow payers
sacked
wrongful dismissal
G3
20/34
resigned
morale
failed
dropped
rumoured
agent
values
commitment
a role to play in ...-ing
advancement
respect
co-operate
protect
treat
provide
disclose
promote
corruption
bribes = kickbacks = baksheesh
take on board
a major player
to grow the company
focus on the big picture
window of opportunity
our business partners
cutting-edge
user-friendly
to be proactive
tailor-made
the bottom line
synergy
to downsize the organization
our war chest
We do not have a level playing field.
to move the goalposts
We will blow the whistle.
Global operator
But we will also stick to our knitting.
I'm not a number cruncher.
I can only give you ballpark figures today.
G3
understand and accept
a leading company
increase the size of
have a general view of the situation
a chance to do business
the people we do business with
up-to-date
easy-to-use
anticipate needs
customized
our basic objective
dynamic and productive relationship
cut the workforce of
a large amount of readily available cash
Business conditions are unfair
change the rules (without consultation)
Protest at unfair treatment
worldwide
Concentrate on core activities
Good at figures
Approximate
21/34
market-driven
results-driven
client-focused
best practice
Return On Capital
Return On Assets
Profit Margin
Asset Utilization
Sales to fixed assets
Current Ratio
Borrowing Ratio
Equity Gearing
Income Gearing
Profit to Wages
Return On Insvestment
Debt to Equity
Profit before tax expressed as a percentage of capital employed
Profit before tax expressed as a ratio in relation to total assets
Profit before tax expressed as a percentage of sales
Sales expressed as a ratio in relation to total assets
Sales expressed as a ratio in relation to fixed assets
Current assets including quoted investments expressed as a ratio
in relation to current liabilities
Total debt expressed as a ratio in relation to net worth
Shareholder's funds expressed as a percentage of total liabilities
Gross interest paid as a percentage of pre-interest, pre-tax profit
Profit expressed as a ratio in relationto employee remuneration
Pre-interest profit expressed as a percentage of capital employed
plus short-term loans
Long-term loans expressed as a ratio in relation to shareholders's
funds
Acquisition
Merger integration teams
Strategic alliances
Strategic planning
Mission an value statements
Customer Satisfaction Measurement
Benchmarking
Total Quality Management
Re-Engineering
A Balanced Scorecard
Buy other companies.
Form a group of people whose mission is to create a
common culture for the new bigger company.
Establish joint ventures.
Prepare systematically for the future.
Produce documents that tell everyone where we
want to go and what we stand for.
Work for 100% client satisfaction.
Do detailed comparaisons od the performance of
different parts of the organization with that of
similar organizations elsewhere.
Adopt ISO 9000 standards.
Redesign business processes in order to improve
productivity.
Work to a wide range of performance measures.
ISO = International Organization for Standardization.
A cornerstone of your strategy is a very important part – a key feature – of your strategy.
G3
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Project team
project manager
project leader
run over budget
run into problems
run a feasibility study
behind schedule
on schedule
ahead of schedule
quality control
quality assurance
quality circle
on budget
over budget
under budget
risk control
risk management plan
risk assessment
invitation to bid
bid documents
bid selection
cost estimates
cost monitoring
cost control
actual start date
actual finish date
actual cost of work performed
Mind maps
Key verbs in project management are :
initiate => plan => execute => control => close
Financial Management
Delegation
Intercultural Communication Skills
Communication Skills
Project Management
Team Development
Leadership
Time Management
G3
Increase margins and control costs
Give work to your subordinates
Work with people from different countries and
backgrounds
Talk to and listen to people better
Set budgets, organize schedules and meet deadlines
Work with other poeple
Motivate and direct other poeple
Prioritize your work, and not put off important tasks
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Assertiveness Training
Negociating Skills
Be more ready to stand up to other poeple
Bargain with business partners
Another term of assessment interview is appraisal interview.
