Ep 01: First Day First Impressions

09/01/22 • 28 min

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In this first episode of the Business English Podcast, we discuss how to make a great first impression on your first day.
After a brief introduction to the Business English Podcast and its host, Rob, we begin exploring the skills required to create a strong first impression.
We explore the importance of good time keeping and neat turnout as a professional or entrepreneur. We then explain exactly what Business English communication skills are required in an initial interaction in order to create a strong first impression.
• Correct salutations for a formal or informal environment
• Addressing your audience in a polite manner
• A clean and succinct personal introduction
• A strong and professional introduction of your job or role
We then talk through a few tips on how to 'deliver' these pieces of professional communication.
• The best tone of voice and intonation to use
• Smiling to assist promoting competence
• Controlling the speed of your speech to improve the audience's understanding
Essentially, 'Simplicity' and 'Confidence' are the key ingredients in Business English to create a strong first impression.
“Perfection is achieved when there is nothing left to take away.”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Ep 02: No Nonsense Networking

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In this episode of the Business English Podcast we discuss the essential skill of Networking.
This skill is vital to all professionals and learners of Business English as it is something we all must conduct on a regular basis. However, due to the very nature of networking, it can often happen when you least expect and perhaps more critically, the stakes can be so high!

In the already complicated world of Business English and professional communication, a networking scenario can be fairly stressful, even for the most well-practiced communicators.

It is for that reason we introduce the simple yet powerful ‘No Nonsense Networking Model' using the ‘5 Ps’. They are:

Perspective
Preparing
Posing
Playing
Participating

Each one of the model's five sections is explained in detail to show how they feed into one another and how they help us network.
Throughout the podcast, there are several key takeaway phrases for you to use in your own networking, in addition to some actionable points to help you improve your own skills.

All in all, this episode provides an all encompassing view for any professional or Business English learner to improve their own networking skills.

“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.”
- Muhammad Ali

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The Business English Podcast - Ep 01: First Day First Impressions

Transcript

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Welcome welcome to the first business English podcast. My name is Rob and I will be your host during this first podcast episode. Now I thought this presented a great opportunity as it is the first episode to talk about firsts and in particular, first days at work after all, it is essentially my first day at work here on the podcast with you. We all have first days and not just one, we have many throughout our lifetime. It doesn't matter if you ar