Annual appraisal interview
360-degree appraisal
Keynote
Conference
Presentation
Trends
Plenary session
Audience
Fee
Equipment
Stand
Exhibition
1. Give SUBJECT of presentation.
2. QUESTIONS OK.
3. LEAD INTO Part 1 : History.
4. SUMMARIZE and close Part 1.
5. LINK to Part 2 : Options.
6. VISUAL AID : show figures (transparency).
7. Summarize and CLOSE Part 2.
8. MOVE ON to Part 3 : Recommendations.
9. CLOSE.
10. INVITE further QUESTIONS.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
G3
I want to talk to you today about...
Please interrupt if you have anything you'd like to ask.
So let's start with wome background information to explain...
To sum up, the past record of this project is...
Now I'd like to mve on to the choices we face today.
As you can see, the results are...
That's all I want to say about the current alternatives.
Let's now move on to the options which I personally...
Thank you for your attention.
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10. Does anyone have anything to ask or to comment on ?
1. It's important to maintain eye contact with the people you are talking to.
2. Clearly signal the structure of your talk during the introduction.
3. Select and order your material carefully during the preparation stage of your presentation.
4. Use the right body language to get your message across.
5. Dress appropriatly.
6. Difficult questions should always be handeld politely and diplomatically.
7. Establish a positive relationship with your audience as quickly as possible.
8. People will lose interest if you do not move your talk along a lively pace.
9. Take a few deep breaths before you start, to help your overcome your initial nervousness.
10. Use your voice effectively and appropriately.
11. Make sure your visual aids are clear and easy to follow.
12. Design and position your notes so that you can refer to them easily at all times.
1. Sophie welcome the participants.
2. She checked to see who was present.
3. She opened the meeting.
4. She stated the main objective of the meeting.
5. She reminded everyone of how long the meeting was suppose to last.
6. She asked Toby if he would make notes during the meeting.
7. She invited Harold to introduce the first point.
8. Naomi strongly supported Harold.
9. Rebecca made an alternative suggestion.
10. Jacob tried to interrupt.
11. But Rebecca wouldn't let him.
12. Sophie tried to speed the meeting up.
13. She obciously felt the discussion was getting away from the main point.
14. Sophie invited Jamie to contribute.
15. Felix asked Jamie for clarification.
16. Sophie summarized the discussion.
17. Then she moved the meeting on to the next point.
18. Finally, she thanked everyone for coming.
19. And she closed the meeting.
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1. Thanks to everyone for coming. I hope you didn't have too much trouble getting here.
2. Is everyone here ?
3. OK, let's make a start.
4. The reason we're all here today is to...
5. This meeting is scheduled to finish at...
6. Could you takes the minutes ?
7. Could you lead on this one ?
8. It's an obviously great idea. I couldn't agree more.
9. Yes, but I've got another idea.
10. Could I just say something ?
11. Let me finish.
12. We're running short time.
13. I think we're in danger of getting sidetracked.
14. What do you think ?
15. If I understand you correctly, you're saying that...
16. Let me just go to the main points.
17. Let's go on to the next item.
18. I'm grateful to you all for your time.
19. That's all for today.
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Absolute
accelerated learning
accident
acknowledgement
advice
AIDS
airline
all over the world
apology
application
appointment
appraisal
attachment
attendance
auditory learning
awareness of multiple
intelligences
body language
bookark
broadcast
browser
buffet car
bypass
cable
G3
call back
capital
career development
carriage
Central Europe
central government
change organization
channel
cheap
check
civil service
clear
close the meeting
commercial
communication
competency development
competitive
complaint
confirmation
congratulations
consistent
cornerstone
corporation tax
cost-driven organization
cost of living
creativity
currency
customer-driven organization
cut off
deadline
(in)directness of communication
distance learning
distributor
diverse organization
download
driving licence
drug abuse
easter part of Germany
Eastern Seaboard
easy
emotion
emotional intelligence
employee relations
employment
empowered organization
English Midlands
entrepreneurship
environment
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expenses
extra
Far East
fast
federal
film
flexibility
focus on the competency gap
former Soviet Union
forwarded message
free
freeware / shareware / open
source
friendly
fun
game plan
game show
gender
general election
generous
get back
get through
globalization
goal
graduation from the corporate
university
growth
hand luggage
hang on
hang up
hatchback
head of state
health care
helpful
higher taxation
high-speed train
holiday
homelessness
homepage
housing
humour
hyperlink
immigration
improved public service
income tax
Indian sub-continent
inheritance tax
G3
ISP
intranet
inward investment
ISDN
jam
job
KISS
keyword
knowledge organization
lateral thinking
law and order
leadership
learner autonomy
learning from misstakes
learning organization
letter of apology
letter of application
letter of complaint
letter of credit
letter of enquiry
letter of invitation
letter of rejection
letter requesting payment
lifelong learning
local authority
local government
long-lasting
look up
MBWA
manufacturing base
maternity
mayor
media empire
Member of Parliament
Middle East
Mid-West
mono/polychronic cultures
motivation
movie
NLP
newsgroup
objective
online
open
opposition
order
organization
organizational hierarchy
organized labour
Pacific Rim
parliamentary majority
pedestrianized area
pension
people
people organization
personal
personal savings
pick up
plan
politician
positive
Prime Minister
progressive tax
public investment
punctuality
put through
quality press
racism
rapid
rate of inflation
recession
recognition
recovery
recycling
referendum
regional government
request
research-driven organization
reservation
response to an inquiry
reward
ring road
risk
ruling coalition
Russia
saloon
satellite
satisfaction
search engine
self-esteem
service
service sector
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shuttle bus
skills shortage
soap
social security
South East Asia
Southern Italy
spam
studio
tabloid press
take down
talk show
target
tax allowance
tax break
tax declaration
tax-deductible
tax evasion
G3
tax exile
tax-free
tax haven
tax incentive
tax inspector
tax rate
tax relief
tax return
tax year
technology
thank
throughout the world
time
time management
title
toll station
total
TV
unemployment
upgrade
up-to-date
VAT
vandalism
virtual organization
virus
vision
warning
walfare state
West Africa
West Coast
wbw
work/life balance
written warning
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The Business Book's Vocabulary
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an assignment
autonomy
beating
the done thing
to burst into tears
the dress code
etiquette
to get in
to get out
initiative
an intern
to pick up
to skive off
to be stressed out
to turn out
as such as
dog eat dog
on a day-to-day basis
on a daily basis
on a monthly basis
on a annual basis
organigram
an overview of something
predecessor
to take over
to overtake
to blame
to dive
to neglect
nickel
polish
successor
tactful
authoritarian
to clear the air
commitment
to meet / miss a deadline
dogmatic
a threatening look
an appendix
conveyor belt
fancy
gearbox
it's a good job that ...
mailshot
to mess up
rapport
to take the mickey
a waste of time
body language
bounce back
echo
headache
open / closed question
outlook
paraphrase
to pass out
perspective
reassess
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betray
browser
bully
to cause an uproar
cheery
computer literacy
counterpart
dead-end job
G3
East Enders
emphasize
to farm out
leak
overseas
perk
slap in the face
to slip into
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sweatshop
UNISON / USDAW
worlds apart
brainless
condescending
clip
to earth
retain
side panel
slot
broadband
ISP
laptop
network
router
to sort out
upgrade
closet
come again ?
Crash
to freeze
PDF
plug
to plug in
to unplug
power outage
to quit = to leave
toolbar
accounts payable
ASAP
crack
duplicate
inconsistency
patch
Trojan (horse)
write-off
bathroom break
to claim
to come up with
to count on someone
from the horse's mouth
meal break
planned obsolescence
Q4
shift
staff turnover
to swap
triple
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artheritic
blister pack
branding
bruise
drawing-board
focus group
interface
know-how
mockup
pilfer
pitch
pliers
point of sale
premium
rag
rage
seduce
shape
shrinkage
G3
slash
sprain
stab
stakeholder
to tear
to trigger
turn-around
water down
weld
wrap
wrestle
beta test
bird's-eye view
blueprint
chart
focus group
fool
grab
mockup
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overlay
retardant
tamper with
antenna
browse
bump
comply
concentric
cope
device
drop
enpowerment
flip cover
frill
lead-time
patent
rating
replica
retractable
to get rid of something
scketch
spreadsheet
workhorse
anecdote
bulky
green light
hook
lecture
overwhelmingly
ping
precedent
rhetorical question
tracking
to wrap up
alloy
benefit
feature
intuitive
plug-in
quibble
stand out
BOGOF
chequered
dine-in
franchisee
fusion cuisine
gourmet
slide
strengthen
threat
USP
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to acknowledge
aptitude
attune
calling
compromise
core
dicey
to dig into something
earth-shattering
gel
granular
to jump in
inertia
light
to pan out
pick
posse
sculpt
G3
shallow
shift
spark
start the ball rolling
stay put
to strike off
tap
think through
treadmill
vocation
asset
assignment
concern
controversial
fast track
to fire
to hire
flag
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greedy
headhunter
high-flier
to liaise
mentor
multitask(ing)
novel
on the spot
raise
unconventional
wannabe
appraisal
assault course
cog
deposit
divorcee
hand
kid
knock over
relevant
submit
undergraduate
achievement
to come around
commitment
cope
rapport
regardless of
resent
strength
weakness
faculty
grade
IS
LAN
networking
wpm
accommodation
ecofind your feet
gap year
organic
sabbatical
stap back
tangible
underprivileged
shortlist
together with
it's a waste of time
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to barge in
beware
brisk
e-tailer
eyeball
flag
intrusive
publicity-traded
pushy
smother
tracking
bank statement
dust
ISO
rpm
willing
unwilling
auditor
insignificant
G3
lead time
nitty-gritty
package
reluctant
tentative
breakdown
contingency
fee
mail order
mailshot
marchant account
process
prospect
to upgrade
to allocate
gourmet
incentive
to squeeze something out of something
to throw in
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upgrade
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adverse
to align
altruism
bean
bear
contend
corporate social responsability
credo
dismay
global warming
hybrid
mindful
offset
presumption
sound
to strive
sue
sustainable
utility
ad hoc
extravagant
fellow
fine
foodstuff
lawsuit
regulatory
industrial espionnage
leak
leakage
nitrate
outplacement
protracted
savings
civil servant
disabled
ethnic minority
slim
tender
to turn a blind eye to something
commitment
derive
paternalism
positive discrimination
stakeholder
derelict
flammable
greenfield site
hazardous
toxic
upset
worthless
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mergers & acquisitions
assets
due diligence
external growth
gene
homogenize
invoke
laid-back
open enrolment
prestigious
sorely
susceptible
synergy
G3
take one's eye off the ball
takeover
turmoil
bid
expire
float
flotation
FTSE 100
patent
prestigious
rumour
wave
asking price
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common ground
copycat
freelance
to go ahead
implant
prosecute
take something by storm
breakdown
crucial
deteriorate
disposable income
figure
highligth
overload
bullet points
distracting
font
ofshore
threat
vague
charismatic
Cost of Sales
EBIT
meteoric
newcomer
to rock
ruthless
slick
trumpet
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to chase
creditworthiness
draft
level paying field
to go down
pinball
proactive
take on board
to think outside the box
trace
wizard
would-be
file
frequent-flyer scheme
to drop off
jet-lagged
levy
pitch
policy
preliminary
scope
G3
implication
to quit = to leave
disregard
extend
factoring
outstanding
overdue
oversight
to settle
we trust
accommodation
armoury
incentive
loyalty
resort
uncollectible
to vet
vulgar
word of mouth
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